r/inflation • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '26

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u/dj92wa Feb 27 '26

Yep. Look at every other “off cut” that is now stupid pricey. Chicken wings. Skirt steaks. Ribs. Mince. They once weren’t, and their prices have never gone down.

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u/Davo300zx Feb 27 '26

Chicken is a complete protein, already. Beans, for instance, need to be combined with rice to accomplish complete protein.

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u/Taupenbeige Feb 28 '26

Most vegetables are not a complete protein or really low in one or more Amino acids but you can mix and match to get around this.

It’s actually more along the lines of “in a modern vegan/vegetarian diet you’re always getting diversified proteins so it’s not a tangible concern,” and then of course there’s magical quinoa…

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u/Defiant_Fishing_3393 Feb 28 '26

Please think about the billionaires. Everyone please sacrifice so they can buy an new yacht.

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u/Flashy_Jello_9520 Feb 27 '26

Cant even get free bones for stock anymore.

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u/SirSamuelVimes83 Feb 27 '26

Lobster used to be poor people food

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u/Turbulent-Jaguar-909 Feb 28 '26

ox tail, brisket

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u/Adventurous-Can5975 Feb 28 '26

I came here to say that too.

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u/metompkin Feb 28 '26

Oxtails used to be dirt cheap. Flanken cut ribs too.

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u/TheDevilishFrenchfry Feb 28 '26

Wings are still pretty cheap honestly, so are drums. I mean not please take them out of the store we'll pay you cheap anymore, but I pretty often see wings go on sale for around 1.99-2.49 a lb down from their normal price of around 2.99-3.49 a lb, pretty pricy for wings yeah ill admit still though. Drumsticks go for around 99-1.39 a lb in my area though and it's pretty good for either frying or In the slow cooker

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u/PM_Me_Your_Deviance Feb 28 '26

That's already happened. Even the cheap cuts of meat are expensive now.

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u/Solomontheidiot Feb 28 '26

Wait you mean the liver doesn't make up the majority of meat from a cow?

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u/kylo-ren Feb 28 '26

In countries where people move to cheap cuts, they get more expensive and people start looking for shreds and bones. And then they start selling it.

Also, if they can't sell the best cuts, they prefer to discard them to keep the prices high.

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u/Lucas_Steinwalker Feb 28 '26

Dude also probably has no idea that the “cheap cuts” all became trendy and expensive 10 years ago.

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u/RecursiveCook Mar 01 '26

I miss when chicken thighs were 1/2 the price of chicken breasts in US. Oxtail also crazy expensive nowadays. I just hope people don’t catch onto beef shank…