Article 2KEP9 A veggie burger that bleeds? Now the ‘clean meat’ revolution is cooking on gas | Brian Kateman

A veggie burger that bleeds? Now the ‘clean meat’ revolution is cooking on gas | Brian Kateman

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Brian Kateman
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Plant-based products meant to resemble animal foods are becoming even more convincing and delicious - and lowering the barriers to a vegan lifestyle

Some of the most anticipated and iconic promises of the future have come up empty. There are no flying cars, interstellar teleporters, floating hoverboards, or fully functional, live-in robotic house cleaners. Not only have we not colonised Mars - we haven't even set foot on it.

But if there is one bright spot, it's that the future of food is on the verge of living up to its hype, and possibly even surpassing it. Plant-based products meant to resemble animal foods are becoming even more convincing and delicious. Though I personally like tofu and tempeh, no one would ever confuse those high-protein plant foods for meat. That's why it was so impressive that when Whole Foods accidentally sold Beyond Meat's plant-based "chick'n" as actual chicken in a salad a few years ago, no one seemed to notice. Last year, Impossible Foods debuted its veggie burger that bleeds - and they will be developing plant-based chicken, steak, seafood and dairy.

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