IELTS Expert User A2 Term 7 subject 1 lesson 4

The new and wonderful world of Impossible Foods

A

Impossible Foods is a company in Silicon Valley, California. They make burgers and other delicious meat and dairy products. There’s something very unusual about their food: Their meat and dairy don’t come from animals, but from plants. Yes, plants! I didn’t believe it at first, but it’s true. Thanks to Impossible Foods, you can eat a delicious burger that looks like meat and tastes like meat but is made with only plants.

B

How does the Impossible Burger look and taste so real? The secret is something called heme. It’s an ingredient that exists in both plants and animals. Heme gives raw beef its red color and meat flavor. Impossible Foods uses the heme found in plants, not animals, to make the Impossible Burger. It’s healthy, and the plant ingredients don’t hurt the environment. Clever, isn’t it?

C

So, why is Impossible Foods doing this? Well, animal farming uses about 50% of the Earth’s land and 25% of the Earth’s water. That’s a very expensive way to produce food. So, it seems to me that the Impossible Burger is a great example of a food of the future – good for the planet and good for your health. Soon it’ll be cheap to eat, too!

D

Maybe you think all of this is science fiction, but it’s not. Twenty restaurants in the U.S. now sell the Impossible Burger. Soon these delicious burgers will be everywhere. In my opinion, it’s the best thing to happen to food in years!