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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by _bxg1 on Monday August 26, 2019 @01:46PM (#20802012)
"Gross" being defined as amount of chemicals, likelihood to be spoiled and/or make you sick, etc.

Beef won't go away completely in 20XY; maybe not ever, which is fine. But at the scale and quality standards of fast-food, and with the recent progress in the meatless space, I would bet McDonald's will stop selling it in my lifetime.

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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by Pfhreak on Monday August 26, 2019 @02:00PM (#20802151)
"Gross" should also include treatment of the animals. Animals raised in CAFOs, for example, are treated in a way that's pretty gross.
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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by skyyler on Monday August 26, 2019 @02:03PM (#20802181)
I don't like this definition of gross. If it were true, then cooking something would serve to make it far more gross. Hundreds, if not thousands of new chemical compounds are created via the Maillard reaction.

Food that can make you sick isn't necessarily gross tasting.

Spoiled food is definitely gross, though.

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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by cr0sh on Monday August 26, 2019 @05:01PM (#20803729)
> Spoiled food is definitely gross, though.

There are probably more than a few foods you eat that are technically "spoiled" - it's just termed differently, like "fermented" or "aged".

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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by _bxg1 on Monday August 26, 2019 @02:08PM (#20802221)
Pedantry isn't helpful. You knew what I meant by "chemicals": flavor additives, preservatives, antibiotics, etc.
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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by phonypc on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:11PM (#20802765)
None of which are generally present in fast food beef.
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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by skyyler on Thursday August 29, 2019 @01:12PM (#20831496)
No, I didn't know that when you said "chemicals" you meant "food additives that are recognized as safe but I dislike".

Thank you for clearing that up, much appreciated.

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