‘Veggie discs’ to replace veggie burgers in EU crackdown on food labels

[willtron]

They've been veggie burgers for decades. Why now? Is all I can think.

Because the fake meat stuff is coming in

[Onikaroshi]

Since this is in the wrong forum, might as well share my thoughts.

My Disc Priest is not a Vegetarian.

Thank you.

Mine's undead.... so I guess that makes him a cannibal?

[Bodakane]

They've been veggie burgers for decades. Why now? Is all I can think.

Because, vegetarian and veganism are making a financial impact.

Hellman's tried the same shit with mayo in the states, because there is a vegan mayo called Just Mayo, and people love it more than regular mayonnaise.

This is thing in the EU is 100% backed by beef producers, guaranteed.

[Depakote]

On that principle should chicken burgers or salmon burgers also be renamed to discs? Should the term burger be limited only to beef?

Chicken patty, salmon filet.. pretty simple

[ymn]

Mine's undead.... so I guess that makes him a cannibal?

Exactly - mine too, this law is clearly trying to root out all Undead Discipline Priests and I will not stand by and let this go unnoticed. Just another way of Blizzard trying to dumb down the game - this is why BfA sucks.

What's next? Horde will have Paladins? This is just ridiculous and needs to stop.

[Flarelaine]

I hope that also applies to analog "cheese". Fuck that cheap garbage.

There is a similar regulation about dairy names. It is already in effect (as mentioned in the opening post).

[nyc81991]

If I understand this right it might be the dumbest thing ever.

[Jonnusthegreat]

Honestly this is a good thing. On par with banning 'almond milk' and things like that. Just call it a veggie patty.

[Fojos]

On that principle should chicken burgers or salmon burgers also be renamed to discs? Should the term burger be limited only to beef?

No. The name burger comes from ground meat, this includes chicken and salmon.

[Onikaroshi]

Honestly this is a good thing. On par with banning 'almond milk' and things like that. Just call it a veggie patty.

I can get on board with Almond "milk" because milk is pretty cut and dry. Burger, however, doesn't refer directly to it being meat. MW Dictionary even points out "tofu burger", it's more then just a shortened version of the word "hamburger"

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No. The name burger comes from ground meat, this includes chicken and salmon.

Not really, "hamburger" refers spefically to ground beef, and burger doesn't even specifically refer to meat. A burger is a "hamburger like sandwich" and even refers to tofu burger.

[Fojos]

I can get on board with Almond "milk" because milk is pretty cut and dry. Burger, however, doesn't refer directly to it being meat. MW Dictionary even points out "tofu burger", it's more then just a shortened version of the word "hamburger"

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Not really, "hamburger" refers spefically to ground beef, and burger doesn't even specifically refer to meat. A burger is a "hamburger like sandwich" and even refers to tofu burger.

Tofu burger was added to the definition recently due to popular demand, as we can see here. And hamburger is any ground meat, not just beef. Beef is just the most common.

[Onikaroshi]

Tofu burger was added to the definition recently due to popular demand, as we can see here. And hamburger is any ground meat, not just beef. Beef is just the most common.

Try again:

Definition of hamburger

1a : ground beef
b : a patty of ground beef
2 : a sandwich consisting of a patty of hamburger in a split typically round bun

And every different dictionary refers to "burger" is a hamburger like sandwich. MW refers to tofu burger, oxford refers to nut burger, and dictionary.com refers to veggie burger.

[Newname1234567890]

yeah...
also i rather not have something advertised as a burger if its not...
disc is silly though, why not pattie?

In the UK atleast Pattie isn't really used

[Zantos]

What lie? Can people not read the veggie part? Do people not know what veggie means?

As someone experienced with working with customers, no. Its not clear, no matter what you think. Veggie burger? "is that some type of burger with lots of veggies?".

It doesn't matter how clear it is. If any part of the name could be mistaken for something else, it will.

[Onikaroshi]

As someone experienced with working with customers, no. Its not clear, no matter what you think. Veggie burger? "is that some type of burger with lots of veggies?".

It doesn't matter how clear it is. If any part of the name could be mistaken for something else, it will.

And then you explain it to them 4 times and they still don't get it.

[montana]

https://www.theguardian.com/food/201...d-vegan-steaks



It seems that the EU sees European consumers as idiots that need to be protected from accidentally purchasing a veggie burger instead of a regular burger.

Bought some Italian sausage the other day, went home and they look weird, read the label and said "Italian sausage" had the sign veggie in one corner (small sign) and said 100% tofu on small letters at the bottom. Don't tell me that's not misleading. And I did try the and they were horrible

[Jonnusthegreat]

As someone experienced with working with customers, no. Its not clear, no matter what you think. Veggie burger? "is that some type of burger with lots of veggies?".

It doesn't matter how clear it is. If any part of the name could be mistaken for something else, it will.

Someone at my house threw up because I made them one of my famous soy burgers. It's a burger flavored with soy sauce.

[Onikaroshi]

Bought some Italian sausage the other day, went home and they look weird, read the label and said "Italian sausage" had the sign veggie in one corner (small sign) and said 100% tofu on small letters at the bottom. Don't tell me that's not misleading. And I did try the and they were horrible

That's just bad though, that kind of shit is something that DEFINITELY needs to be shut down.

[Feigr]

Try again:



And every different dictionary refers to "burger" is a hamburger like sandwich. MW refers to tofu burger, oxford refers to nut burger, and dictionary.com refers to veggie burger.

It is worth mentioning that using the word hamburger to refer to the ground beef itself is very much an American English thing.

[Onikaroshi]

It is worth mentioning that using the word hamburger to refer to the ground beef itself is very much an American English thing.

Tell that to the UK based Oxford English Dictionary.