Posted on 04/02/2022 2:57:02 AM PDT by Trillian
Food producers are encouraging climate-conscious consumers to make the switch from plant-based alternatives to lab-grown exotic meats in a bid to preserve the planet.
‘Cultivated’ lion burgers, tiger steaks and zebra sushi rolls are among the products being pitched by a food-tech startup, that it hopes will eventually be made widely available for purchase.
Once the products have passed regulatory approvals, Primeval Foods said Michelin-starred restaurants in London will be among the first to sample its dishes, with further plans to expand on a larger scale, even to local supermarkets.
Cultivated meat is a production method that allows companies to produce food from any species without slaughtering animals.
It is produced by cultivating animal cells directly, which allows producers to replicate the sensory and nutritional profiles of conventional meat.
The idea behind the method is that it eliminates the need to raise and farm animals for food and is broadly regarded as a means of conserving land and water, preserving habitat, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and preventing manure pollution and antibiotic overuse.
Since cultivated meat is not yet produced on an industrial scale, there is still relative uncertainty around its benefits in preserving the planet.
But scientists extensively conclude that the overall environmental impacts of cultured meat production are substantially lower than those of conventionally produced meat.
According to a study on its environmental impacts, production of cultivated meat involves approximately 7–45 per cent less energy use than conventionally produced European meat.
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If a question of cuisine, that's one thing. But a millennia long history of cannibalism is quite another. Then there is the question of the appropriate marinade....
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M\ost recently in Berlin in 2020, Armin Meiwes....
You’ve never eaten at a Chinese restaurant, have you? 😉
I’m not sure why but we generally don’t eat mammal predators. Maybe it’s professional courtesy.
For some reason this article makes me think of Arthur C. Clarke’s short story The Food of the Gods.
April Fools.
Of course it couldn’t be water buffalo because god forbid that would be beef. 🙄
Almost any meat would probably be OK if you butchered and prepared it properly.
Most of the time when people complain about “gamey” venison it’s because it wasn’t gutted and cooled down quickly enough.
Huh. Never chewed on a carney-voore befo!
I have tried horse sushi, for real. I'm sure it's an acquired taste because they were selling it to somebody, but that may have been restricted to gaijin like me stupid enough to try it.
“Most of the time when people complain about “gamey” venison it’s because it wasn’t gutted and cooled down quickly enough.”
I thought it might have been adrenaline. Whereas a quick drop tasted better. Thanks
Might be adrenaline too. My only point was that, properly harvested and butchered, wild game doesn’t taste “gamey.”
I’ve had both and wondered...
Adrenaline
Old animal
Too warm
“First, why at all? Second, why lion meat?”
Well... it was April 1st...m
State fair bbq legs would still be the best.
April fools!
Grrrrrrr.
How about tiger meat? It’s grrrreat!
Exactly. It’s protein.
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