Pseudo-cannibalism?

Question

If a product was available that was not made out of human meat, but tasted exactly like it, would you try it at least once, you know, just to see?

Answer 1

you mean like Soylent Soylent Green?

sure, why not? But how do THEY know what people taste like?

Answer 2

Blah has it right I think. The hufu product would probably fulfill anyone's interest in cannibalistic "tastes".

That said. It's interesting that the idea of "fraternity" is mentioned in that the hufu product would probably not allow for that portion of the cannibalistic rite to be experienced.

The practice of cannibalism is usually rooted in a desire for the living to consume flesh and spirit of the departed and thereby continue a deeper "connection" with the deceased. If in war it would be to consume their "mana" or power. If done within a tribal sense it would most often be a done as an "affectionate" remembrance of the spirit which has passed away. A continuing closeness with the lost spirit in order to keep the family united.

Hufu wouldn't really allow for this value in practice. Just the experience of the taste would be afforded. Let's hope that satisfies the interested. :) Don't want any wendigos running around now do we? LOL

Answer 3

Sure, that isn't wrong is it. I don't know what human meat tastes like. Thus, I am not seeking it out in order to replicate some feeling of cannibalism, I am just trying a new snack on the market that *claims* it tastes like human meat.

Hm, then again I may abstain. I don't know if I want to eat something that is made to be similar in taste to human meat. Who knows what the motivations are of the people who made that stuff, if they TELL you what it is supposed to taste like. If it's just a secret rumor or something though, yeah, I may try.

Answer 4

What a coincidence. I was just wondering what human meat tastes like.

Fake human meat isn't necessary. If we wanted to, we could establish a business that pays families large sums of money to give them the body of a relative that died young, so that people could eat them. An entire body would be very expensive, and a single person wouldn't want to eat that much anyway, so the cost can be divided between several different buyers. I'd buy it.

Answer 5

I've heard that human meat closely resembles pork, though I don't think I've actually spoken to anyone who actually had first-hand knowledge. Cannibal slang for man-meat is "long pig" which could be due to many factors, such as the texture or taste, or just because it's funny.

Answer 6

It's all in the mind.....
Hufu is a tofu-based product that is meant to resemble, as realistically as possible, the taste and texture of human flesh. It is touted as "the healthy human flesh alternative" for "cannibals who want to quit", as well as a product for anthropology students studying cannibalism. However, it remains unclear how closely the product actually resembles human flesh, and to what extent it is merely a publicity stunt or internet prank.

Mark Nuckols (founder and CEO of Hufu, LLC.)—then a student at Tuck School of Business—confessed the concept occurred to him while reading anthropologist Marvin Harris' "Good To Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture" and simultaneously eating a tofurkey sandwich.

Samantha Bee of The Daily Show has interviewed Nuckols. In the interview, he said "I think that a lot of the pleasure of eating the Hufu product, is imagining you're eating human flesh. For that moment, you can join the fraternity of cannibalism... If you really want to come as close as possible to the experience of cannibalism, Hufu is your best option."

Several people who have attempted to purchase products from the Hufu website report that they never received the products they ordered...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hufu

Answer 7

No, I am not interested to find out what human flesh tastes like. Anyway, what product would this be? Apeflesh? Or some soya-mutation? I'd rather taste it for what it really is.

Answer 8

Somebody must have tasted real human meat to be able to judge that something artificial tastes just like it.

Answer 9

Okay, but how do I know what it tasted like f I never had it in the first place? The only one who could said so and prove it would have been Jeffrey Dahmer and someone took him out when he was in prison.

Answer 10

Well, like everything else, it probably tastes like chicken. So, I know exactly what it tastes like. Therefore, I don't need to try it. :)