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Ask HN: Taboo meats and lab grown products
1 point by dieselgate on Feb 1, 2023 | hide | past | favorite
It seems some animal meats are considered illegal/taboo to eat such as horse or dog (in the US - no opinions/judgements on existing norms worldwide). Recently came across an article about the moral dilemma about a vegetarian trying out "cultivated" or lab grown meats - harvested from an living animal's cells.

Does anyone think this may ever be used for "non-conventional" meat animals? Just kind of a moral thought experiment which may be relevant for the HN crowd.

For example - it's commonly stated that tortoise meat is "incredibly good", would there be a potential niche market for lab grown tortoise meat?

This is a somewhat weird topic and I don't personally eat meat nor feel the need to try out "non-conventional" rarities - just a general thought. My aversion to meat is that it just kind of grosses me out, not just the "processing" but also the smells, raw meat texture, bad quality products, etc. Do not expect lab grown products to change this for me personally.

Relevant article which spurred this topic: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/01/mission-barns-lab-grown-meat-live-animals-taste-test-ethical-eating/




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