I tried lab-grown meat - food made from animals without killing them

Set for takeoff in the US, a 'harmless' sample from one pig can produce millions of tons of 'cultivated meat' and is touted as far better for the climateIt was a confronting moment for a vegetarian. First, a pork meatball and then slices of bacon, balanced in a sort of mini BLT, were served to eat by beaming, expectant hosts. The meat even came from a named pig, an affable-looking swine called Dawn.With some trepidation, I sliced into the meatball and ate it. I then took a nibble of the bacon. It was my first taste of meat in 11 years, a confounding experience made possible by the fact that Dawn, gamboling in a field in upstate New York, did not die for this meal. Continue reading...