Just wondering what the consensus would be. Is it good and fine (if you like the taste, of course) because it is truly 100% vegan? Or would y’all consider it a horrifying simulacrum of a product of cruelty towards animals?
I am asking because I’m a vegan chef and I was excited to find out that they’re making animal-free “dairy” milk through bacterial/fungal fermentation, because plant based “milks” don’t really work the same as cow milk does. And theoretically if it has the right proteins/fats it could be used to make vegan cheese that has the actual properties of cheese? So like I think it’s very exciting personally. But I’d like to know what others think before I suggest we try to order some, since it’d be a waste if nobody actually wanted to eat anything made with it.
I’ve had this reaction but not necessarily guilt, more like disgust because it makes me think my food was swapped for the real thing or something. Not actually because I’m not that paranoid, but thats the lizard brain reaction. This is less likely if I’m at a fully vegan restaurant.
That said, I’d try this too. It doesn’t have the same issues as lab grown meat if its literally just bacterial fermentation like making kombucha or something.
what issues with lab grown meat are you talking about? Lab grown meat is what inspired me to post this, iirc I remember several people expressing disgust towards it
I answered a little below. But it has to do with the process for creating it not being without animal cruelty in itself. If this milk requires exploiting cows to be able to create it, that’d be a similar problem.