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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

LeftyMom

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8. Unless you're in Europe or a cow you have likely never eaten soy from South America.

Reply to silverweb (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 12:07 AM

Jun 2013

The US produces a huge fraction of the global supply and exports the excess. Importing it would be like shipping Texas oil into Saudi Arabia.

Domestic non-gmo soy (mostly organic) is the norm in health food.

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"Is this Fake Chicken the New Chicken?" [View all] Eric J in MN Jun 2013 OP

From soy. Too bad. silverweb Jun 2013 #1

Why are soybeans an issue for you? (NT) Eric J in MN Jun 2013 #2

GMO-v-nonGMO. silverweb Jun 2013 #3

Unless you're in Europe or a cow you have likely never eaten soy from South America. LeftyMom Jun 2013 #8

That's nice to hear. silverweb Jun 2013 #9

Quorn pretty much nailed fake chicken years ago Warpy Jun 2013 #4

Vegans never went near this egg-laden product. n/t flvegan Jun 2013 #6

Of course vegans shied away from Quorn. Shit had eggs in it. nt Codeine Jun 2013 #12

I just keep seeing the descriptions of fake chicken in the sci-fi novel "space merchants" niyad Jun 2013 #5

It's actually really delicious KaryninMiami Jun 2013 #7

I am hoping it becomes available at my local supermarkets. RebelOne Jun 2013 #11

Hopefully I can find it somewhere besides Whole Foods. Their owner is a repugnant teabilly. byronius Jun 2013 #10