A WORD IN THE HAND: MEAT
SUE DE GROOT | Plant-protein flesh-point: one man’s pie is another woman’s cutlet
A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd
14 July 2022 - 20:26
Six years ago, I speculated in this column about what we might call man-made versions of protein, previously known as “meat”. At the time, “shmeat” was a popular word, but in the intervening period it seems plant-based products have become more popular than those experimental substances grown in laboratories, using animal tissue as a basis for their growth...
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