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Quorn

British  
/ kwɔːn /

noun

  1. a vegetable protein developed from a type of fungus and used in cooking as a meat substitute

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In an email to Undark, he pointed to Quorn, a meat substitute made from fungal cells that was launched in 1985.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

This fungus has a decades-long history of human consumption and is also used by the meat substitute brand Quorn.

From Scientific American • Jun. 12, 2023

Ms Wharton, from Quorn in Leicestershire, said as soon as the news broke of Kieran's death, many in area came forward with the offer of help.

From BBC • May 28, 2023

A former college roommate used to buy these Quorn nuggets, so my first nuggets in over a decade were meatless; they were especially good doused in Valentina or Frank’s hot sauces.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2021

"Will you take anything to drink, sir?" she asked, lingeringly, calculating the social advantage to be derived from being the first in the place to see the long-lost and newly-found Lord Quorn.

From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William

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