Impossible Burgers' Key, Bloody Ingredient Wins FDA Approval (cnbc.com)

The FDA has approved the key ingredient used in the vegetarian-friendly Impossible Burger. "The ingredient, soy leghemoglobin, releases a protein called heme that gives the meat substitute its distinctive blood-like color and taste," reports CNBC. The burger comes from a company aptly named Impossible Foods, which started raising millions of dollars in 2015 to pursue a plant-based burger that truly tastes like meat. From the report: In a letter to Impossible Foods released Monday, the FDA deemed soy leghemoglobin GRAS, or generally recognized as safe, in its most recent review. "Getting a no-questions letter goes above and beyond our strict compliance to all federal food-safety regulations," Impossible Foods founder and CEO Patrick O. Brown said in a statement. "We have prioritized safety and transparency from day one, and they will always be core elements of our company culture."

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Re: As a vegetarian since 15 years...

[Type44Q]

I went to a steak house with a vegetarian friend and he was able to get something he liked. I went with him to a vegetarian one and I went out drunk, because I could eat nothing

This is entirely the opposite of how that cliche plays out, for the simple reason that while a lot of steakhouses might only have a single fucking item (like a side salad) that isn't either prepared with or alongside their meat dishes, everything on the fucking menu at a vegetarian joint is still an option for the meat eater.

Yoyr problem isn't the lack of options generally available at vegetarian joints; your problem is simply that you're clearly a fucking moron and likely an unreasonable and abrasive twat.

Re: As a vegetarian since 15 years...

[LordWabbit2]

I think you are missing the point. You can go to a steak house and they will cater (somewhat) for veggies, with at least a menu item or two. Not a lot, but then why the fuck are you trying to be a vegetarian in a steak house? But they DO cater for you veggie mother fuckers. But if a non veggie goes to a vegetarian restaurant there are NO options for meat eaters.
"But you went to a vegetarian place and asked for meat!"
Well you went to a steak house and asked for a veggie dish, who is bending over backwards and who is being a self centered opinionated dick?

Fuxor, I used bending over and dick in the same sentence, /. is going to have a field day, but I am tired and can't be bothered to reword it.
Go nuts.