Clones and genetically-enhanced food suffer from the same problem that nuclear power does: it's been portrayed for so very, very long as this creeping evil thing that most people don't understand what it really is.
I'd eat cloned meat, but honestly I don't see the big benefit of it. You can get very close to cloning without the test tube just through good old selective breeding. Surely what an animal eats and how it is raised has more effect on its meat than slight generational variations in the DNA.
Personally. I'd rather eat meat "Meat Vat" meat. I'm prefectly serious here. I'm talking about growing meat in a controlled environment with no biological brain attached, where the grower can dictate the marble, exercise and such with complete control. Imagine being able to grow Kobe beef loin by the ton. Wouldn't this be more efficient and FAR less wasteful than breeding herds of animals just for slaughter? Not to mention the moral implications of not having to slaughter herds of living things for food anymore.
I hate the semantics in these products. Just because they've tweaked the serving size until it has 0.99999 calories per serving they get to toss around phrases like "CALORIE FREE". It just isn't true. The calorie is just an arbitrary amount of energy. A fraction of a calorie is still a quantity of energy. The same goes for "fat free" and "carb free".
One of my friends was diagnosed with diabetes at the height of the no-carb craze, which was an incredible boon for him because there were all these new alternatives for the foods he used to eat.
I, however, am resolute in my belief that voluntary carb-avoiders have no soul.
"A skill set that's useless? That's asbolute garbage...more and more aspects of everyday life are becoming more and more interactive."
Absolutely! I can attest to this, having worked for a couple years in the game industry and then switching over to the higher-paying and much-lower-stress career of web developer. The scripting and graphical skills I learned for the games have been a huge leg-up.
I could never stand bell peppers as a child, and it's followed me into adulthood. To me, they reek of musk, especially when cooked. The weird thing is, I don't know what they're supposed to taste like, since everyone I ask has a different answer! These range from "the crispest, lightest vegetable" to "The green ones are harsh, but reds are okay" to "Oh my God, you can smell that too? I thought I was the only one!"
So what's the deal here? I don't really know if the sensitivity is genetic, since no one else in my family seems to have it.
I've had one at the Panera here in Fremont, CA. I won't be ordering one again.
It's not horrible, but it just doesn't seem like you're getting your $10+ worth. The size is just a bit too big for a single serving and not nearly large enough for two hungry people to share.
As for taste, it's simply just too bready. the toppings, although of excellent quality, are applied thin. The crust is far too dry and easily overwhelms the toppings and very sparce sauce.
I know, it's "not a pizza", but it's just too similar to avoid comparison, and it does not measure up on any front.
Eclipse came out with a "lemon" and a "cherry" flavor not too long ago. These tasted exactly like Lemon Pledge wood cleaner and artificial cherry cough syrup, repectively. Yyyyech.
Subways are highly variable because they're all independantly owned. Some are good, but most are extra stingy.
Moving from the East Cost to California, the thing that bothered me at Subways is that out here they ASSUME you want EVERYTHING on your subs, and you have to yell NO NO NO before they fill your sub with whatever veggie you can't stand (bell peppers, in my case).
But I finally found the one good Subway shop in my neighborhood. They'll even put stuff on garlic bread for you. Garlic bread! Imagine a meatball sub on garlic bread. Oh yes.
Would you eat cloned food?
Oct 20th 2006 12:48PM (Slashfood)I'd eat cloned meat, but honestly I don't see the big benefit of it. You can get very close to cloning without the test tube just through good old selective breeding. Surely what an animal eats and how it is raised has more effect on its meat than slight generational variations in the DNA.
Personally. I'd rather eat meat "Meat Vat" meat. I'm prefectly serious here. I'm talking about growing meat in a controlled environment with no biological brain attached, where the grower can dictate the marble, exercise and such with complete control. Imagine being able to grow Kobe beef loin by the ton. Wouldn't this be more efficient and FAR less wasteful than breeding herds of animals just for slaughter? Not to mention the moral implications of not having to slaughter herds of living things for food anymore.
Can calorie-free foods be good?
Oct 2nd 2006 4:36PM (Slashfood)Brain Age sells 4M, pixelated man laughs while closing eyes
Aug 10th 2006 1:21PM (Joystiq)I still play the Sudoku, however. It's the best implimentation of Sudoku I've played.
Low carb... and loving it?
Aug 8th 2006 12:21PM (Slashfood)I, however, am resolute in my belief that voluntary carb-avoiders have no soul.
Ingredient Spotlight: chipotle peppers
Aug 3rd 2006 2:11PM (Slashfood)Will Wright is a pr0n star, blogs lowly game designer
Aug 1st 2006 1:18PM (Joystiq)Absolutely! I can attest to this, having worked for a couple years in the game industry and then switching over to the higher-paying and much-lower-stress career of web developer. The scripting and graphical skills I learned for the games have been a huge leg-up.
If your kid hates veggies, maybe it's genetic
Jul 28th 2006 2:35PM (Slashfood)So what's the deal here? I don't really know if the sensitivity is genetic, since no one else in my family seems to have it.
Panera will serve pizza, sort of
Jul 21st 2006 2:09PM (Slashfood)It's not horrible, but it just doesn't seem like you're getting your $10+ worth. The size is just a bit too big for a single serving and not nearly large enough for two hungry people to share.
As for taste, it's simply just too bready. the toppings, although of excellent quality, are applied thin. The crust is far too dry and easily overwhelms the toppings and very sparce sauce.
I know, it's "not a pizza", but it's just too similar to avoid comparison, and it does not measure up on any front.
Orbit lemon-lime gum taste test
Jul 18th 2006 12:09PM (Slashfood)A bad day at Subway
Jul 3rd 2006 6:34PM (Slashfood)Moving from the East Cost to California, the thing that bothered me at Subways is that out here they ASSUME you want EVERYTHING on your subs, and you have to yell NO NO NO before they fill your sub with whatever veggie you can't stand (bell peppers, in my case).
But I finally found the one good Subway shop in my neighborhood. They'll even put stuff on garlic bread for you. Garlic bread! Imagine a meatball sub on garlic bread. Oh yes.