{"id":11893,"date":"2023-10-19T04:39:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/19\/a-new-animal-free-fat-for-plant-based-meats-promises-the-real-taste-of-chicken-does-it-live-up-to-the-hype\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T04:39:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:39:11","slug":"a-new-animal-free-fat-for-plant-based-meats-promises-the-real-taste-of-chicken-does-it-live-up-to-the-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/19\/a-new-animal-free-fat-for-plant-based-meats-promises-the-real-taste-of-chicken-does-it-live-up-to-the-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"A new animal-free fat for plant-based meats promises the real taste of chicken. Does it live up to the hype?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We try Tastilux, an Australian product that promises to mimic the flavour and mouthfeel of meat<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/newsletters\/2019\/oct\/18\/saved-for-later-sign-up-for-guardian-australias-culture-and-lifestyle-email?CMP=cvau_sfl\">Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am biting into a drumstick that took three years to make. It is a piece of plant-based protein, fashioned into the likeness of a chicken leg, complete with a faux bone (edible), and glazed with something wet and brown. The bone is brittle and strangely sweet, the flesh a little chewy and rubbery.<\/p>\n<p>But the glaze has an unmistakably creamy, mouth-coating texture, just like chicken fat. It is remarkably familiar. Boringly predictable. It tastes, as they say, like chicken. I signed a waiver for this?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/newsletters\/2019\/oct\/18\/saved-for-later-sign-up-for-guardian-australias-culture-and-lifestyle-email?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/food\/2023\/oct\/19\/tastilux-animal-free-fat-unveiled-sxsw-sydney-realistic-meat-alternative\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/c0770c0ba6e77738017a52c8110610c6816f0d9e\/268_375_4412_2648\/master\/4412.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=0560bfc447df64ee0a3e4f2c5c8ab9b6\" title=\"A new animal-free fat for plant-based meats promises the real taste of chicken. Does it live up to the hype?\" \/>We try Tastilux, an Australian product that promises to mimic the flavour and mouthfeel of meat<br \/>\nGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email<br \/>\nI am biting into a drumstick that took three years to make. It is a piece of plant-based protein, fashioned into the likeness of a chicken leg, complete with a faux bone (edible), and glazed with something wet and brown. The bone is brittle and strangely sweet, the flesh a little chewy and rubbery.<br \/>\nBut the glaze has an unmistakably creamy, mouth-coating texture, just like chicken fat. It is remarkably familiar. Boringly predictable. It tastes, as they say, like chicken. 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