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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by maximente on Monday August 26, 2019 @01:14PM (#20801666)
it's a matter of volume. i don't expect beef to go away but the volume sold will massively decrease. there will always be the "real deal" crowd who will pay higher prices for it.
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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by markonen on Monday August 26, 2019 @01:23PM (#20801751)
Always? What if the other stuff is just better? It’s not like cow is some platonic ideal for a burger patty, and other ingredients can only approach but never surpass it.

Of course, some people will want to taste dead cows similarly to how exotic meats have an audience today. But McDonald’s would not be the venue for something like that.

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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by adrianN on Monday August 26, 2019 @01:57PM (#20802133)
Shark fin soup is actually not that tasty (or so I've heard), yet people eat it and pay a lot for it.
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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by esyir on Monday August 26, 2019 @02:59PM (#20802623)
The texture is nifty, the taste is whatever soup it's in. Its the kind of food with no taste of its own, but it speaks up whatever it touches.
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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by dragonwriter on Monday August 26, 2019 @02:36PM (#20802444)
> It’s not like cow is some platonic ideal for a burger patty

Well, no, that's lamb.

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