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Old 03-11-2011, 10:46
Eric the Fish
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Do you ever/have you ever eaten unethical foods? Fois gras, veal, sharks fin, caviare etc...?

To me these 'taboo' foods are no more unethical then a battery farmed hen.

Where do you draw the line?
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Old 03-11-2011, 11:16
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Not all veal is from unethical sources, so if you do a bit of research into your supplier before buying you can avoid the issue.

I only eat free-range or game birds so don't order chicken or duck from takeaways.

Only buy fair trade coffee but it isn't always made clear in cafes/restaurants. Only buy free-range eggs, but again you don't always know what you're getting when you eat out.

I am sounding like a PC-foodie goody-two-shoes so I shall now expose myself as a gigantic hypocrite..............

I love foie gras. It is heaven on a plate, truly one of the most divine things I have ever eaten. I could offer a pathetic excuse about only eating it a few times a year in restaurants, and I could say I try to eat ethically in all other cases, but it is still morally unacceptable. The beauty of the taste, however, wins out over the morals in this one case. In fact in Spain I once attended a special foie gras 'theme meal', where all seven courses included foie cooked in different styles, including the pudding! I will obviously be going to hell but that's where all the interesting people go anyway.
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Old 03-11-2011, 11:23
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aside from usual stuff like how meat and fish are 'produced', lots of veggies are grown on farms with slave labour (even in this country) and often involve transporting large distances making them very ungreen.
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Old 03-11-2011, 11:24
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... I will obviously be going to hell but that's where all the interesting people go anyway.
You just know Belzebub has a special room for you all lined up - containing a giant goose, a force feeding cone and a humungous pile of corn
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Old 03-11-2011, 11:40
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aside from usual stuff like how meat and fish are 'produced', lots of veggies are grown on farms with slave labour (even in this country) and often involve transporting large distances making them very ungreen.
True enough, and I do take 'food miles' into account when buying veg.

You just know Belzebub has a special room for you all lined up - containing a giant goose, a force feeding cone and a humungous pile of corn
But maybe we could gang up on the goose, overpower it and eat it - no shortage of heat sources in hell for cooking. I love goose!
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Old 03-11-2011, 12:11
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All our veg is bought from the farm shop down the lane from where we live, and brought home in a cycle trailer..
Unfortunately (without wanting to open a can of worms) we buy our chicken from a supermarket, so it is probably halal.
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Old 03-11-2011, 13:14
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Not all veal is from unethical sources, so if you do a bit of research into your supplier before buying you can avoid the issue.

I only eat free-range or game birds so don't order chicken or duck from takeaways.

Only buy fair trade coffee but it isn't always made clear in cafes/restaurants. Only buy free-range eggs, but again you don't always know what you're getting when you eat out.

I am sounding like a PC-foodie goody-two-shoes so I shall now expose myself as a gigantic hypocrite..............

I love foie gras. It is heaven on a plate, truly one of the most divine things I have ever eaten. I could offer a pathetic excuse about only eating it a few times a year in restaurants, and I could say I try to eat ethically in all other cases, but it is still morally unacceptable. The beauty of the taste, however, wins out over the morals in this one case. In fact in Spain I once attended a special foie gras 'theme meal', where all seven courses included foie cooked in different styles, including the pudding! I will obviously be going to hell but that's where all the interesting people go anyway.
I agree with you on foie gras. It's truly amazing and I'm willing to overlook the cruelty aspect.
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Old 03-11-2011, 13:15
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Do you ever/have you ever eaten unethical foods? Fois gras, veal, sharks fin, caviare etc...?

To me these 'taboo' foods are no more unethical then a battery farmed hen.

Where do you draw the line?
I doubt many people on here eat much sharks fin soup. It's ridiculously expensive.
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Old 03-11-2011, 16:14
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I doubt many people on here eat much sharks fin soup. It's ridiculously expensive.
Its not in SE Asia, maybe £10 per serving.
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Old 03-11-2011, 21:56
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Its not in SE Asia, maybe £10 per serving.
I doubt many people on DS live in South East Asia.
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Old 03-11-2011, 22:19
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I doubt many people on DS live in South East Asia.
There's this thing called a holiday... not everyone on DS goes to Benidorm and Blackpool
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Old 03-11-2011, 23:51
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look up rose veal.
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Old 04-11-2011, 07:36
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There's this thing called a holiday... not everyone on DS goes to Benidorm and Blackpool
Oh right then. Quick survey, who on here has eaten sharks fin soup?
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Old 04-11-2011, 08:40
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Not yet.
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Old 04-11-2011, 10:13
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I doubt many people on DS live in South East Asia.
yes but there are people on DS who have a SE Asian heritage and there are things called aeroplanes, which allow you to visit foreign countries.
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Old 04-11-2011, 10:17
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Last time I ate it was in a Chinese restaurant nr Alicante in July this yr. There will be restaurants that do it in Birmingham and London too.
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