Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Brainsonastick t1_jbdiqif wrote

Reply to comment by ShameNap in Consumers respond less positively to new products when their brand names use unconventional spellings of real words, like “Klear” instead of “Clear.” Findings showed that consumers saw these names as indicating the brand was less honest, down-to-earth and wholesome. by geoff199

Okay, when you do it with food, it just sounds like they can’t legally call it a crab cake because it has no crab in it.

69

Lee1138 t1_jbdsnhx wrote

I suspect decades of basically training the population to think this is why it's bleeding into other areas

18

other_usernames_gone t1_jbe14ru wrote

It's like when an Indian restaurant says it's a "meat" curry.

I know they mean lamb but I'd prefer the reassurance of it saying so.

10

[deleted] t1_jbeho8t wrote

[deleted]

6

robothelvete t1_jbek2fc wrote

How is that different from basically any other meat?

5

[deleted] t1_jbenz1z wrote

[deleted]

1

robothelvete t1_jbeuxvg wrote

> Most people I know who eat meat still have a moral qualm with lamb

Really? That's not an experience I share. Have they ever wondered why it's called "chicken" and not "hen" or "rooster"?

1

[deleted] t1_jbf09vx wrote

[deleted]

5

robothelvete t1_jbf55sw wrote

Is it? English isn't my native language and this is one of many weird things about it I didn't know.

Anyway, my point is: all we eat is essentially juveniles, no matter what we call it.

−1

CheesyDutch t1_jbgx87c wrote

But is it really always meat from baby sheep? In my native language we call it 'sheep meat'.

I've also visited a farm where they slaughtered their own sheep and that was an animal that was a couple of years old. I must admit that I found the taste of that meat pretty strong and not so pleasant but I'm generally not really into lamb anyway.

1

killercurvesahead t1_jbihvmj wrote

In English the young animal and its meat are both called lamb, but the mature animal is a sheep and its meat is called mutton.

1

TheHalfwayBeast t1_jbe254j wrote

Crabsticks are usually several kinds of fish mashed together. I still eat them.

4