this is the only thing that I need to hear about stuff that goes into my body. chalk paste? cartilage trimmings? yes! as long as it's human grade, I'll eat it!

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 51 points 6 days ago (2 children)

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)

lol, solid ass bit.

I went to school for like ag and food shit, so I learned the grading system. the real terms are more dystopian, because of course the the optics of anything that doesn't look amazing would be bad for industry.

so, I invite you all to see the beef quality grades in the US from highest to lowest:

prime
choice
select
(if you're at a grocery store and you're buying beef as an ingredient to take home and prepare food, it is one of the ones above this line... below this point is entering the Dark Territory)
standard
commercial
utility
cutter
canner

[–] LeninsBeard@hexbear.net 39 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Commercial

Below Standard

what-the-hell

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 35 points 6 days ago

It reminds me of that King of the Hill joke

Luanne: What's a "food product"?

Peggy: Well, it's something you can eat that's like food

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 21 points 6 days ago

“So anon, why are you vegan again?”

[–] Homer_Simpson@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago

mmmmm

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 29 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Phó is largely cartilage and offal and it may be the most delicious soup in the world.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 6 days ago

I order my pho with extra tendon. Shit's delicious.

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I love cartilage and offal. Never really understood the brainworms people have that makes some part of an animal less gross to eat than other parts. It's all just taste and texture.
I only eat meat as a rare treat these days, but when I do I'll often use heart or liver or something.

[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's classism and racism

Poor and non white people eat those undesirable parts

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah it sucks. I just don't understand why otherwise normal people still have those brainworms. Like I have a lot of leftist friends that will happily eat a steak, but be weird about the other stuff.

[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 8 points 6 days ago

Left economic politics are not necessarily mutually exclusive with racism

Much easier to have beliefs that benefit you than beliefs that don't

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

For me it's the texture, gives me the heebie-jeebies (not talking about other parts like offal, just meat-related hard, crunchy, slimy textures etc)

[–] miz@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago

TIL, the phó places here usually have brisket, beef balls, tendon and tripe (which I guess is offal). haven't really seen cartilage