Waygu, the plant-based Wagyu beef alternative that fooled master chef Hidekazu Tojo

Master chef Hidekazu Tojo makes no bones about it; he was deeply sceptical when he first heard about a plant-based alternative to Japan’s famed “wagyu” beef. He had seen previous efforts to create vegetarian beef products and had not been impressed by the texture or the composition, but mostly he had not much cared for the taste when it was cooked. But Tojo, who is based in Vancouver and is a culinary cultural ambassador and the inventor of the sushi staple the California Roll, has been…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3092840/waygu-plant-based-wagyu-beef-alternative-fooled-master