France to ban meat names for plant-based crap

[DaveGrohl]

France to ban 'meat' names for items made with plants

France plans to ban the use of 'meat' names like "steak" and "sausage" on plant-based protein food, according to a new decree, in a bid to avoid confusion over the meat alternatives.

www.rte.ie

Halleluia. Gotta love them Frenchies.

 

[Farmer Roy]

What are they going to do with peanut butter ?

or coconut cream ?


both of which have had those names for a lot longer than my 50 + years . . .

 

[DaveGrohl]

Sadly it's only for products made in France but it's a start.

 

[Farmer Roy]

What about good old British fruit mincemeat pies ?

my mother was Scottish & every Christmas she would get excited about “mince pies”.
My sister & I were quite young when we had our first experience. Being Australian kids, we knew all about meat pies ( anyone who has visited here will understand that ), so we picked them up & bit into them with great enthusiasm, only to discover that instead of beef mince & gravy, they were filled with some tart tasting dark sticky fruit substance
As adults we now enjoy them ( & they remind us of mum ), but it did put us off for years & we still laugh about that confusion

 

[wrenbird]

Mince pies used to contain meat, as well as the dried fruit and spices. There are 13th century recipes that contain similar ingredients, spices, fruits etc, probably brought back from the crusades. It was a way of showing off your wealth that you could afford such expensive ingredients.
The Victorians were the ones that started to phase out the meat in a mince pie.
It’s not as not as weird a mix of flavours as it sounds, most Middle Eastern tagines contain a similar mix of spices, meat and dried fruit.

 

[Farmer Roy]

Mince pies used to contain meat, as well as the dried fruit and spices. There are 13th century recipes that contain similar ingredients, spices, fruits etc, probably brought back from the crusades. It was a way of showing off your wealth that you could afford such expensive ingredients.
The Victorians were the ones that started to phase out the meat in a mince pie.
It’s not as not as weird a mix of flavours as it sounds, most Middle Eastern tagines contain a similar mix of spices, meat and dried fruit.

i don’t think the mix of meat & fruit is at all odd - being Australian I eat quite a lot of middle eastern food & regularly cook tagines myself

it’s just that it seems odd to think it’s ok to call spiced fruit pies “meat”, but have a problem with calling something made out of legumes in a casing a “sausage” ?

surely a “sausage” just describes the shape or style, not the actual ingredients ?

 

[FonterraFarmer]

What about good old British fruit mincemeat pies ?

my mother was Scottish & every Christmas she would get excited about “mince pies”.
My sister & I were quite young when we had our first experience. Being Australian kids, we knew all about meat pies ( anyone who has visited here will understand that ), so we picked them up & bit into them with great enthusiasm, only to discover that instead of beef mince & gravy, they were filled with some tart tasting dark sticky fruit substance
As adults we now enjoy them ( & they remind us of mum ), but it did put us off for years & we still laugh about that confusion

No kangaroo/horse pies???

 

[Farmer Roy]

Camel pie yes
Goat pie yes

horse - not as far as I know

kangaroo, I prefer as a steak

 

[Veryfruity]

And Lion Bars, what about Lion Bars?

0% lion, it’s a disgrace.

 

[Farmer Roy]

No koalas in Cadbury Caramello Koalas chocolates

Feddo Frogs ? Chocolate, no frogs in it

Penguins ?


outrageous

 

[daveydiesel1]

When i read the thread title i thought most on here would of been happy about this

 

[Bald Rick]

And Lion Bars, what about Lion Bars?

0% lion, it’s a disgrace.

Best not mention snickers then ...

 

[Grass And Grain]

Oat,soya, etc milk is the one which springs to mind, and gets farmers hot under the collar.

Really, it's it's steeped/macerated oats (or whatever they do with it). It's certainly not milk.

On the other hand, we accept the term coconut milk, although that's a more naturally occurring product.

 

[Spuddler]

Spotted Dick, Toad in the hole …..

 

[DaveGrohl]

When i read the thread title i thought most on here would of been happy about this

Personally, I’m happy about it but I'm also enjoying the comedy.

 

[britt]

Perhaps someone pointed out what "frogs" legs meant to the English. Still meat though I suppose.

 

[Oliveau]

Fish fingers ??

 

[Spencer]

Spotted Dick, Toad in the hole …..

Best go see a doctor..., sounds serious.

 

[Paddington]

Beef Wellington

 

[wrenbird]

Oat,soya, etc milk is the one which springs to mind, and gets farmers hot under the collar.

Really, it's it's steeped/macerated oats (or whatever they do with it). It's certainly not milk.

On the other hand, we accept the term coconut milk, although that's a more naturally occurring product.

My sister teaches. Apparently ”oat milk” is preventing her from imminent death.
I pointed out that she is paying her hard-earned readies to a multi-national conglomerate who are flogging her what amounts to watered down, mushed up porridge,( didn’t it used to be called gruel back in the day when every grown up used to have at least one brain cell?).
I compounded my crime of stating the bl**ding obvious by asking if said stuff came with a handful of magic beans plant in the garden, or something shiny to stare at to distract you from the fact that you have been had.
Anyway, what do I know, I’m just a cud chewing peasant,