Fact: "Japan's Lab-Grown Eel Meat"

@Shavkat (137220)

Philippines

February 18, 2024 4:21pm CST

These days, fresh eels are becoming scarce, especially in Japan. It cannot be denied that one of the Japanese cuisines is "unagi," a dish that is usually grilled and served with a soy-based sauce on the rice. It is an expensive one in this country. For this reason, Forsea Foods in Israel answered this dilemma by producing freshwater eels. They worked with chef Katsumi Kusumoto to use lab-grown eel meat in two famous Japanese cuisines called "unagi kabayaki" (grilled eel as toppings on rice) and "unagi nigiri sushi." Do you believe that meat produced in labs will ever completely replace meat in our diets? Image Credit:

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@nela13 (55734)

• Portugal

18 Feb

I don't know, something produced in labs sounds like full of chemicals and things that aren't food.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

You have a point. If they show how they processed it, then I might try it.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

@nela13 I also wondered why they did not give the full details about it.

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@nela13 (55734)

• Portugal

19 Feb

@Shavkat maybe, if they show the ingredients.

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@AmbiePam (85677)

• United States

19 Feb

If it does replace real meat it will not because I helped. I’m not eating lab grown meat unless it’s had a 50 year trial run.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

You are right. I am uncomfortable eating things from the laboratories. I do not want to be like a guinea pig.

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@snowy22315 (170420)

• United States

18 Feb

It depends on whether the public will accept it or not

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

I agree. If Japanese people love eels, then they can have this option. Unless the eels cannot be caught naturally,.

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@much2say (53944)

• Los Angeles, California

19 Feb

I don't know what's involved in growing meat in labs, but it's just not "natural". I wonder how nutritious it actually is - or isn't. As it is, there is a difference nutritionally between farmed and wild caught seafood . . . so I'd have to question protein grown in a lab . . . for now, I won't be eating it.

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@much2say (53944)

• Los Angeles, California

26 Feb

@Shavkat It's scary to think then that we might not be able to tell the difference

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

2 Mar

@much2say That's a bad thing.

We can never tell if it does happen and is available in the market.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

When I read the article, it did not tell about the nutrients and the like. It just described the same textures and taste when cooked.

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@wolfgirl569 (95646)

• Marion, Ohio

18 Feb

I don't trust it

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

At some point, I was also a bit skeptical. They have not shown how they were cultured or the process of doing it.

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@Kandae11 (53677)

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18 Feb

Possibly. Already so much artificial stuff is replacing the real thing.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

Indeed. Some foods are produced artificially. It means that they can be processed unnaturally.

@rsa101 (37968)

• Philippines

19 Feb

Human inventiveness and attempts to control the natural world. With the current state of technological advancements, I believe we can stop the slaughter of animals for food and use lab-grown meat as a substitute.

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@rsa101 (37968)

• Philippines

20 Feb

That is also a concern of mine, @Shavkat. Anything that is artificially grown could harm us in the long run or in the short term if we consume it. As synthetics become the new standard, anything that is done with them will impact us in the near future.

@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

If things get worse with a lack of food, we can replace them with processed meat. I just hope that they are safe to consume.

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@jstory07 (134559)

• Roseburg, Oregon

19 Feb

I do not want to eat lab grown meat of any kind.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

They claimed that the lab-grown eel meat has the same texture and taste when eaten. Even if they were available, I would not taste them because I do not eat them.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

@jstory07 This is also one of my concerns.

@jstory07 (134559)

• Roseburg, Oregon

19 Feb

@Shavkat It might even make you sick.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (36500)

• Toccoa, Georgia

19 Feb

I don't like the idea of lab grown meat.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

During the pandemic, meat is scarce. Our government encouraged us to replace them with rabbit meat, which we do not like. How much more with this lab-grown meat.

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@LadyDuck (458985)

• Switzerland

19 Feb

For the moment it has been forbidden by the European Union authorities. I would not buy it anyway.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

@LadyDuck I am quite surprised that Israel developing lab-grown meat lately.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

Really? I have not read about this. It means it should be tested more and made as legit as possible.

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@LadyDuck (458985)

• Switzerland

19 Feb

@Shavkat Exactly, it is not tested enough, they must be sure that it does not provoke side effects.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307027)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

19 Feb

No, I don't, but it's good to have the alternative.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

I also think that having another option or options can help people survive.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

@just4him I just do hope that they are safe to consime.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307027)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

19 Feb

@Shavkat Yes, it can.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (17983)

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22 Feb

the food looks delicious

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

22 Feb

I guess the sauce makes it so inviting to eat.

@aureliah (24321)

• Kenya

21 Feb

i would never eat food produced in a lab knowingly. Unless I'm not aware

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

21 Feb

I think that most of us do not want to consume this kind of processed meat.

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@aureliah (24321)

• Kenya

21 Feb

@wardfcsc (195)

• Indonesia

19 Feb

hmm, interesting thought, frankly, it could be in the future.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

If the world turned upside down, then we could choose to eat lab-grown meat.

@Beestring (13371)

• Hong Kong

19 Feb

I love eating Japanese eel rice. It is delicious. I don't think lab grown meat will completely replace meats in our diets. We still raise chickens, pigs and cows.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

I also think that they did with other meat aside from eel's meat. I must say that I have not tried it. I just cannot push myself to eat such a delicacy.

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@TraveOnWorld (866)

• Georgia

19 Feb

There is not much difference between engineered crops and lab meat. Both require a sterile environment to grow in. And right there is the problem - there is no life and no energy in sterility. Food is not just the taste and the nutrients, its also the energy and the life in it. Not for me, I want life from my food. As for whether it will replace meat - as soon as people believe it to be less expensive, it will become the mainstay.

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@Shavkat (137220)

• Philippines

19 Feb

I assumed that they could be less expensive as compared to the raw ones that were caught in bodies of water. Although most Japanese are health-conscious, some of them would be in doubt if they were legit or not.