Just wondering what the consensus would be. Is it good and fine (if you like the taste, of course) because it is truly 100% vegan? Or would y'all consider it a horrifying simulacrum of a product of cruelty towards animals?

I am asking because I'm a vegan chef and I was excited to find out that they're making animal-free "dairy" milk through bacterial/fungal fermentation, because plant based "milks" don't really work the same as cow milk does. And theoretically if it has the right proteins/fats it could be used to make vegan cheese that has the actual properties of cheese? So like I think it's very exciting personally. But I'd like to know what others think before I suggest we try to order some, since it'd be a waste if nobody actually wanted to eat anything made with it.

    • AmericaDelendaEst [comrade/them]
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      8 days ago

      but would you be actively repulsed by like, a cooked dish that included animal-free "dairy" milk, which is what I would be interested in using it for? as long as it's 100% from fungi/bacteria

      or are you saying it causes some mucus response even if you're not just drinking it straight

      • roux [he/him, they/them]
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        8 days ago

        I'll be honest, I'm not super far into my vegan journey(only about 2 years) and there are some flavors I do miss, so if you could make like a cruelty free Alfredo sauce with lab milk and cheese and such, I'd be curious to try it. But it would probably fall under the "treat yourself" umbrella of once in a great while. So probably not a regular daily consumption thing.

        I was never really "repulsed" by animal products growing up so I don't think that would be an issue. I'm still vegan for ethical and moral reasons, I still wanna put that out there.

        Mucus response is maybe some form of lactose intolerance thing. I can just remember needing to go clear my nasal cavity and throat after drinking milk. I don't get that at all with soy, almond, oat, etc. I do also get the same sensation with saturated fats from like hamburger but not from lean plant protein so not sure if it's actually lactose or just that animal-based foods just aren't great for me as a diet.