Food

[geoffbot]

In a way, yes. I’d rather we hadn’t eaten all the Dodos, for example. But if the Dodo had been farmed and became commonplace, then no problem.

Culturally, we’re bound to favour some animals over others, but these are arbitrary distinctions, often based on sentiment. I can’t imagine eating a guinea pig, for example, but have no issue with Peruvians eating them.

I ate Guinea pig in Peru. Tastes like bones, covered in bacon.

[geoffbot]

I understand not eating meat to avoid cruelty and I have a great deal of respect for that choice. I do not understand the exclusion of fish in that equation though.


Geoff what are your feelings on attempts to control invasive species that have been introduced by man?

Going forward with scuba diving I am seriously considering getting my lionfish certificate. This is a humane catch and kill of a species that doesn't belong in the Caribbean and is annihilating local sealife.

Seems like a reasonable reason to kill

[geoffbot]

Have you tried any beyond meat products? Some of our locations are selling beyond meat burgers and they are quite tasty. Made from plant protein.

Yep - very tasty

[boatme99]

Sorry Geoff, I misspelled it. Been a long time.
Balut.
Unborn duck or chicken.

A Vietnamese dish.

[Raza]

Sorry Geoff, I misspelled it. Been a long time.
Balut.
Unborn duck or chicken.

A Vietnamese dish.

I don't think I could. Not for any moral reason, but just because it weirds me out a bit. I couldn't eat the whole baby birds in Kyoto, either.

[Raza]

I haven't had Beyond burgers. I did try an Impossible burger once. It was pretty good. But it bled. Plants shouldn't bleed.

[Seriously]

Hadn't thought about it. I don't eat it but if it isn't cruel I don't see the problem. The eggs I buy aren't cruel (in fact each box saves a chicken from the slaughterhouse - rescue hens) so I'm cool with that. Both - better than meat cos the animals get to not die, better for the planet (that were raping)... Nothing tastes as good as beef yet but its getting there. The chicken substitutes are decent - give it a try sometime.

I’d ummmmm , rather do without - sorry.

[geoffbot]

I’d ummmmm , rather do without - sorry.

Absolutely fine by me

[Strela167]

The butcher told me a few years back about dairy ...
Meat cattle are , usually treated fine, dairy though, and thats in the UK

Years ago went to a customer to sort out a problem , pig processing plant btw.
Shown the area, had to measure above head height in a sort of red haze of warm steam, with last breath and know it squealing porkers a few yards away.
Guess what on the sandwiches when got back to work ....

Could easily be a veggie if didn't like meat, or milk, or eggs, or leather shoes/watch straps/sofas ....

[litlmn]

I haven't had Beyond burgers. I did try an Impossible burger once. It was pretty good. But it bled. Plants shouldn't bleed.

True they don’t bleed but they do have hemoglobin. The rep said that’s what gives it the meat like taste & “blood”.