Quorn is shit. End of.
It's an atrificially manufactured mycoprotein from fungus. It's about as natural a food for humans as gravel is. Still, just as long as no fwuffy animals die, that's OK.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:04, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

Did you read that guardian article about grown meat?
Sounded pretty interesting, especially the possibility of said food being kosher and halal even if it's nominally derived from pork.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:16, Reply)

nope, don't think I saw that.
I'll google it. It's been doing the rounds as a concept for a while but cost is the issue. That, and flavour might be a problem I think.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:22, Reply)

Worth a read
They're doing a publicity stunt, getting Heston blumenthal to cook it in October and a vegetarian to eat it. The writer tried a bit and said he couldn't tell the difference.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:26, Reply)

Here you go
www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jun/22/fake-meat-scientific-breakthroughs-research?INTCMP=SRCH
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:30, Reply)

yeah ..
the Meerkan is a bit of a nutter. It was the Dutch method I was thinking of, and the cost is outstandingly prohibitive. One of my research teams looks at making red blood cells in this way and that's theoretically easier than meat, and our process looks like about £5000 per unit of blood right now. Expensive steak, then. But interesting future direction.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 14:45, Reply)