If you had to give up one of these meats, which would you give up?

[Cherry234]

This question is inspired by @DizzyDesii who asked a question about pork. Do you eat pork?

Beef

Pork

Lamb

Chicken

Turkey

Fish

Other, (please comment) or I'm a vegetarian/vegan.

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

Fish. I never even eat fish, so that was an easy answer for me. I cannot stand fish. I never liked it as a kid either. I think the only way my mom would get me to eat it is if it was fish sticks. And those things are literally 80% bread and 20% frozen fake fish. I’d also drench it in Ketchup.


Removing fish and lamb from the list (the two I don’t eat)… I’d probably have to say Turkey. I eat chicken, pork, and beef a lot, and I definitely would miss those if I couldn’t eat them anymore. Turkey, it isn’t something I would want to eat a lot. I only ever eat it on a sandwich or for Christmas/Thanksgiving. So, turkey isn’t something I eat often.

[Cherry234]

Lol I'm the opposite. I'm a fish fan.

[Lliam]

I picked 'C', lamb. I love it but rarely have the opportunity to eat it, so I wouldn't miss it that much.

My favorite meat is seafood, especially shellfish. But I love other types of fish.

I like beef. A good steak at times, a juicy hamburger, or in stews and sauces.

I love pork - bacon, Canadian bacon, proscuitto, various kinds of sausage, pulled pork sandwiches, BBQ baby back ribs. Ham is delicious in sandwiches and in some types of vegetable soups.

I like turkey sandwiches. I like the dark meat of a roasted turkey, and the white meat makes great home-made sandwiches.

I really like roasted or fried chicken. Chicken wings rock. And chicken goes well in lots of dishes. I don't really care for thick slices of chicken in burger-style sandwiches. Chicken meat can be dry and kind of tasteless.

[DonkeyDan]

Oh Cherry I just can't choose. Beef I love a nice steak. Pork well I can do without roast pork but all the pork derivatives ham, bacon, etc I couldn't do without. Lamb well that's just gorgeous. Chicken is just one of the most versatile meats and I love it so there is a definite hard no on that one. Turkey I love a lot and it's a great meat for nutrition and and it's nice and lean, I eat Turkey a lot, and cooked correctly it is really tasty. Fish no again that has to be part of my healthy diet and I love fish.
I guess looking back at all of these, whilst I do love a good steak it's probably the one that I could drop, it hurts me to say that but there it is, beef, I drop beef 😫😭

[Daniela1982]

What's your beef about anyway?

[Dinklex3]

All but chicken, lol.
I already don't eat pork.
Beef is heavy so i limit it to no more than twice a month if that.
I don't like fish.
I refuse to eat animals i think are cute (so no lamb)
And turkey is kinda dense/heavy so i rarely eat it.

[HighlyVolatile]

Probably Turkey and not because I dislike it; I actually love turkey! The main reason it'd be easiest for me to give it up on that list is that it's not very popular and difficult to acquire in Japan.

[HighlyVolatile]

We don't really eat turkey sandwiches and things like that here (although they offer them at Subway). But it's very difficult to get turkey meat of any sort; they're not available at regular grocery stories here. I prefer a turkey sandwich over a ham sandwich but it's too expensive and difficult to acquire here. I tend to forget that turkey meat even exists until Thanksgiving (which we also don't celebrate here).

[Cherry234]

Oh wow I didn't know it's hard to get turkey in Japan.

[HighlyVolatile]

To my understanding, it's relatively difficult to acquire outside of the Americas and certain parts of Europe. Here pork and chicken tend to be the most common and least expensive besides seafood. Beef is popular but quite expensive; even lower grades of imported beef tend to be 3-4x the cost of what I find in the US, and native beef (almost always Wagyu) tends to cost a fortune.

[ArtemisSilver]

You hear that turkey farmers? Japan awaits.

[HighlyVolatile]

@ArtemisSilver I think it could be very popular here if it was farmed! Especially if it's marketed as healthy and lean and low in calories. I also roasted a Butterball turkey one time for Thanksgiving (a relatively small one since we don't have such large ovens here) and made it for my Japanese friends and they loved it. I made it with gravy instead of stuffing but I think they would have loved it with stuffing as well.

[ArtemisSilver]

I've been toying with the idea of bringing over some Canadian sugar maples too. Syrup candy might do well as a seasonal novelty treat.

Alas, another idea stalled for want of capital.

[HighlyVolatile]

@ArtemisSilver Syrup candy might be a mixed bag. It's difficult for me to predict Japanese tastes when it comes to sweets (even though I am originally from here, I often bring snacks from the US as omiage to my Japanese friends from business trips), and it's hard to predict what they will like.

A common thing they say is that it's too sweet for their tastes, but it doesn't make so much sense to me since some Japanese snacks and desserts can contain just as much sugar. It might have to do with texture (Japanese are very picky about texture) and also the other flavor profiles like some sourness or bitterness on top of the sweetness to contrast or balance, or even saltiness together with the sweetness.

[ArtemisSilver]

Maple candy has a lot in common with older hard candies which I am told are still marketable gifts in JP, but it's hard to say. I bet they'd be easier to sell if associated with the Hokkaido winter theme and a local production source.

Still though, it's a small niche at best. Mostly I'd just like an excuse to retire in JP mess around with trees.

[HighlyVolatile]

@ArtemisSilver I think it could definitely be popular in Hokkaido! They tend to favor very hearty dishes there. I also wonder if you can do a Canadian fusion with the fresh maple syrup combined with Dango (Japanese rice dumpling).


I often daydream about opening up a Texan-style barbecue with roasted brisket and turkey. Most Japanese have never tried either of those and sometimes not even large hunks of roasted meat like that (Japanese tend to slice things like beef really thin, and steaks are often sliced to only half an inch or so in thickness unless it's at a very fancy and expensive restaurant). Also maybe dry-aged meats and things like that -- meat lover's heaven! I think that would be very popular here.

[HighlyVolatile]

@ArtemisSilver Japanese I've met are also surprisingly ignorant about steak cuts in spite of the popularity of Wagyu and Kobe beef. Many of my friends don't know any steak or beef cut besides sirloin and possibly filet mignon. They don't know about porterhouse, NY strip, ribeye, t-bone, Picanha, brisket, etc.

[HighlyVolatile]

@ArtemisSilver There are also some extremely simple Western foods that I was shocked to find most Japanese never tried (I took it for granted )! A prime example is a broccoli and cheese. I discovered most Japanese friends and acquaintances not only never tried, it but they thought the combination so bizarre and strange. So I made it for them and they loved it so much that they started making it themselves!

[Кураж]

It would easily be chicken.
I don't understand how people like chicken, it's by far the most bland meat there is.
But then I see people saying fish and lamb which are by far the most flavorful...
Clearly you people just hate when your food has flavor lmao.

[BatsCats]

Its called "seasoning" you imbecile. Who would eat plain chicken.

[Кураж]

Then you are enjoying seasoning NOT the chicken you imbecile.

[DizzyDesii]

Im not a fan of turkey, lamb nor fish. But i try to eat turkey on occasion. Lamb is just so awful and fish too unless its shrimp/crawfish. I get sicka chicken but its one of my main go toos along with beef. I dont really miss pork

[NathanDavis]

turkey... I don't even like that much, lol

but if we cut it to pork, beef and chicken, which are the ones I like the most... I would quit beef way easier than the other two

[MTC29]

Beef. Other than a rare visit to a steakhouse (once in the last 12 months), I've stopped eating beef.

The only meat that I could never give up is chicken. I love chicken.

[Redstang88]

Turkey or lamb. Hate turkey and and lamb is too expensive.

[Cherry234]

Oh I didn't know lamb is very expensive. I don't pay attention to the price since I don't eat it.

[Redstang88]

It’s not that crazy expensive, I just don’t see it worth paying a premium for

[Cherry234]

Oh okay

[IsoUser]

I would say the pork tenderloin only because I only like it three ways with sauerkraut and potatoes cooked properly with fresh onions, Apples and little sugar and salt black pepper and rosemary. Or as Snitchel with proper crrisp and noodle and gravy, or shredded with green peppers, red peppers whole marras an no tomatoes served over Risotto

[TrueConfection]

I voted lamb because the flavor is too rich for me. I could actually give all of them up except for fish. I love fish.

[HawkPerception]

I barely ever have lab right now, so I can see my life without lamb easily. Chicken, beef, fish (salmon specifically), and pork (bacon specifically) are big staple foods in my life though, and it would be hard to give up any of them.

[t-8900]

I love all of em but I'd give up mmmm lamb I guess? I'll go with the beef gyros then.

[ArrowheadSW]

Of all of those, I'd choose lamb. It is ok but probably the first I'd give up.

[Prettygurl12]

I already don't eat fish so that'd be easy. Not a fan of lamb, either.

[exitseven]

I say lamb. I have not had lamb in many years so I could live without it.

[lilyanony1]

Id happily give up turkey as you can have other birds at Christmas. But beef is unique in flavour and texture... Each meat does something different

[Little_Bumblebee]

Never really had lamb, so that's a pretty easy meat to give up on.

I could never give up chicken, turkey, or fish.

[DenizLikesTennis]

If there is a beef/steak to give you, then it would be a soft on the inside and hard on the outside =P !!

[EmmaMary]

It would have to be a toss up between Pork or Lamb... An impossible decision.

[meetkitty123]

Either fish or chicken I choose fish but now I regret that I should have choose chicken I eat more sashimi than I do chicken

[EllaNella]

The only one i couldn't give up is fish. I don't care much for meat and fish is the healthiest one if these anyways.

[dustybiker]

Being a lover of animals I wish I could give them all up. Being allergic to soy made that impossible past 14 months, my body crashed.

[AviatorTom]

If I had to give up one, it would be lamb. I don't eat lamb that often anyway.

[shortster]

I don't eat fish, never tried lamb, and would be okay giving up pork. I voted for fish since you can't get me to even try it.

[andreasderjuengere]

Fish is most likely to have beeen caught in contaminated waters, and also to have swallowed a lot of plastic during its living existence.

[SweedyPie]

Well I only eat shrimp, chicken, fish and minced beef. To give up one I'd choose minced beef.

[Daniela1982]

Never ever had lamb so it would be easy to give up.

[ohshee]

Iy would have to be lamb. there's not enough green jelly in the world to eat that

[Apulu_Imback]

I just randomly chose Turkey. Actually I eat non of these rather than Chicken and Fish.

[Sevenpointfive]

lamb. there's just no reason to eat meat especially babies

[Cowboy6666]

I have never consumed any pork or turkey. Never would

[qwert1234]

Turkey or Lamb. There are not common on my country, so they are easy to give up.

[amyisme]

I don't think I ever had lamb I'd probably cry there so cute.

[MrBugsyMalone]

Pork is overrated, I don't eat it anyway. If I had to choose another it would probably be turkey.

[Cherry234]

Yeah I agree it is overrated. I also think bacon is overrated.

[MrBugsyMalone]

My favourite out of all of them might just be lamb, really unique flavour. What about you?

[Cherry234]

Actually I don't like lamb. I only eat fish so I gave up all other meats listed in my poll. I'm a pescatarian.

[MrBugsyMalone]

Gotta show some love for that Omega 3

[Deathraider]

Turkey. Turkey is the one meat people willingly eat during Thanksgiving because of tradition and never anytime else.

[zagor]

Eat so little lamb that it would clearly be the least obtrusive.

Zagor has very little lamb, little lamb...

[Bklynbadboy12]

Well I only eat chicken fish and turkey so all those other meats 🍖 I wouldn't say I gave up cause I never really ate them much they just never really appealed to me

[Still-alive]

Yeah probably turkey. It doesn’t taste as good regular like the others do in my opinion

[moonpie89]

Never had pork, lamb is meh, I love chicken so beef it is

[Pudsmucker]

I am not fond of fish 🐟 some fish taste like trash or dirty dishwasher..

[Creampiekarl420]

Lamb obviously it’s so fatty I hate lamb
pork is too but at least it taste much better

[OddBeMe]

Don’t eat swine. Aside from occasional breakfast sandwich.

[UpdateGloomyNights_]

I love halal beef
I love halal lamb
I love halal chicken
I love halal turkey
I love fish
I hate pork it's haram lol

[Open2It]

I love them all! If I have to give up a meat, it would be the organs... liver, heart, kidney... never a fan

[BLP11520]

Pork is the least healthy and can be harder to digest.

[Msputiton]

Lamb since i don't eat it anyway

[driven159]

never liked lamb so easy to stop eating it

[Cherry234]

Yeah I don't really like lamb that much. It tastes weird.

[Agape93]

Pork. I rarely eat it anyways

[TheLastRhodesian]

Pork, because it is a source of diseases.

[ArtemisSilver]

Turkey, it's usually dry and too large

[Bluemax]

Probably turkey. I don't much care for it.

[whereismyjohnny]

All but chicken 😂 okay, and fish.

[Almost10inch4funlol]

turkey’s expendable🦃🤷🏾‍♂️😂😂

[TheUniqueOne96]

Pork, because I've never ate it anyway.

[whirled_up_girl]

I don’t eat lamb so I can go without that one.

[Apple1996]

I'm vegan so already gave up all meat

[sirderpsalot123]

I could easily give up eating Turkey.

[Ninania]

I never eat turkey, so that's an easy choice.

[dolemite89]

turkey, it’s overrated.

[ChiTown33]

That's easy. Fish! I don't even like fish.

[Xrrdftgyhuji]

Pork. I never like pork that much

[CaptainLegal]

Turkey, never liked it, always preferred chicken