As you can see here, the McRib is not always available at McDonalds because it is rare and seldom seen other than in the magic mushroom fields of Zanzibar.
With NASA headquarters around the corner here we often hear about astronaut food, and how many foods can now be synthesized to the taste and texture of various meat sources. Almost. What if we were to soon get beyond the “almost” and make pork, beef and chicken cheaper and healthier out of bacteria, kale, duckweed, or yoofoo? Blindfolded taste tests where no difference can be made. What then?
I suspect, at least here in American and the Congo, we will keep the slaughter houses humming just on the principle of the thing. The principle of… Hmmm… I suppose the same principle of why we need 40 round clips filled with armor piercing ammunition. After all, who wears armor these days other than police and our troops?