MACAU ¨C It¡¯s Friday afternoon at the Venetian Macao hotel¡¯s Portofino restaurant, and on the terrace a handful of chefs in white uniforms are preparing the casino hub¡¯s famous pork chop bun for waiting guests.
But today, the bun has a difference. As guests dive in, they¡¯re biting not into pork but into a vegan pattie created to mimic pork¡¯s taste and feel.
In a region where pork is king ¡ª it is the favored meat in most dishes ¡ª switching diets to a tasty vegetable substitute could be a major way to curb climate change, experts say.
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