Of course Thace wouldn't. He loves the Pokemon of this world as much as if he were from this world. And even if he didn't, Steven suspects, Thace would still balk at eating what were essentially companion animals.

(Steven would have too, once, when he was still human. Before Arcadia.)

"Well, birds were dinosaurs once," Steven says, coming over to the stove to get a better look. "I think it would work."