“After blitzing the restaurant world with Impossible Burger, an actually good ground beef replacement, Impossible Foods is back with plant-based pork, and soon you’ll be able to order it from your favorite restaurants.
We first tried Impossible Pork back at CES 2020, and it was good! Nearly two years later, it’ll finally be available to taste in the real world, first at Momofuku Ssäm Bar at Pier 17 in New York City before a wider rollout next month.
Impossible’s Pork Made from Plants (yes, that’s its official name) is available in ground meat form, similar to the original Impossible Burger. The company also makes Impossible Sausage and Impossible Chicken Nuggets, the latter of which recently became available in select U.S. restaurants earlier this month.
If you’ve tried Impossible Burger, you know that Impossible’s fake meat doesn’t exactly replicate the taste of traditional beef, though it does come close. Early feedback from 200 taste testers in Hong Kong who tried the new fake pork was positive. Impossible claims that 56% of people actually prefer Impossible Pork to traditional ground pork.
In terms of health benefits, Impossible says its pork has 37% fewer calories and 59% less total fate than regular 70/30 USDA ground pork, and is also certified free of gluten, nitrates, and antibiotics.
Pork isn’t as popular as beef or chicken in the U.S., but Impossible’s pork alternative is perfect for Chinese dishes and in many other Asian cuisines where pork is often the default protein (see: dumplings, stir-fried noodles, and spring rolls)….”
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