Vegan food with animal labels-Thoughts?

[wildr0se2]

because on a spiritual level if we eat a vegan product labelled as an "animal" such as "duck seitan" as opposed to BBQ GLAZED SEITAN or something other

then we could accidentally be fueling the idea of society continuing the murder of innocent animals by consuming "duck"

Yes, but consider this...if we label a vegan product as "chick'n strips", "duck seitan", "plant-based meatballs", it might also help carnists keep an open mind and switch away from real animal products. It could be a marketing tactic too. Seeing something labeled "chicken" might bring them more familiarity than something labeled "tofu strips". Something I've noticed is that when people hear "tofu", they automatically show an aversion and assume it's gross. So I think it boils down to the question of what's going to get the message across. I do see where you're coming from and how it can be problematic to label something as "chicken" for example, though.

 

[jalan]

Yes, but consider this...if we label a vegan product as "chick'n strips", "duck seitan", "plant-based meatballs", it might also help carnists keep an open mind and switch away from real animal products. It could be a marketing tactic too. Seeing something labeled "chicken" might bring them more familiarity than something labeled "tofu strips". Something I've noticed is that when people hear "tofu", they automatically show an aversion and assume it's gross. So I think it boils down to the question of what's going to get the message across. I do see where you're coming from and how it can be problematic to label something as "chicken" for example, though.

Actually, I hadn’t considered that aspect…thx

 

[silva]

Up through the 1980's no one I knew but those of Asian descent and vegetarians ate tofu. In the 90's I started to see a change, maybe through the popularity of anime, but tofu was beginning to become a protein choice. I now find many people eat it. More people are eating meals that don't contain meat, whether processed or whole foods. I don't find people liking the name of the meat itself. Using the flavor, like plant based bac'n, sausage, burger are fine, they say the taste. Using 'chik'n, beef, ham, words that indicate the meat itself bring on the taunts of wanting to eat meat. No processed food tastes like flesh.
Most everyone I know likes food that is vegan, but do bristle at them being called flesh names. They really don't taste like meat, and while some can fool people if they're thinking it's meat and kinda hidden, it still gives the message they're trying to be meat and not just a good food on their own
It is frustrating to come up with names in English for plant foods.

 

[PTree15]

Up through the 1980's no one I knew but those of Asian descent and vegetarians ate tofu. In the 90's I started to see a change, maybe through the popularity of anime, but tofu was beginning to become a protein choice. I now find many people eat it. More people are eating meals that don't contain meat, whether processed or whole foods. I don't find people liking the name of the meat itself. Using the flavor, like plant based bac'n, sausage, burger are fine, they say the taste. Using 'chik'n, beef, ham, words that indicate the meat itself bring on the taunts of wanting to eat meat. No processed food tastes like flesh.
Most everyone I know likes food that is vegan, but do bristle at them being called flesh names. They really don't taste like meat, and while some can fool people if they're thinking it's meat and kinda hidden, it still gives the message they're trying to be meat and not just a good food on their own
It is frustrating to come up with names in English for plant foods.

I started eating tofu in the 1980s when we would get takeout Chinese because I didn't like the way the chicken and beef were cooked in Chinese restaurants. So one day I ordered "bean curd with broccoli," and was hooked. This was way before I even went vegetarian, which wasn't until the early 1990s. I have a few friends who regularly eat tofu despite not being veg*n.