Off I went to a basement bar in Edinburgh’s Old Town, to sample and write about a new vegan burger that claimed to “bleed” pea protein. I’d had a rubbish sleep on the day of the photoshoot and the gloomy lighting made my face look like a crumpled Kleenex. But the biggest scandal was the price, £12.50 for a patty made of peas — a good bit more than the cheeseburger. You’d think the greed on show would have put me off plant-based meat alternatives. Yet here I am, a vegetarian in the thrall of an expensive

Source: The Times January 09, 2021 00:11 UTC