And the shitty thing is that meat substitutes seem to be on their way out.
About a year ago, when beyond or impossible meat was the new thing (okay maybe a little bit further back), a lot of (fastfood) restaurants were offering these options: Denny's had a Beyond Burger, Panda Express offered beyond orange chicken and I can name at least two local chains that also stopped serving such meat alternative options.
It's a bit frustrating and sad, as it seems very few people really care about the rainforest, bio industry, or global warming enough to even consider alternative meat options.
Last week there was an article published about the USDA approving lab-grown chicken meat. Although I am very excited about this, I am expecting that the likely higher (initial) price compared to regular chicken will prevent Americans from purchasing it, especially now that inflation is so high.