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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

On “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Tariq sampled various corn-based foods: baby corn, corn soda, dessert corn and Quorn, a meat-substitute brand for which Barrymore is chief mom officer.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022

When cooked, its texture resembles beef or pork, making it a popular meat-free substitute like tofu, Quorn and gluten-free seitan.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2022

The Shire hounds include the Belvoir, the Cottesmore, the Quorn and the Pytchleys; for besides the Pytchley proper, there is a pack distinguished as the Woodland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

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