No more cordon blur: France prepares to ban vegetarian products from using meaty language
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Terms like ‘steak’, ‘grill’ and ‘spare ribs’ must be expunged from plant-based products, says agriculture ministry, amid simmering dispute

No more cordon blur: France prepares to ban vegetarian products from using meaty language

  • laenurd@lemmy.lemist.de
    38·
    1 year ago

    Terms like ‘steak’, ‘grill’

    I get the reasoning behind wanting a clear distinction between animal products and alternative products, but ‘grill’? In my understanding, a grill is the appliance you cook (or, in this case, grill) your food with. You can grill vegetables. So why would they ban ‘grill’?

    • curiosityLynx@beehaw.org
      7·
      1 year ago

      At least in German, there’s even a term that translates to grill vegetables. Meaning zucchini, eggplant, …