Gimigimi
leaky cyborg
Someone gave me a half of one last week. Tastes exactly like a normal fast food burger; mostly tasteless except for the spices they grind into it. It feels like meat, though, with the same textures and "fatty" juices. Thickened coconut oil and a bunch of leghemoglobin brewed from GM yeast, approved by the FDA in July, as so many safe things have been before. Yum! Proud to be one of the first humans to consume large quantities of this protein.
I like the idea of programming yeast or bacteria to produce protein that tastes like meat, as long as it consumes fewer resources than normal meat production does, and as long as it's safe to eat. If the company could somehow sell this cheaper than meat they might be able to reduce demand for real meat. Could be hard to make a profit, though. The patties already cost far more than meat and if these guys are anything like every other silicon valley venture capital funded company I bet they're selling them at a loss even at that price.
