Mechanically separated meat

[gfish]

So, there is a picture floating around of a big pile of mechanically separated meat. And, yeah, it's kind of gross looking. But the fuss being raised around this image really kind of annoys me. First of all, aren't we a bit beyond equating visually unpleasant with morally questionable? It's the same tactic those hideous abortion protesters use with their giant posters. I suspect an appendectomy isn't very pretty either, but that doesn't make it a bad thing.

But also... am I the only person who already knew what mechanically separated meat was? It's not exactly a new invention. Everyone knows that chickens don't actually have nuggets, right?

Comments

[loree.livejournal.com]

And I didn't say it was, but the article's tone of "buy real cuts of meat from a butcher" ignores a lot of day-to-day realities.

[beaq.livejournal.com]

Ha ha! I didn't even *read* the article, I'd seen the photo so many times. Oops.