Silicon Valley's Bloody Plant Burger Smells, Tastes And Sizzles Like Meat
NPR KQED SCIENCE | Lindsey Hoshaw | JUNE 21 2016
Silicon Valley-based Impossible Foods has taken a high-tech approach to creating a plant-based burger that smells and tastes like real meat. At the company's headquarters in Redwood City, Calif., chef Traci Des Jardins served the Impossible Burger (pictured uncooked) with vegan mayo, Dijon mustard, mashed avocado, caramelized onions, chopped cornichon, tomato and lettuce on a pretzel bun. This summer, diners in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles will get their hands on a hamburger that has been five years in the making. The burger looks, tastes and smells like beef — except it's made entirely from plants. It sizzles on the grill and even browns and oozes fat when it cooks. It's the brainchild of former Stanford biochemist Patrick Brown and his research team at Northern California-based Impossible Foods. | READ MORE