On August 27th, Beyond Meat, an American artificial meat food production company, and KFC, a fast food giant, jointly launched artificial meat fried chicken and tried it in a KFC restaurant in Atlanta, USA. Unexpectedly, this artificial meat fried chicken was snapped up in 5 hours, and the customers who came here lined up around the restaurant again and again. This restaurant sells as much artificial meat and fried chicken as they usually do in a week.
KFC said that if customers like artificial fried chicken and are willing to continue to buy it back, they will consider keeping it on the menu permanently. Beyond Meat, the company KFC chose to cooperate with, was established in 2009 and has been committed to creating meat substitutes. They also jointly launched an artificial meat sandwich with Subway. But as a kind of deep-processed food, are fried and vegetable "meat" really healthy?
With people paying more and more attention to the impact of meat consumption on health and environment, meat substitutes are becoming more and more popular in supermarkets and restaurants in the United States. KFC said that this dish tastes no different from real chicken. Kevin Hochman, president and chief concept officer of KFC USA, said in a statement: "This fried chicken is so delicious that it is difficult for customers to tell that it is made of plants. They will say,' It tastes like KFC fried chicken!' At the same time, there are hints on the website of the plant "meat" partners: some meats have no related health risks.