Taste-testing the lab-grown future of meat and milk

Taste-testing the lab-grown future of meat and milk

Dozens of companies are trying to grow,ferment or even 3D-print meat substitutes. Here’s how they stack up against the real thing.

  • byLiam Mannix

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‘We got it wrong’:Is the feast over for plant-based meat?
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‘We got it wrong’:Is the feast over for plant-based meat?

“Chicken-free chicken” start-up Sunfed has had its valuation slashed to zero and its products are no longer available in supermarkets. Investors say it overestimated consumer appetite.

  • byDavid Swan
Mince,lentils or a Beyond burger? How much it costs to eat as a vegan

Mince,lentils or a Beyond burger? How much it costs to eat as a vegan

Plant-based products have gained recent popularity,but falls in the prices of red meat and vegetables are leading customers to vary their diets to save money.

  • byAmber Schultz
‘A rice bowl of marinated satay tofu’:A vegan baker’s healthy day on a plate

‘A rice bowl of marinated satay tofu’:A vegan baker’s healthy day on a plate

Baker and author Georgia Irwin preps her meals on Sunday for the week ahead.

  • byNicole Economos
Vegans sacrifice way more than meat and Tim Tams

Vegans sacrifice way more than meat and Tim Tams

When it comes to being herbivorous,if I’m not bothering you,I’m teeing up comedic content at my own expense.

  • byIsabel Doraisamy
The fake meat fad has finally been exposed as a complete waste of money

The fake meat fad has finally been exposed as a complete waste of money

Beyond Meat was supposed to be the poster child for the vegan movement but instead it risks becoming a symbol of the worst excesses of the cheap money era of the last decade.

  • byBen Marlow
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Giving up meat can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease

Giving up meat can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease

New research shows the benefits of eating less meat,but not all plant-based diets are equal.

  • bySarah Berry
Playing with Fyre:When a vegan activist faced off with a fiery celebrity chef

Playing with Fyre:When a vegan activist faced off with a fiery celebrity chef

A notorious vegan activist’s protest outside a Perth restaurant at the weekend has led to a police investigation after tensions between the two camps escalated.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Oat,soy,almond,coconut,dairy:A dietitian rates eight ‘milks’ from healthiest to hell no

Oat,soy,almond,coconut,dairy:A dietitian rates eight ‘milks’ from healthiest to hell no

Are you getting what you need nutritionally from your go-to milk of choice? Susie Burrell breaks it down.

  • bySusie Burrell
What this vegan chef eats in a day

What this vegan chef eats in a day

Katie White’s day starts with a spicy chai and soy milk,and a visit to her chickens and orchard.

  • byNicole Economos
Three-Michelin-starred New York restaurant Eleven Madison Park is coming to Sydney

Three-Michelin-starred New York restaurant Eleven Madison Park is coming to Sydney

The celebrated restaurant will headline Vivid’s Food program with a two-week residency at Aria.

  • bySarah Norris