Inspiration for today’s question came from hearing this story in an NPR Talk of the Nation podcast…
Imagine scientists have figured out a way to replicate meat–any kind of meat–in a laboratory. The lab-meat would be identical in every way to real meat, except that it was created in a laboratory and thus didn’t come off of a living animal. All other factors of production (cost, environmental impact, etc.) are equal to meat production as we know it today.
Furthermore, imagine that approval for production of this lab-meat was put to a vote amongst the entire world population. It’s a mandatory vote, so you can’t opt-out. The catch is that the two methods of meat production are mutually exclusive; if lab-meat wins the vote, then “real” meat production will cease forever.
Don’t forget, the ONLY difference is that the lab-meat doesn’t require killing an animal.
Meat-Eaters: Would you vote for lab-meat (and thus the discontinuation of “real” meat)?
Non-Meat-Eaters: If lab-meat won, would you start eating it or would you stick to your current meat-free diet?
(12 answers)What food cooked by your parents do you miss the most?
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phil
// Nov 18, 2009 at 10:16 am
My mom’s cornbread. She is a much better cook now than when I was a kid though. My dad by the way can’t cook for shit he’ll eat malt-o-meal out of the box with his hands.
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Tiffany!
// Nov 18, 2009 at 10:24 am
My mom makes the best tofu lasagna (so good that no one knows that it’s meat free). Though my dad is the king of smoking ribs, I miss his tuna noodle casserole (that isn’t the same as it used to be as he is now losing his taste buds and over-salts it everytime) and his amazing cream of wheat.
It’s funny what you miss. I know how to make the said cream of wheat, but don’t even have cream of wheat in my kitchen.
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beth
// Nov 18, 2009 at 12:21 pm
@ tiff – you can come on over – I have cream of wheat! (But only if you make it lumpy.)
I miss my mom’s quesadillas – she put a lot of delicious things in them. I think I might miss the way she makes Cream of Wheat as well.
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ryanb
// Nov 18, 2009 at 1:23 pm
My dad’s chili. Sooooooo good.
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jon
// Nov 18, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Unfortunatly nothing my parents made was very memorable.
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Joe
// Nov 18, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I miss thE following which was a typical “mom meal”:
salad co nsisting of some part of my moms garden also avocados.
brown rice.
Tofu onions and brocolli cooked with garlic, ginger, soy sauce and nutritional yeast.
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Tiffany!
// Nov 18, 2009 at 3:47 pm
@Beth I believe that a lumpy cream of wheat (a la Mark F) is on the cards for a weekend breakfast soon.
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MissBella
// Nov 18, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I still eat my mama’s food, so I haven’t missed anything yet!
But I’ll probably always want her cakes. mmm
9
feverishpoptart
// Nov 18, 2009 at 6:33 pm
My mom’s rice, black beans and plantains.
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hadas
// Nov 20, 2009 at 6:21 am
Mama makes a mean schnitzel
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