Supermarkets stock up as millions of UK ‘flexitarians boost demand for fake meatThe sun’s out and it’s time to light the charcoal and flip the burgers as the British barbecue season gets fully under way. Yet the red liquid oozing satisfyingly from your grilled patty or steak is as likely to be beetroot juice as blood.
UK supermarkets are scrambling to be the first to stock the most sophisticated fake steak and faux meat products so far, the result of innovations to improve the taste and texture of vegetarian options that go well beyond the soya chunks and mince that acquire been available for years. Related: I’m obsessed with mock meat and I’m not even a vegetarian | Rhik Samadder Having alternatives to animal products gives yet another argument as to why there really is no excuse not to be vegan. Related: The original food: meet the startups racing to reinvent the meal Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com