The French government issued a decree Tuesday banning the term “steak” on the label of vegetarian products, saying it was reserved for meat alone.

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It actually is allowed for German “Scheuermilch” (“scouring cream”, which is a cleaning detergent, literal translation: “scrubbing milk”).

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And we had this minister for transport Scheuer…

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But his name doesn’t come from Scheuermilch, it’s rather an abbreviation of “bescheuert” - bonkers.

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Oh hell. I’ve been drinking Scheuermilch! I thought it was a bit crunchy

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At least, your teeth or what’s left of them is pretty white.

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The law only addresses agricultural products but yeah there are exceptions for products that were traditional before the law was passed

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec/2010/791/oj

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