I could be reading it wrong. The government invested 100m+ yuan into the company CellX last year so I wouldnt be surprised if it were subsidized. I can't find any up to date information of other types of cultured meat, seems pork is the cash cow right now. Comments on similar articles says the meat is only available in restaurants right now.
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It definitely isn't several hundred percent? Its estimated that a pound of hamburger meat is 30 USD without subsidies. Its about 5.19 right now near me. So the subsidy removes about 75% of the cost. If subsidies and regulations for cultured meat were in line with agriculture, cultured meat would be somewhat competitive, and that is what we are starting to see in China.
I meant several hundred percent of the cost to the consumer, by which math that subsidy is 478% of the cost. Which means I'm both totally wrong about how much of a subsidy is manageable, lol, and also appalled at how much fucking money is being wasted so guys like that asshole (the one whose tweet started this whole conversation) can have their BEEF :frothingfash:
Yeah its pretty absurd how much beef is subsidized. But hey at least soy is heavily subsidized... to feed the cows! But you get some of those benefits too! :soy-chill:
It would be a lie for me to say that :im-vegan: but that figure is nonetheless appalling.
Yeah I'm a pseudovegan by convenience except on days we go out to eat at a restaurant which is maybe like once every 2 months or something. I fucking love eating fish. I will never stop eating fish. I also eat grilled locusts cause theyre the shrimp of the land. Sometimes the bf makes me a fancy meal or something and its usually fish too I guess.
I used to drink a ton of milk cause it was cheaper and more convenient than vegan shakes (which also tasted awful at the time). Vegan shakes came a long way, taste good, and are cheaper than milk (in the long run, if you buy in bulk and store it), nutritionally complete, and have decent protein. I got really really bad stress issues so I can't make food easily, has to be in a shake.
Interesting. What shake brands do you recommend? Milk is a huge component of my diet, so I would welcome a replacement (those plant milks all have too little protein to work for me).
Theres a lot of brands, I recommend trying them all out before buying in bulk. Each person will have a different taste. I like Soylent (lmao) the most but Huel is good too. Orgain tasted a little weird to me. So did Katefarms. Most are reasonably priced in bulk.
Cool, thanks! I'll give those all a try. (Side note: how in the hell did those guys get away with naming it "soylent"? Did they seriously not realize what they were referencing? Did no one else? Like, wtf?)
Hell of a piece of furniture, those ones :shrug-outta-hecks:
I was like 13 or something when I watched that movie and that term was a truly astonishing level of (purely casual) misogyny for me. I still don't think I've seen anything that tops that.
me n the bf say that to each other whenever we notice one of us is lookin fine af that day
it was pretty funny to me how callous it was