This is further along than I expected – and it’s not vat meat. It’s a cleverly engineered burger made using plant materials that reproduce the textures, smells and tastes of meat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Originally shared by David Brin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n This veggie-burger looks, tastes and smells like beef \u2014 except it’s made entirely from plants. It sizzles on the grill and even browns and oozes fat when it cooks.\u00a0 This is of more than minor interest. If hundreds of millions can be weaned to much-lower meat use, it could save so much land and especially water, and provide so much nutrition that the balance may tip in our favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2016\/06\/21\/482322571\/silicon-valley-s-bloody-plant-burger-smells-tastes-and-sizzles-like-meat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ==<\/p>\n\n\n http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2016\/06\/21\/482322571\/silicon-valley-s-bloody-plant-burger-smells-tastes-and-sizzles-like-meat<\/a><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is further along than I expected – and it’s not vat meat.
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