好吃才是王道

植物肉，用吃改變世界

電影《獅子王》中，逃離家鄉的小辛巴遇見丁滿與彭彭後，展開Hakuna Matata的旅程。肚子餓了，位居食物鏈上層的小辛巴，一開始面有難色地吞下富含蛋白質的毛蟲，一邊眉毛挑起，驚奇地說：「slimy yet satisfying」。

的確，生物生存所需的蛋白質並非僅來自於動物，蛋白質富藏在各類食物中，可茲運用。以植物性蛋白質為基底的植物肉是營養來源的新途徑，亦是全球暖化危機的解方之一。

 

A Better World Through Food:

Plant-Based Meats

In Disney’s The Lion King, the runaway lion cub Simba meets Timon and Pumbaa, and then embarks on his hakuna matata (“no worries”) journey. When hunger eventually drives him to take a few steps down the food chain, Simba tries a cater­pillar, lifting an eyebrow as he chews and remarking with surprise: “Slimy yet satisfying.”

Similarly, the protein we need to survive doesn’t come only from animals, but also from insects and even plants. In fact, plant-based meat substitutes created from plant proteins are both a new source of sustenance and a means to combat global warming.