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[–] FatLegTed@feddit.uk 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Good luck with that. Grill is a type of cooking not a specific cutt of meat.

Will they ban grilled cheese?

[–] quindraco@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds like they've already banned referring to grilled zucchini as such.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The fact that cheese is mainly a product derivative of milk probably protects its name if it was the case.

[–] sfgifz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think that is relevant in this case - the article is about Vegetarian food, not Vegan. Vegans are the ones against dairy.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I got that. I was simply following the comment's example.

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it -3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Grilled cheese is not literally grilled cheese

In my country if you use Google translate and order grilled cheese in a restaurant the server will watch you weirdly and maybe after some hesitation will give you a plate of melted cheese

[–] oldGregg@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you ordered grilled cheese in English and your waiter was also a fucking jaw dragging troglodyte they'd bring out a plate of melted cheese as well.

Everyone else will assume you abbreviated a grilled cheese sandwich

[–] jdaxe@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

In my country (english speaking) I think many people would be confused if you asked for a "grilled cheese" because they aren't called that here (it's usually called a toasted sandwich or toastie)

[–] sfgifz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Which country?

[–] quindraco@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes but that's a grilled cheese sandwich

[–] BrokebackHampton@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here, literally grilled cheese

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I personally don't think this is because buyers get confused. By simply not stating a meat product is plant-based I am very sure anyone can assume it's animal meat.

I believe this is more to make the distinctions more clear, but instead meant to not risk lowering the purchase of already established products from curious customers seeing familiar food names in different situations or made in different ways.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We have to protect our unsustainable culture from appropriation. This is the most pressing issue.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The farming lobby is strong in France.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

cordon blur

:chef's kiss:

Give that headline writer a raise.

[–] opgjoh@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I've read the claim that these terms "confuse customers", but has that really happened more than a small handful of times? Do people really buy the clearly named "vegan burger", go home and only then realize that it was not what they wanted? It seems absurd to think that customers are making these mistakes. I don't even recall ever having seen one of those products not making it clear that they are vegetarian or vegan, that's always their selling point.

Plus, it is highly convenient to name these products after what they are meant to replace and which form they share.

This seems like a pointless attack against vegetarian/vegan alternatives, which is unfortunate given that we'd probably want more people to eat (or at least consider eating) those rather than less.