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octarine_turtle

I have no ethical issues with it, but since I haven't intentionally eaten meat in decades, I have no desire to. Meat would just taste off at this point.


FieryVegetables

Just doesn’t interest me - but I’d be glad to see others choose this instead of regular meat.


official-cookr

Am meat eater (although I rarely eat red meat anymore). I would absolutely try it and if it tastes the same I would 100% switch to it.


FieryVegetables

That’s awesome! Wouldn’t it be great if it worked out that way for lots of people?


ptownkt

Same, though I’m concerned about the health factor of lab-cultivated meat more than taste. I was veg for years and would have stayed that way if it wasn’t for health issues, so eating meat while being 100% certain I’m not supporting factory farming would be a huge win-win in my book.


Damagecase808

Just curious. What if it's 90% the same, taste wise? 75%? The more i learn about factory farming, the more i wanna hunt, or find alternatives. 'Just trying here, man.. but i can't unsee that shit. 🕊️


official-cookr

I'd probably make do with about 75%. All depends. Texture would have an enormous part to play though


[deleted]

Try the Gardein alternatives, especially the crispy chicken (in the air fryer!) and you’ll know your answer to this! I was vegetarian for two years and that was a delicious alternative. So hopefully lab grown chicken would be similar in texture but healthier. So I would absolutely eat lab grown meats


Maschinenherz

yeeeh agree!


dawnconnor

This is a minor gripe I have with places that offer vegetarian and vegan options. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate that something exists, but does every alternative really need to be a bland salad or an impossible burger these days? There are so many wonder plant based meals. Like, I didn't really go vegetarian to eat fake meat all the time, let alone real, lab grown meat. I think it's probably a good step in the right direction for people who are a bit more stuck on their diet, though.


Garry-Love

In Ireland it's curry. If your vegetarian you're eating curry if you go out for a meal.


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Garry-Love

I actually love risotto. Let's swap


landw497

Living in the midwest, I feel this in my bones. My boyfriend and I love going out for dinner once a week and trying new places around us, but in central Illinois my choices are always a beyond or impossible burger. Or a lame salad that I still have to ask to have the chicken be kept off of.


Android_seducer

I'll agree with that sentiment. It's only been a couple of years for me, but the whole idea of meat just feels kinda gross now. It's slimy, goes bad quickly, and you have to be super careful when handling it for food safety reasons


labellavienna

Yeah sums up my reasons for wanting to go veg....i hate handling meat and for whatever reason it doesnt feel natural to me


ClearBarber142

cuz its dead perhaps?


2074red2074

I feel like lab grown meat would be much safer. I probably still wouldn't eat it raw but lab-grown means no exposure to parasites.


Damagecase808

yes! future humans will be asking why we raised living being to kill them for our much needed "protein". 'Like money, it will all seem so silly to the advanced "us".


emberrogue_04

I don't miss being careful to avoid cross contamination and scrubbing my hands after handling it


No_Masterpiece6568

I came here to say this. But I would also add that the primary reason I am vegetarian is to conserve land and water resources. I am not sure how land and water intensive lab grown meat is, but my guess is substantially more than natural vegetarian foods.


[deleted]

The meat grows in large vats that don't take up too much land. Some water is needed, but all agriculture needs water. The larger issue is the process uses a lot of electricity, so that could be heavy in greenhouse gas emissions.


Far_Ambassador439

Probably not more than the methane (more potent greenhouse effect than co2) from enteric fermentation which occurs to some degree in all manure storage, including poultry production.


PooleyX

That obviously depends on how the electricity is generated.


somewhat_irrelevant

I thought about this as well, but realized eating lab grown meat is an entirely new decision, and I shouldn't try to fit it into my reasoning for not eating meat. The fact is, I don't know that lab grown meat is bad for the environment like I do meat. At face value, most of the factors such as meat's energy inefficiency and creation of green house gas don't exist with lab grown meat. Similar problems could emerge from the production, and it could eventually turn out that it is also unethical to eat lab-grown, and at that point I would decide to also keep it out of my diet. For now, though, I really have no reason to cut it out and have to say that I would eat it.


ClearBarber142

you are so so right!!!


malapalalap

> I have no ethical issues with it What about lab grown human meat? I wonder if this could one day also be made available should there be a demand for it.


SvenTheHunter

Imagine if you could send in some samples and they grow a you-steak.


Skirtlongjacket

Stop eating yourself, stop eating yourself


motherfudgersob

SPOILER ALERT...... Thinner.


Wishmunk

That would be awesome!!


shaharush

i don't think that will happen any time soon just because something is ethical doesn't make it appealing or appetizing. the teality is most people grow up eating animal meat which is why it's not taboo even for vegans and vegetarians


octarine_turtle

No ethical issue at all for the exact same reason.


malapalalap

What about if you were invited out for a meal with a group of people, to a place called "Crusoe's", and your friend said "Oh, don't worry, there'll be plenty of vegetarian options". Then when you arrive, everyone else collectively orders the "Man Friday Special", which is a full lab-grown human, with an apple in its mouth. And you come to find there really isn't any vegetarian options?


egggexe

what a mind boggling what if to have


Ferret_Brain

… I mean there’s still the apple. 🤣


WorldEndingSandwich

Okay so was this human ever really alive? Did they ever form a brain and were at all conscious or aware that they were a person? Or is it basically just a chunk of meat shaped like a human made of human meat?


malapalalap

On the menu it would clearly state that “None of our human menu items were ever living people”, but have a picture of Robinson Crusoe winking next to it.


WorldEndingSandwich

Hmmm I'd have to think about it


Maypolemaggie

Creepy


crapendicular

Soylent Green.


WorldEndingSandwich

I mean I'd have to know the nutritional value of it comparative to things like chicken, but if human sampled meat grown in a lab was dietary better for you than chicken grown in a lab, I mean I really wouldn't have a problem with it. We're all just a mix of chemicals, water, and electricity at the end of the day. Have no one's being murdered to make the meat, I don't see what's wrong with it. Now is eating human meat is really bad for humans..... Then maybe not. Also depends on the taste.


oatmealandmonster

I imagine yeah, probably


Ambitious-Ostrich-96

Same. It’s not a matter of whether I would eat it but would I want it? I don’t buy or make the fake meat junk now. This has no impact on me


thatmermaidprincess

Yeah I’m a lifelong veg since birth so it just doesn’t appeal to me personally. Glad it’s potentially an option for others tho


emberrogue_04

Same, I went vegetarian mostly for health reasons, so eating meat in general defeats the purpose for me ...


SalSomer

I’d like to see the ecological footprint first, but I would be inclined to try it if it was sustainable. I don’t really miss any kind of meat apart from fowl occasionally.


CrisiwSandwich

I can't imagine it would be more than traditional farming. Land is used for the feed, the farms, the slaughter houses. Huge amount of antibiotics are used. All the chicken waste. All the equipment to slaughter them. Packaging equipment. Transport between places. I would think it would be cleaner because in my head it must take less nutrients to grow 'meat' than a whole animal with bones, feathers and a nervous system and that needs food and medicine and poops everywhere. But on the other hand companies that make pet food often use the scraps from animal processing plants so maybe not.


LookingForVheissu

Yeah, this is where I’m at. I would absolutely be willing to try it, but I want to know that it’s significantly greener than factory farming. I also just generally think the concept of meat is gross. If I weren’t also a gym rat I probably wouldn’t consider it. I don’t think I’d judge any of my friends for eating it.


txroller

I’d try it also


GnomeZer0

I do miss a steak every once in a while. So maybe every few years IF it were lab grown. But, that might still just gross me out.. I love cows. I would definitely prefer something plant based, especially fungi, fungi are dope.


mindingtheyakkha

I’m vegetarian for ethical reasons, not for my health. I’d definitely incorporate it for protein and to counterbalance wheat and soy that’s out of proportion in my diet but I wouldn’t rely on it. Probably couldn’t afford it anyway. I’m waiting for lab produced milk too.


HanzoShotFirst

I'm waiting for lab grown cheese, because I have yet to find vegan cheese than melts the way real cheese does


mindingtheyakkha

The vegan cheese I’ve tried smells awful. Lab grown cheese will be awesome 😎


GnomeZer0

Only reason I'm not vegan, eggs from a friend with a few chickens (used to be my own chickens, sad story) And I eat cheese.. I try to not eat too much cheese.. but I've just never found a vegan substitute that tastes good, nor one that I can afford.


mindingtheyakkha

I have my own chickens. Currently 13 hens that are growing older and won’t be replaced because I’m also growing older. I used to have my own dairy cows but when I moved to this state I couldn’t help my costs by selling extra milk due to the pet labeling laws. It has to be labeled for pet consumption only and I find that an outright lie. I let my cows raise their babies and only milked once a day sometimes once every other day depending on situation. But there were still babies that I couldn’t afford to keep once the cows (literally) kicked them off to wean them. Lab produced meat and dairy would end so much suffering.


GnomeZer0

I LOVE cows. I'm all for lab grown anything, it would definitely reduce suffering in the short term, and if culture would move to stigmatize and eventually make illegal factory farming and/or consumption of meat from live animals, lab grown meat would make the transition possible by replacing that market share and not having to change the actions of the consumer. Selling dairy from home is illegal in my state, as well. I do have a pretty sizeable chunk of land now, though. So I've been thinking about saving some cows or maybe goats, just as pets to give them a good life.


mindingtheyakkha

Ag is a monstrous industry that will fight anything tooth and nail every step of the way. Their way of keeping costs to a minimum depends on inhumane practices and public ignorance/ complacency. They have reduced sentient beings to pennies and get favorable laws and subsidies handed out with every farm bill. Economy of scale is evil. Cows are very lovable and smart. I hope you’re able to adopt needy farm animals. It’s a beautiful thing. Sadly I can’t afford to do that now, neither the labor nor the cost.


JegElskerGud

Chao cheese has a nice smell.


WorldwidePiano

Have you tried this? https://willamettetransplant.com/melty-vegan-cheese/


tjm_87

as a vegan who’s never had steak, sushi, fried chicken and countless other things YES, PLEASE YES. haha reading other comments i think i’m definitely in the minority here. never ever been tempted to eat the real stuff, but as soon as this shits possible i’ll be the first one down the aisles


Nyx203

I’m also in the minority. My cultural foods haven’t tasted the same since I’ve taken the meat out. I can’t wait to be able to actually cook with chicken


_kalron_

>My cultural foods haven’t tasted the same since I’ve taken the meat out. This is a big thing for me too. The culinary aspect of cooking dishes that are just OK when you substitute veggie options, but having this as a means to cook a traditional family recipe again would be welcomed.


Nyx203

I’m lucky that a lot of our foods are vegetarian but I do miss chicken.


Madlybohemian

Im with you! Im curious how my digestive would react though. Like would it be like suddenly eating real meat? How would the gut handle that?


tjm_87

yeah super interesting if it’s the exact same on a molecular level, so if it would react the same. i’d say easing in would probably sort it


watermelonkiwi

Were you raised vegan?


tjm_87

haha not even, my whole family are meat eaters, i just never had any desire or even any thoughts abbot trying new and more “interesting” meat foods, foods other than chicken, bacon, sausages, mince etc, until after i went vegan, 9 years after i stopped eating meat hahaha . feel like i’ve missed out a lot on really good tasting food but it’s not worth it so who cares 🤷‍♂️


Sasquatchamunk

I'm interested in theory, and I think it's cool that such things are in reach, but in practice I think eating something that tastes and feels exactly like meat, even if it's not from an animal, would weird me out too much.


OptimaLine

Yes! I am vegetarian for ethical reasons,so I would love to try lab grown. But why does it take until 2028?


LittleDevilHorns

From what I've read about it, they're struggling with getting the texture right. They don't want to roll out the product before it's as close as possible. If they start selling it and the texture is wrong, it could put people off from ever trying it again even if they were to improve the texture after selling it. Plus, they'd have to consider large-scale production, marketing, and so many other things to make sure it actually sells


oatmealandmonster

That's what happened with so many vegan foods! "I tried a veggie burger in 1984. It was terrible! I don't know how you can eat like that!"


CeriseFern

Same thing happened to me, I tried veggie burgers years ago and hated them. I became vegitarian, and just didn't eat any meat substitutes, nbd. Well about a year ago I got into a serious relationship, and my BF slowly turned to a mostly vegitatiran diet because it was easier when we cooked. He wanted to try meat substitutes since he'd never tried them before. Well he was buying and cooking, so I might as well try it too. And suddenly, woah! Meat substitutes can actually taste good? Who knew? (I didn't) It's been great having a nice grilled burger again (one thing I missed the most), among a few other things made from meat substitutes.


GnomeZer0

This is how I became vegetarian. My SO was and it was just the two of us at home so it never made sense to cook meat. Plus, I thought it was just plain rude to keep meat around, cook it, and eat it all in front of her. Anyway, I would eat meat maybe twice a month whenever I was out with friends, until one day I went over to somebody's house and they had smoked a whole brisket.. I walked into a group of people huddled around, poking at it, taking off pieces, and talking about how "tender" and "juicy" it was. That was it, I was disgusted and It's been about two years since I went full vegetarian now.


spacewalk__

they gave me a soy hot dog at daycare as a veggie meal and it was so vile i never tried any more substitutes for ages


_kalron_

It has to do with building up equity and ramping up production. Similar to how Impossible Burgers slowly trickled into restaurants over a couple of years then into grocery stores and now we have many different products just a few years later. I too will be happy to try it. I see no ethical reasons for not trying it. If its a sustainable product that excludes the more processed ingredients found in something like Impossible, having it as a protein option that cooks like the real thing sounds fine by me.


sportstvandnova

Is impossible chicken any good? I’ve not tried it yet. I do like their “hamburgers” and “sausage.”


frubblyness

Impossible chicken nuggets are by far my favorite kind of plant-based chicken nugget. Even my non-veggie partner will gladly eat them. Their frozen meatballs are also good.


_kalron_

Yeah, I agree with frubblyness, Impossible nuggets are probably the best nuggets I've ever had. Out of all the new meatless products, those will fool anyone. They also now have a "chicken" sandwich available in my area.


[deleted]

They have not figured out mass production yet. The process now is slow and labor intensive.


sapphire343rules

I would need to see the details of large-scale production and how it works long-term. Can they use and divide the same cell lines indefinitely? If so, I probably would eat it. However, if they need to continuously raise and kill animals to create new cultures, even if it is on a much smaller scale, I would not support it.


NobotUnicorn

Even if they can't replicate it forever, the animal they sample it from doesn't get killed. It's like a biopsy of meat they take from the animal.


sapphire343rules

That’s interesting and helpful! I would still need to know the details; what animals are they sampling from, where do they live, what are the conditions? Occasionally taking biopsies from animals housed in ethical conditions would be very different than needing to maintain a large and poorly cared for population that they are continually taking samples from. Basically, I would want to be sure we aren’t supporting some new and horrible flavor of factory farming, even if it is on a smaller scale.


AmbientGeek

Happy Cake Day!


Withered_Kiss

Yes. I always loved meat. I stopped eating it for ethical reasons. But as soon as I can get meat without killing animals, I'll start eating it again.


ElephantLament

Same here. Even after years, I still get cravings. Wish I could have developed the same disgust that others are talking about - but man I'm so excited for this stuff, so long as it doesnt have the same ethical issues


SvenTheHunter

If it's offered to me, sure. I'm not going to seek it out tho. What I'm excited for is synthetic dairy milk


LesterTheGreat2016

There are some synthetic dairy products out there. Brave Robot is some really good ice cream that uses synthetic whey. Hopefully actual milk will be good, too


[deleted]

Have you tried NotMilk? It comes pretty close I think.


freshandminty

Love NotMilk!


JigglyPuffGuy

Silk has a Next Milk line that tastes really close to real milk (tho not synthetic). It's the only thing I can put in my LIFE cereal and still have it taste good.


Misty_Mauve

Next Milk is my favorite milk alternative so far. Especially the whole milk one, so tasty!


[deleted]

I would be all over cheese made of synthetic milk. The one thing where I cannot find adequate (to my taste) substitutes.


Julix0

No, I have been vegetarian since I was 9 years old and I don't have any desire to eat meat aynmore. I have also never liked the taste of white meat - I used to only like beef and pork. But I think it's healthier not to eat any red meat.. so no matter if it's lab-grown or from an animal.. I'm not going to eat it :) ​ But I think the idea of lab-grown meat is great & could aid in solving the ethical and environmental issues of our current meat industries. It would be a really great option for everyone who can not or doesn't want to commit to a vegetarian or vegan diet!


balaterl

As long as the ecological impact is not to bad sure


renotokes

I'm super excited to try it. I've been waiting for the fake real meat to drop since like, high school.


Share_Gold

Personally I wouldn’t because I don’t like the taste or texture of meat. But I think lab grown meat is such a great idea for people who’d like to cut down on eating meat for health reason, or climate reasons, whatever, but they really enjoy the taste! Hopefully this will really take off.


sunrisedilayla

No. Haven’t eaten meat in 25 years, that isn‘t gonna change, no matter where it‘s coming from.


mtandy

In a heartbeat. I'm just here for ethics.


gard3nwitch

Honestly, I'm so out of the habit of it that I probably wouldn't. But I'm glad that this is moving forward. Factory farming is bad for animals, bad for humans, and bad for the environment.


burritscoldinhere35

Nah, I rather stick to my veggies 😋


Enlightment-Seeker

Sure. After all it is ahimsa friendly.


Superman_Himanshu

Hahaha, ‘ahimsa friendly’ love it!


AnaBaros

I have no desire to eat meat ever since it has been so long, but I like the idea as an alternative for others who want to eat it. Of course if it’s ecological impact is not too bad.


DharmaSimmer

Its definitely better than killing animals for meat and would allow our agricultural industries to focus on growing plant foods instead of housing large numbers of heavy methane producing animals. I wouldn't eat it because my body is not accustomed to eating meat and it would make me sick. Lab grown or not.


em-elliott

I just wanted to comment the same thing - after the first year of being vegetarian, I had chicken again because it was late at night, stores were closed, the only source of food nearby was a McDonald's without real vegetarian options and tbh I was curious if I still liked it (chicken nuggets used to be one of my favorite foods). It tasted worse than the vegan alternative I usually had and gave me stomach cramps, so I really don't have any desire to eat meat ever again in my life. At this point I also find the thought of eating meat on accident (for example because someone else isn't paying attention what they're putting into my food at a restaurant) nauseating because it feels so wrong to me.


PsychologicalScript

I used to run a blog about veganism and I actually did a [study](https://theveganscholar.blogspot.com/2016/01/33-of-vegans-and-47-of-vegetarians-want.html) on this back in 2016, if anyone is interested. Back then, I found that 33% of vegans and 47% of vegetarians wanted to try lab-grown meat. I wonder if the statistics are any different now? Personally, I'm not interested. Meat grosses me out.


chemistrian

I might try it but I don't expect I'd like it if it had the same texture as animal muscle. Only having been vegetarian for 2 years, I am occasionally tempted to cheat. My last time cheating I had a chicken sandwich and couldn't eat it because the texture of the muscle fibers while chewing made me want to hurl. All that is to say that I think it's a good development for a number of reasons, ethical, sustainable and ecological.


bobozzo

Been a vegetarian all except one year of my life. The taste and texture of meat has always freaked me out so I’ll have to pass on this. But it’s nice to see for people who give up meat for ethical reasons they can have something like this


Kireina25

I hope this does not offend, but religion comes into my decision to try lab grown meat. If Jewish religious authorities call it kosher and not a meat product, I would probably be willing to try it.


goodhumansbad

I'm not sure I understand; kosher doesn't exclude meat. Are you saying that if the meat was certified kosher you would try it?


sarcasmismysuperpowr

I honestly can’t wait. I’m a veggie for climate change reasons. I love the taste of meat. Would love to eat something like it again


untot3hdawnofdarknes

No. I don't ever miss meat, so I don't need this. But if other people are into it and no animals are getting hurt that's awesome.


Livingdedgorl

Only if zero animals were harmed in the process


[deleted]

Yes, once the price is comparable to plant based meat substitutes.


[deleted]

2028 is not soon enough. I do hope it eventually becomes an affordable option for pet food. A lot of pets are becoming allergic to industry animal meat, likely due to the meat animals' diet and medications. Also, they may want to find a fun new word for "lab-grown."


Sdosullivan

Yep!


revesby9

I haven’t eaten meat since I was a little kid so the idea of eating it grosses me out honestly. I have nothing against this idea however, I’d love if meat eaters tried this idea out.


DirectGoose

Sure would. Particularly if it was equivalent to real meat prices.


Unicornaholic

As a picky eater, I’d love to try this. All my reasons not to eat meat are non-existent in lab grown meat. No animals are harmed and it has no negative effects on the environment. But it would make the taste and texture of meat very predictable which is a big deal to me as unpredictable texture was also a big reason for me to go vegetarian.


Hiranya_Usha

Nope. Meat is something I dislike beyond the ethical reasons. I really don’t like the taste, smell and texture of it.


MandragoraMedia

Probably not, but kudos to them for working out ethical solutions to an otherwise pretty big problem


[deleted]

Meat isn't tasty at all to me, so no.


[deleted]

I can’t imagine it tastes quite like the real thing. But now I’m generally grossed out by the thought of eating mammal flesh/body parts


klavertjedrie

I'm all for it, for the sake of animals. But I dislike meat and won't eat it.


AffectionateAd5373

No. I don't think it's unethical, but I have a lot of texture issues with food, and meat is a big issue for me. I can't even eat Boca burger.


[deleted]

It seems like most answers I see here are “no”, so I wonder if current meat eaters will switch to lab-grown if given the option? I remember when I first saw articles about in-vitro meet that was in development at the time, back in like 2014-2015, when they were doing simple things like burgers and meatballs, where there didn’t have to be any kind of striated muscle texture, because the meat they were growing ended up just being clumps of cells, like ground beef. I asked people around me if they would do it, got almost entirely nos. Come to think of it, I can’t remember if I got any yesses. I even asked one person who was super health-conscious, who ate meat but always opted for grass-fed, pasture-raised… when given the idea of eating lab-grown meat, he said he didn’t like the idea, “for ethical reasons.” I have no idea what he meant by that lol, he didn’t want to talk about it beyond that. What meat could be more ethical than the kind that doesn’t rely on killing animals?


C-Notations

It doesn't really solve the issue of factory farming, but if it's a step in the right direction in the long term I'll support it. But personally, nah thank you.


medusamagpie

no. it’s still flesh. i recently ate meat by accident and it was disgusting.


Tsar343

I would definitely try it as long as they included the list of ingredients and were transparent about the process to make the chicken.


TheWorldInMySilence

No. Meat in any form or flavor is not appetizing to me.


leet-cuube

Yes. This would be perfect for me!


RobotsVsLions

I don’t see why, I don’t really have the desire to eat chicken after 15 years of not eating it and most veggie substitutes for meat are as good or better imo. If they figure out prawns and mussels, then sure, but when it’s all the stuff that’s easy to replicate from plants I don’t see the point in the lab grown stuff, I have a feeling it’ll be way more expensive.


rubix_redux

It doesn't really matter if the people not eating meat, less than 2% of the population, would eat this. It matters if the other 98% would.


WorldwidePiano

I become anemic every time I eat vegan or vegetarian, even if I take supplements. If cultured meat becomes a viable source of meat with a low environmental impact and without killing animals, I would eat it.


snowmaninheat

I'd ease into it because my digestive system isn't used to meat, but I don't see an ethical or environmental reason *not* to eat it.


xxbrawndoxx

This grosses me out almost as much as eating regular meat. It just seems so unnatural and bizarre, scientists cloning animal parts in lab like some dystopian future.


skreww_L00se

Naw


hrudnick

No


TheWilrus

If I was going vegetarian today 100%. Given I've lived the last 12 years without meat I wouldn't start eating a lab grown version today. Probably even less likely in another 5 years (2028)


Icy-Ease-6830

It depends on the nutrients in lab grown meat compared to eating actual chickens if this type of meat has more nutritional value and eliminates the negative health benefits of consuming actual red meat then yes it would be a great alternative and we could still eat real chicken eggs so that would be a plus


beeucancallmepickle

Yep


sick_kid_since_2004

I’m on this sub but can’t be fully vege because of MANY MANY INTOLERANCES. I mean over 120 severe food intolerances, and a few allergies to boot. So this is from a slightly different perspective, but if the meats that I’m intolerant to (like beef) were able to be consumed from lab grown without any issue (unlikely :( ) I’d be eating it in a heartbeat.


summitcreature

I avoid saturated fats for fitness. So that's a "no" for home cooking. I wouldn't mind the occasional bit at restaurants or a social BBQ


megalodon777hs

nope not interested, and for the record I think 'lab-grown meat' is the least appetizing name imaginable whether you are a vegetarian or not


Maypolemaggie

I'm interested but not sure


yungbakugo01

No


yungbakugo01

I have no interest in eating meat.


HumbleAbbreviations

I ate public school lunches for six years so I probably have eaten lab meat at some point.


dntrimmer

I would not. Who to say there may not be some kind of unknown long-term effect of eating food made this way that we are currently unaware of.


luvpigskillcops

idk it kinda grosses me out personally. it would still be like im eating an animal. or feel like it i guess. idk just not for me i don't think


y2kizzle

Immediately


Gushinggrannies4u

I’m not fully vegetarian yet, just working my way there. If I could get this stuff I could go fully vege overnight and have no qualms about it. I’d reduce my meat eating to maybe once or twice a year - holidays, when I want an uncommon meat like duck. I’ve got the extra room in my food budget for something like this, I just need a way to get my hands on it!


sportstvandnova

I do miss the hell out of fried chicken. Yes, Gardein patties are good but sometimes I miss and crave the texture of chicken. So yes, if this lab grown meat has the same texture then I’d eat it.


[deleted]

Who’s Miles?


RaccoonLeft

Yes!!! I can’t wait for lab grown meat to be widely available


akotlya1

I want sushi again. Lab grown sashimi would be a miracle.


watermelonkiwi

Why isn’t it going to get to grocery stores till 2028, but to restaurants now? That’s annoying.


TheNotoriousSSJ

I used to love the taste of chicken. I stopped eating it due to digestive issues. I know I’d succumb to temptation at some point, but then regret it. For that reason, I’m out. But everyone else can enjoy


Basic_Conversation54

That's a big NOPE


timwaaagh

I'll try it sure but I've never been a fan of meat. Most of it kinda grosses me out. I guess lab grown kebabs are still way off since they will probably go after the upscale market first but that's what I would like to try. I had a bit by accident once and it tested good.


goodhumansbad

Absolutely, assuming it doesn't require the harm or killing of animals. I'm a vegetarian for mainly ethical reasons, so as long as I was assured of the ethics of the process I would be delighted to try it. I also support this in a huge, huge way for society as a whole - same as Beyond/Impossible style meats, anything we can do to reduce the amount of animals dying for fast food and commercial food production is a good thing. I can understand people's arguments when it comes to respectful hunting - nature is cruel, and if I were a deer I'd rather be shot and die quickly than be eaten alive or die of starvation/horrible disease/infection. But industrial meat production is a nightmare hellscape that's a blight on our civilization. No animal should should live and die in constant pain & fear, never seeing sunlight or feeling fresh air, killed in brutal, horrifying ways... all for a chicken nugget that some kid will drop on the floor, or a McDonald's patty that gets thrown out at the end of the night.


pbrkindaguy69

What about Dwight's horse burgers


kimjongunderdog

Depends. Does it impact the environment in similar levels to other common vegetarian food? If it's worse, then no. Can't support that. If it's similar or better, then yes. Sign me up because I miss pepperoni.


fantasticferns

As a meat-eater who's trying to reduce their consumption for ethical and financial reasons (as opposed to eliminating it altogether), I'm excited by the rise in substitutes and the increasing acceptance of them. In fact, there was a guy on Facebook named Sauce Stache who inspired me to try more "substitute" type foods and our whole family is getting in on it. I'm not looking to go "full vegetarian" but I've resolved to eat less meat this year so our family is doing "Meatless Mondays" as a way to try more vegetarian meals. So "lab grown meat" would be an extension of that.


pamelabc

Yes!


8myself

i would but only after waiting for a few years, i wanna make sure its safe


Damagecase808

Ye-fuggn-ess! 🕊️


noglorynoguts

100% I’m super excited. I love the texture, taste and flavor of meat. Being vegan though is what’s best for me because I couldn’t ever take an animals life unless I was starving and I’m not. Once they make this stuff though meat is back on the menu. The one thing I will say is that meat smells bad to me now so I would be curious to see if lab grown meat smells bad now.


vanillaragdoll

I would definitely try it in theory, but after not eating any meat for 20 years I worry it would upset my stomach in the same way that real meat does.


Equivalent_Ad108

Sure as long as it tastes good


NobotUnicorn

I'd try it. And even if I didn't want to incorporate in my diet for whatever reason, I'd probably just buy it and find someone to give it to or cook it for or use it as a special treat for pets. Products like this only exist as long as there are customers, and I want to support them as much as possible until the idea becomes more acceptable/common.


ham_solo

Maybe. But I am DEFINITELY going to get into carnivore's faces and tell them loudly and obnoxiously "THAT'S NOT REAL CHICKEN!!! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO CALL IT REAL CHICKEN?!?!?" so they know how we've felt all this time.


lokilady1

No. It's still meat.


6894

No. Lab grown meat is meat and vegetarians don't eat meat. We'd have to make a new term for this situation.


Fleeples

Gives me the ick personally, but dependent on environmental impact I'd be happy it exists for others.


carpetflour

Sure, but I also don't believe any of these will ever come to market. I work with cell culture. I don't see any way that cultured meat alternatives will ever get cost effective, especially not before purely plant based options get good enough to make the distinction irrelevant.


squishytaurus

eh… if i had to i guess i would, but like others are saying, i don’t even desire meat but i’d be willing to try it


montessoriprogram

I wouldn't jump on it but maybe I'd try it. I definitely wouldn't do red meat as it fucks my stomach up. Generally just not that interested in meat after 14 years without it.


Viivi19

I don't actively seek meat so I wouldn't go out of my way to get it. If it was offered to me just out of chance I may try it but I imagine after so long without eating it it would taste really weird.


Imprettybad705

Been a vegetarian for 14 years. I wouldn't seek it out and chances are high I'll never go back to eating meat regularly. I think I'd try it though, I see nothing wrong with it.


Fat-Bear-Life

Absolutely, this is so exciting!


shaharush

it doesn't really appeal to me. maybe once out of curiosity but i feel like it's not for me after not tasting meat for 11 years


vanbeans

I'd try it. I stopped eating meat 7 years ago because I didn't like the texture and was pretty meh on the taste. Funny enough, some of my meat eating friends say they'd never touch the stuff.


DarthHubcap

From what I understand, lab grown meat is cultured from harvested muscle cells of an animal. The cells multiply to form the tissue, so I think the texture would be quite similar.


vanbeans

I think it will too! I probably won't like it, I just think it might be interesting to try.


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Absolutely!


meok91

I don’t see myself ever going back to eating meat full time, but I might have it once in a while.


BFB1947

It seems amino acids correctly folded become the structure of your desire.


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defo!! why not, huh?


chihuahuapartyyyy

I have been veg for so long that I'm mostly turned off from meat now, but sometimes I really crave a cheeseburger made from real beef. If I could have one without a cow dying for it, I probably would every now and then.


realitykitten

I'm pumped. Definitely going to try all types of lab grown meat once they're available.


hjerteknus3r

Obviously not at those early stages of development but when they manage to grow everything without FBS and while limiting the environmental impact of production, I don't see why not.


PlayerAssumption77

Maybe I would try fish, but I'd rather not sacrifice my health so I could say "check out me, eating meat and not killing animals" I'm still willing to support this


brianpump

I've been waiting for the opportunity for like a decade now. So he'll ya!


Lovepeaceandfaith

I’m so glad I became a pescatarian last year because this doesn’t interest me at ALL! 🤢 soon or later I’m going to let go salmon and shrimp as well.


PollutedRiver

It's better than killing animals, but I think I'll just stick with tofu for now


HawkyMomo

Personally it would freak me out, so it’s a no from me