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more about #meat more comments → NeomaOrestes: GAH, i'm so sick of hearing that if we stop eating meat the planet will be saved. how about start farming cows sustainably on a diet of grass rather t... more » ZolaLola: My only experience with Tofurky involved me scrubbing it off my friends kitchen walls. (It exploded, I didn't hurl it at the walls in carnivorous rag... more » Scout: I say we force feed men tofurky (similar to that inhumane practice used on Geese for foie gras - only we come up with something nicer) so their sperm ... more » Remedios Varo can't see no huevos.: Quorn's fake turkey is far superior to Tofurky. Just sayin' more » Jetgirly: Last year for Christmas I made six vegetarian pot pies (from scratch, duh) and ate them for six nights straight. With lots of sides of lemon-ginger c... more » tiredfairy: Most veggie meat substitutes really don't taste like meat. I'm not a big fan of Tofurkey, but I've found some great facon, fausage, and a grilled fick... more » rhubarbarin: The solution is not to eat less meat - it's to buy and eat sustainably-produced meat that is not fed on grains and soy. [www.polyfacefarms.com] The ... more » SUNNY1: I call shenanigans. That's not tofu, it's pound cake! more » morninggloria: I call this tofu-ckery. more » Snowbunny: Our society is disgustingly meat obsessed. Look at any menu you can find, sometimes if you don't eat cheese you don't eat. It would be better for ev... more » sjct: I absolutely HATE fake meat! When I am eating vegetarian, I do not want to eat meat. If I find myself craving the look, the smell or the taste of mea... more » NellMood: I'm a vegetarian, and while I do occasionally enjoy a fake meat product or two, the ingredients list on those things is incredibly long. I can't imagi... more » Bitingpika: Celebration roast is way better. [www.fieldroast.com] more » CynicalPink: You can pry my turkey from my cold, dead, gravy soaked hands more » mirrorghost: yep, my friends and i will be having tofurkey. if karma exists, then when all the shit goes down on earth, at least vegetarians will be spared. actu... more » -
#meatymatters
30% Less Meat Healthier For Hearts, Planet
In industrialized countries, cutting meat consumption by just 30% would not only reduce greenhouse gases but also cut heart disease deaths by 17%. Tofurky, anyone? [Reuters] -
#foodservice
Four Myths About Vegetarian Cooking, As Seen On Top Chef (Plus Recipes!)
Natalie Portman annoyed us with her comparison of meat-eating to rape on the Huffington Post, but she was totally gracious on Top Chef last night. And her guest appearance revealed some of the common misconceptions about vegetarian cooking. More » -
#todayincatalogs
Mackenzie: Hot, Steamy, Scrumptious Food Porn
You want titillating, arousing, begging-to-be-ravished food porn? You got it. More » -
#meatandmorals
Natalie Portman: If We Don't Tolerate Rape, Why Do We Tolerate Meat?
Today on the Huffington Post, actress/activist Natalie Portman has an impassioned defense of Jonathan Safran Foer's vegetarian manifesto Eating Animals. She writes that "being polite to your tablemates" shouldn't trump morality.
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#meatymusings
On Meat And Memory: What Vegetarians Give Up
Jonathan Safran Foer's Times Magazine essay on vegetarianism brings up an interesting point: for many people, becoming vegetarian means breaking with a lot of the cherished food memories that have made us who we are. More » -
#howitsmade
Snap Into A ... Mechanically Separated Chicken Stick
What's in a Slim Jim? According to Wired, "mechanically separated chicken" paste, beef of indeterminate quality, corn, soy, salt, lactic acid starter culture, and enough sodium nitrite to kill you — if you snap into 1,400 of them. [Wired] -
#oldiesbutgoodies
From The Department Of Vom
You really must be careful when using the words "come," "on," and "meat" in a food advertisement about a mayonnaise substitute. [Vintage Ads] -
#omnivoresdilemma
Well, They Know Where Their Food Comes From!
For those of you who closely follow those female chefs who hunt, well, you'll surely be pleased to know that five of these prominent women just went on a camping/hunting trip to Mongolia..complete with documentation. [SFWeekly] -
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#youcanhazcheezburger
Countereatuitive
Utne reports that environmentalists say eating some grass-fed meat is actually better for the environment than being a vegetarian, because it encourages more raising of "pasture-based livestock," which is good for soil and plants. [Utne Reader] -
#bites
You Are What You Eat: Is Food TV Lookist?
One writer - from the carnivorous Meatpaper (vegetarians, avert your eyes) - has unearthed what he calls the "unattractive men/unattractive meat narrative" of food TV: "the weirder-looking you are, the weirder the food you have to eat." More » -
#badvertising
Blow Job Jokes Abound With Gross New BK Ad
Oh brother. "It'll blow your mind away," reads this new and annoying ad (via Singapore) from Burger King, which illustrates rather explicitly the link between food and sex, but in the most disturbing way.
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#meatfreemonday
Eat A (Tofu) Steak Today
Paul McCartney has joined Chris Martin, climatologist Rajendra Pachauri, and the Belgian town of Ghent in recommending that people go without meat one day a week as a way of reducing the impact of livestock on the environment. [Guardian] -
#spamalot
Green Eggs & Ham: What Meat Is Best For The Environment?
It's obvious every time we write a post on vegetarianism: lots of people love meat. But are some meats better for the planet than others? And what about the half-vegetarian's flesh of choice, fish? More » -
#oldiesbutgoodies
Women Meat Pioneers
BoingBoing thinks this 1943 ad "sounds like the name of a Damien Hirst work." We think "Women Meat Pioneers" sounds like an awesome punk band — help us name their first album! [BoingBoing]


