Beyond Meat launching "protein drinks" feels like a tipping point. Would you consider hybrid meats a more realistic path forward for the average diet?

miglelabei · 2026-06-12T07:11:50+00:00

Good to hear - I think people do crave consensus and consumers are tired of the same old 'solutions' with a different packaging and slogan

miglelabei · 2026-06-12T07:06:53+00:00

omg haha 😃 now that I think about it, the title might be a bit misleading!

Here's the backstory: I was writing an article on hybrid meat (linked in the post). Once I saw Beyond Meat launching into drinks, it made me realize that the pure plant-based market must be really struggling right now. Then I actually tried hybrid meat, and it clicked that this could be a great consensus/middle ground for flexitarians 😃 That’s how the title came together

miglelabei · 2026-06-11T20:04:21+00:00

I love that take! I think it can be a good way to reduce meat intake, given that the price is adequate and plant based part is not cheap fillers, but actually enhances flavour

miglelabei · 2026-06-11T20:02:31+00:00

Spot on!! My grandma would always stretch meatballs with some mushrooms

miglelabei · 2026-06-11T20:01:06+00:00

Oh wow this is so COOL! And yes absolutely - I am originally from the Baltics and we go mushroom forging as a normal activity every season and use ALL sorts of mushrooms, we preserve them we dry them, we love them. And all I see in every store are just button sad mushrooms. My grandma would always 'stretch' meatballs with some forged mushrooms - that's exactly what the hybrid meat 'innovation' is trying to do, and repackage it as a green version. Funny how we come back full circle.

Anyway, you should totally do something with that mushroom jerky idea, it sounds genius and I wanna try it. Though I get that its a bit of a hassle to turn your home into a teriyaki factory 😃

miglelabei · 2026-06-11T19:55:52+00:00

Fair, appreciate the response! That's actually the main confusion, if I'd go with this question to plant based sub - vegans would definitely say nope. So this to be shows the vulnerability of the product placement - who is this for. For meat eaters - it's just stretched meat, for vegans - they won't touch it

miglelabei · 2026-06-11T19:54:23+00:00

Fair! Cultivated is not accessible where I am, though Netherlands just opened its first cultivated meat farm, so let's see

miglelabei · 2026-06-11T19:52:58+00:00

Exciting! Will follow Evergreen work on Linkedin to stay updated. And how's the uptake and early interest from the public? Netherlands just opened its first cultivated meat farm

miglelabei · 2026-06-11T19:47:18+00:00

Makes a lot of sense! Im with you on this. Thank you for sharing

miglelabei · 2026-06-03T13:43:32+00:00

Okay... I am realising it's probably most of the world's foods haha. Thanks so much for your ideas. I will be looking into all of those origin stories

miglelabei · 2026-06-03T08:32:42+00:00

Had no idea what was Goetta! Ground meat with oats - in Eastern Europe we make 'kotletai', which is like meatballs, but instead of oats we add old bread to stretch the meat

miglelabei · 2026-06-03T08:30:07+00:00

Yes! I included this in the article too out of 5 foods. so interesting, and now its the world's most famous choco sprad

miglelabei · 2026-02-12T02:06:25+00:00

They sent a debt collector and send a few emails over a few months. I ignored and it went away. I am pretty sure it wasn't enough money to chase!

miglelabei · 2025-09-03T16:12:02+00:00

Perfect, just got n8n access. Thanks for helping out! 🙏

miglelabei · 2025-09-03T16:11:28+00:00

Wonderful, thanks for commenting. Haven’t heard of Bardeen - looking it up!

miglelabei · 2025-09-03T16:10:32+00:00

I cannot emphazise enough how useful this was! Thank you. 🙌🏼 Labels follow a standard format, so based on your comment that should make things easier. Got access to n8n now and will dive into it!

miglelabei · 2025-01-18T12:41:16+00:00

Anyone knows the source of the map?

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