[abdullahkhalids]

If you make them yourself at home, yes. If not, no.

[kevinmchugh]

If I buy them from the butcher at the end of my block who make them in house, they're not real food? If the butcher makes them at the store and takes them home, they're not real food?

What if I make them at my house and take them to someone else's home?

[squish78]

I wish HN had a dial to turn down the pedantry

[cortesoft]

It isn't pedantry, though. People talk about 'real' food, but they don't really have an idea of what that means except that it 'feels' real. I think this goes a long way to show that 'real' food is a meaningless statement, and we should stop using it... it doesn't mean we are pedantic.

[shantly]

I wonder whether people think they're aiding communication with it.

[kevinmchugh]

I managed to get a refined version of the comment I didn't understand. The refinement helped me understand it, so I'm happy.

[shantly]

Apologies. My post was too harsh and impersonal—dealing in generalities when a human whose concerns and actions are particular was involved. Sorry about that. Have a nice holiday season.

[abdullahkhalids]

Let me modify my previous statement.

You can only be sure that sausages are "real food", if you make it yourself at home using the raw ingredients. Otherwise, no idea.