It has the same taste and texture as a Meatball made with pork sausage, but it's kind to nature and no animals are killed to make it. It is the Wonder Burger, an inviting Beyond Sausage Meatball (sausage shape and flavor but made with vegetable proteins) which will appear from September on the futuristic Menu of the Meatball Family Restaurant opened by the popular actor Diego Abatantuono in via Vigevano, in the Navigli area of Milan . The sausage is made from Beyond Meat, the Californian Start Up of Bill Gates and Leonardo Di Caprio.
"After the great success of the Miracle Burger (meatball - not beef), we could not miss the opportunity of another eco-sustainable proposal, declares Roberto Galli, founder with Diego Abatantuono of The Meatball Family chain, to create the Wonder Burger, we added to the sausage-ethics, excellent Italian smoked scamorza cheese, a red pepper sauce sautéed in onion, celery and carrots with the addition of a few drops of spicy sriracha sauce. All between two artisanal burger buns with sesame seeds”.
Beyond Sausage is essentially composed of pea protein, coconut oil and water. With a lower percentage of 2%, there are rice proteins, Asturian bean proteins, potato starch, fruit and vegetable juices (to give color), apple fibers, citrus extract. Don't overlook the fact that the Wonder Burger is low in cholesterol.
“Using vegetable proteins to make meatballs and hamburgers with these incredible ethical meats rich in health and sustainability – explains Galli – is one of the most important factors for the future of the world food industry and has the aim of drastically reducing the impact on climate changes". In fact, the use of non-animal raw materials leads to a 99% reduction in water consumption, 93% less land use, a 50% reduction in energy use and 90% less greenhouse gas emissions than those produced by animal farming.
