Bill Gates & Twitter Founders Put "Meatless" Meat To the Test

assertation (1255714) writes "Bill Gates and the founders of Twitter are betting millions that meat lovers will embrace a new plant-based product that mimics the taste of chicken and beef. Meat substitutes have had a hard time making it to the dinner tables of Americans over the years, but the tech giants believe these newest products will pass the "tastes like chicken" test. Gates has met several times with Ethan Brown, whose product, Beyond Meat, is a mash-up of proteins from peas and plants."

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It's not all about flavor...

[wjcofkc]

It's not all about flavor, it's also about presentation. A steak has to look and cut exactly like a steak to be a stake, and it must have the varying consistencies you get from everything between rare to well done. If they can pull that off, fine - but it has to be exact. Besides, it's not like we have a food shortage, the problem is distribution. If you're taking the ethical route, fine for you, but it's not for me.