Rachael Ray enthusiastically joined a collection of chef ambassadors to support the growth of Meati, a Colorado company making vegan steaks and chicken from the fast-growing roots of mushrooms.
A mushroom meat revolution is spreading its roots and PLNT Burger a vegan fast-food chain owned by celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn is giving chicken-lovers a chance to taste the innovation for themselves.
Mushrooms are suddenly everywhere. Products ranging from functional beverages to mood-changing supplements have popped up in media, online, and in-market. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Tyler Huggins, CEO and Co-Founder of Meati Foods, about their debut product line of cutlets and steaks made from mycelium mushroom root. The whole-food protein meat is cultivated using a modernized version of ancient and natural processes, with thew intention of helped preserve Earth's ecosystems.
David Chang was the first chef to put the Impossible Burger on his Momofoku Nishi menu in 2016. Now, he’s betting on fungi-based vegan meat through the Meati Culinary Collective.