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When i buy a hamburger in the supermarket i dont get a bun. So clearly the thing i buy shouldnt be called a hamburger.
Also, its made from beef, why is it called HAMburger?! /s
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EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
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Re: EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
#42Some food labelling is misleading. One example I have seen ist (small) "veggie" (big) "CRISPY CHICKEN". But burger? Sure, burgers are often beef, but there have always been other kinds. "Chicken burger", "crab burger", so why not "veggie burger". The EU likes making regulations, to the point that they are killing their own industry
The problem is that on the packaging Burger will be written with huge letters and then vegan is metioned somewhere in a corner. I bought cheese that was not cheese :)) Imagine my disappointment.
this is exaggerated - at least in my region.
Example: https://www.ruegenwalder.de/website/produkte/vegan/2491/imag...
Vegan cheese packaging:
https://verbund.edeka/verbund/presse/eigenmarken-portal/my-v...
https://www.verbraucherzentrale-bremen.de/sites/default/file...
Plus, usually dedicated/labelled sections and optical separation in the supermarket:
https://www.deutschlandistvegan.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/0...
https://preview.redd.it/k%C3%B6nnen-wir-das-vegane-angebot-v...
Re: EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unsure what either of those have to do with this law
Hamburger is somewhat traditional food. So it makes sense to be regulated as such - to not be able to name any crap hamburger, but only specific crap hamburger. One that is beef patty inside a bun. Having a animal derived patty by grinding is essential part of some item being called hamburger.
But is it truly a hamburger if it's not from Hamburg?
Re: EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
#44> The EU has already defined dairy items milk, butter, cream, yoghurt and cheese as "products secreted by mammary glands"
I think they should just label things more explicitly like this - accelerate veganism 100x when people in the supermarkets have to choose between “pressed soybeans” and “mammary gland secretions”.
Re: EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
#45While this seems ridiculous I do wish fast food places in particular would be specific what they're selling - is your veggie burger some vegetables/beans in a crispy coating, or a textured thing trying to emulate meat? I've never eaten meat and don't want the latter.
Re: EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
#46This reminds me of the ongoing problem with products being labeled "natural."
Re: EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
#47Some food labelling is misleading. One example I have seen ist (small) "veggie" (big) "CRISPY CHICKEN". But burger? Sure, burgers are often beef, but there have always been other kinds. "Chicken burger", "crab burger", so why not "veggie burger". The EU likes making regulations, to the point that they are killing their own industry
The problem is that on the packaging Burger will be written with huge letters and then vegan is metioned somewhere in a corner. I bought cheese that was not cheese :)) Imagine my disappointment.
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Re: EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
#48Vegetables are delicious. I wish vegan options would lean into this instead of trying to be fake meat. IMO grilled mushrooms are tastier than grilled goop pressed into burger form.
Grilled mushrooms aren't exactly the nutritional equivalent though. I'd much rather be eating grilled lentil paste if it's my main course.
Re: EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
The problem is that on the packaging Burger will be written with huge letters and then vegan is metioned somewhere in a corner. I bought cheese that was not cheese :)) Imagine my disappointment.
this is exaggerated - at least in my region. Example: https://www.ruegenwalder.de/website/produkte/vegan/2491/imag... Vegan cheese packaging: https://verbund.edeka/verbund/presse/eigenmarken-portal/my-v... https://www.verbraucherzentrale-bremen.de/sites/default/file... Plus, usually dedicated/labelled sections and optical separation in the supermarket: https://www.deutschlandistvegan.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/0... h…
In your example it says “with soy protein” which seems to imply that soy protein is used in conjunction with the chicken type. And the text is smaller so it makes it seem like maybe they augment a smaller portion with soy, like ethanol used in E10 benzin.
Granted, it is rather obvious in Germany as you said because those foods are most typically purchased from a section dedicated to them and not mixed with others.
But the point I’m making is that even your example image was not clear.
Re: EU lawmakers push to ban term 'veggie-burger'
#50Problem here is that the excessive focus on secondary issues raises the perception of a problem solving deficit which reduces support/legitimacy for the political system.
It would be nice to focus on solving more existential problems of which there are enough.