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Retail giant Ikea is jumping into the faux-meat space, putting a spin on its popular Swedish meatballs that it’s calling plant balls.
While that might not sound like haute cuisine, the chain said the product “looks and tastes like meat,” and fans won’t have to compromise “on the Ikea meatball experience that is loved by so many,” according to Sharla Halvorson, health and sustainability manager for the brand’s global food business.
Plant balls—made with yellow pea protein, oats, potatoes, onion and apple—will launch in late September at cafes within U.S.
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