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The Future of the Veggie Burger is Juicy

The never-ending quest to make a decent faux burger may be ending.
Forget what you know about veggie burgers. Impossible Foods is one of two companies creating plant-based burgers that look, taste and bleed like real meat.
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Six years ago, Dr. Pat Brown and a team of researchers set out on a culinary Mission: Impossible. Their goal was to create an “uncompromisingly delicious” meat from plant-based materials. Last year, they debuted their , which looks, tastes and bleeds.

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