Who eats fake meat and what would need to happen for it to take off in Australia?
Q Who will eat fake meat? Do most vegetarians dislike the taste of meat and would most non-vegetarians just continue to eat meat? And what would need to happen for fake meat to take off in Australia? A Some points on the first part of your question: – Most vegetarians I know are vegetarian for ethical reasons, or because they do not like animals having to suffer to provide them with their food. Many of them, myself included, liked the taste of meat before becoming vegetarian. I have only met a small number of people who are vegetarian because they don’t like the taste of meat. – There’s a very wide range of meat alternatives available these days, from ‘fake meats’ that look, taste and have similar texture to meat, to high-protein meat alternatives that taste quite different to meat. This wide range of meat alternatives caters to the wide range of tastes people have, so they are basically suited to everyone, vegetarians and meat eaters alike. – Meat alternatives are great for non-vegeta