Unfortunately, no, we're not talking about a hypothetical product; we're talking about an only slightly hyperbolic assessment of Tyson/Purdue chicken.
If you want to argue about the benefits of e.g. Quorn, I have no problem with it and won't be fun to argue with; it's basically exotic tofu.
But if we're talking about industrialized factory chicken, which is tasteless and loaded with antibiotics (because yields would dramatically drop if an unprotected chicken organism was exposed to the chicken-raising environment) and still arrives rife with salmonella so that cooking with it is a hazmat operation... I think you're on shakier ground.
Better that we not cook with chicken (switch to tofu, it's cheaper) than with crap chicken.
PS: for what it's worth, I don't care about the ethics of animal treatment that much at all. I'm not a fan of needless cruelty, and I do believe that happier animals (incidentally) taste better, but animal welfare is not one of my animating concerns.
Perhaps we are talking at cross purposes, but I know that I was discussing actual vat grown meat, and I strongly believe that is what patio11 was referring to.
Sorry, I think the point I'm making is: "I don't know if you're talking about future-protein or not, but if what you're saying is, 'all progress in meat production sounds good to me, so bring on the cheap Tyson chicken breasts!', yeah, don't do that."
What you do with mycoprotein and cultured meat is between you and your deity. I have no opinions about it. I'm also fine with you consuming all your meals in tablet or milkshake form. Just leave the chickens alone!
If you want to argue about the benefits of e.g. Quorn, I have no problem with it and won't be fun to argue with; it's basically exotic tofu.
But if we're talking about industrialized factory chicken, which is tasteless and loaded with antibiotics (because yields would dramatically drop if an unprotected chicken organism was exposed to the chicken-raising environment) and still arrives rife with salmonella so that cooking with it is a hazmat operation... I think you're on shakier ground.
Better that we not cook with chicken (switch to tofu, it's cheaper) than with crap chicken.
PS: for what it's worth, I don't care about the ethics of animal treatment that much at all. I'm not a fan of needless cruelty, and I do believe that happier animals (incidentally) taste better, but animal welfare is not one of my animating concerns.