silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agoHow to Make a Nation of Meat Eaters Crave the Humble Beanwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down16
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkHow to Make a Nation of Meat Eaters Crave the Humble Beanwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareLizardking27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·5 months agoPeople already eat fucking tons of beans. Wtf is this non-article?
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·5 months agoIn the US, they’re mostly fed to animals, though a chunk get turned into diesel
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-25 months agoThere’s even anti-bean propaganda in the Form of “Mexican food gives you the runs”. America hates beans.
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI’ve heard that joke, but is that anti-bean propaganda? I thought it was to do with spiciness, not the beans. I’ve heard the same joke about Indian food. I’d secondarily also think the joke was about greasy food. Either way, not the beans.
minus-square𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 *𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑝𝑢𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoI think that holds internationally, but the USA eats a massive amount of meat and less beans comparatively.
People already eat fucking tons of beans. Wtf is this non-article?
In the US, they’re mostly fed to animals, though a chunk get turned into diesel
There’s even anti-bean propaganda in the Form of “Mexican food gives you the runs”. America hates beans.
I’ve heard that joke, but is that anti-bean propaganda? I thought it was to do with spiciness, not the beans. I’ve heard the same joke about Indian food.
I’d secondarily also think the joke was about greasy food. Either way, not the beans.
I think that holds internationally, but the USA eats a massive amount of meat and less beans comparatively.