KFC is now selling plant-based 'Beyond Chicken'

Trade said:
I consider that to be a sacrilege of the highest order! :mad:
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Would you taste it, @Trade ?

The other day on some news channel, I saw the aftermath of an accident involving a truck load of raw chickens. They were all over the road and cars were running over them. The scene was revolting as well as sad. That's why I say I would try it. I haven't gotten over that scene yet.
 

People are becoming more aware of the suffering of factory farmed animals, and the suffering of animals, in general. Go ahead and watch any videos on the subject of factory farming and slaughter houses, and then tuck into a meal of dead animal flesh. If you're cool with that, oh well.

I am encouraged by the dietary choices of younger folks in my town, and I hope that someday the only animals kept on farms and ranches will be there for the education of the public.
 
The product is chock full of gluten, so that's a no go for me. And you still have to consider the crap oils they use for frying.

I've tried some really good meatless substitutes and have made some of my own from scratch that were really good. Actually prefer Ikea's veggie meatballs over the traditional. But I do love the real thing as well, though I've never been one to have to have meat every meal or even every day. When I do chose meats these days, I've made the move to mostly organic, pasture-raised meats. My beef is locally sourced and humanely killed. Still looking for a local source for free range chicken.
 
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AnnieA said:
The product is chock full of gluten, so that's a no go for me. And you still have to consider the crap oils they use for frying.

I've tried some really good meatless substitutes and have made some of my own from scratch that were really good. Actually prefer Ikea's veggie meatballs over the traditional. But I do love the real thing as well, though I've never been one to have to have meat every meal or even every day. When I do chose meats these days, I've made the move to mostly organic, pasture-raised meats. My beef is locally sourced and humanely killed. Still looking for a local source for free range chicken.
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Agree about IKEA's veggie meatballs. They're quite good.
 
I have had plant based chikn before that is not poultry that is. I have liked it. Don't think I'll be heading to KFC for it, though.
 
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AnnieA said:
The product is chock full of gluten, so that's a no go for me. And you still have to consider the crap oils they use for frying.

I've tried some really good meatless substitutes and have made some of my own from scratch that were really good. Actually prefer Ikea's veggie meatballs over the traditional. But I do love the real thing as well, though I've never been one to have to have meat every meal or even every day. When I do chose meats these days, I've made the move to mostly organic, pasture-raised meats. My beef is locally sourced and humanely killed. Still looking for a local source for free range chicken.
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"Humanely killed?" Ah, let us meditate on the meaning of "oxymoron," shall we?

"Hi, cow! Aren't you a good looking gal! Don't be concerned about the nice man coming up behind you with that captive bolt gun. He means you no harm, at all. Good cow, nice cow....."
 
treeguy64 said:
"Humanely killed?" Ah, let us meditate on the meaning of "oxymoron," shall we?

"Hi, cow! Aren't you a good looking gal! Don't be concerned about the nice man coming up behind you with that captive bolt gun. He means you no harm, at all. Good cow, nice cow....."
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In the old days they SMACKED them in the head with a sledge hammer. :sick:
 
treeguy64 said:
"Humanely killed?" Ah, let us meditate on the meaning of "oxymoron," shall we?

"Hi, cow! Aren't you a good looking gal! Don't be concerned about the nice man coming up behind you with that captive bolt gun. He means you no harm, at all. Good cow, nice cow....."
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Yep. That's the point. They aren't concerned.

And my favorite humanely killed meat is the venison my family members kill. They only take clean shots and are excellent shots, so one brings the deer down and it never knew what hit it. After they get it back to the shop and hung from a pulley, I help from the skinning to the final wrapping in butcher paper for the freezer. I went through a deer dissecting phase in high school, esp fascinated by the eyeballs ...went on to major in biology for undergrad.
 
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I think that mankind was originally designed not to eat animal foods, but even when people did start killing animals to eat, it used to be done in as humane a fashion as killling something can be done. A deer that is shot by a hunter and falls over dead goes through a whole lot less trauma than what cattle go through at a slaughterhouse, but many activists want hunters to stop killing animals and buy their meat from a store “where no animal was harmed”. It seems crazy, but many kids have never seen a cow and don’t know that is where milk comes from, or have only the vaguest idea.

I am not against having meat substitutes, but I seriously doubt that many people who care enough about eating only a plant-based diet are going to think that KFC is the place to eat healthy. And is it fried in the same grease as the chicken is fried ? If so, how is that any better, even if it is not actual chicken ?

I really like a black bean burger, and I like it because I enjoy the taste of the bean burger, not because it is not real hamburger.
 
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