BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s agriculture minister is calling for a ban on names such as “vegetarian schnitzel” for meat substitute products, which he argues are misleading.
Christian Schmidt told Wednesday’s edition of the Bild daily that he doesn’t want “these pseudo-meat dishes” to be treated as meat. He was quoted as saying: “These terms are completely misleading and unsettle consumers. I favor them being banned in the interest of clear consumer labeling.”
Schmidt also reiterated a call for schools to serve pork. Asked whether it was right for them to leave pork off the menu out of consideration for Muslims, he said that “we should not restrict the choice for the majority of society for reasons of ease or cost.”
He argued that growing cultural diversity should lead to more choice, not less.
Ve are banning all ‘meat substitute’ names, beginning vits ‘dildo’. Das ist not ze real Schlong, so ze German Government vill ban ze word! From today, it vill be knows as ‘Ersatzershclongen’!
I agree…along with cr*p like “bacon/chicken flavored tofu” and “beef flavored veggie burgers!”
How about vegetarian shitzel?
“we should not restrict the choice for the majority of society for reasons of ease or cost.”
He argued that growing cultural diversity should lead to more choice, not less.”
But restrict wording like ‘vegetarian schnitzel’. Just how stupid or young do you have to be NOT to understand those words mean ‘no meat’?
If you don’t buy it, they won’t make it. Pretty simple I’d say.
At this point he should be more concerned with whether the schnitzel is halal or not.
We’ve all had goat in school right?
How about goat schnitzel?