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Carrot bacon, people.
And now, theres a new party-favorite food thats making the plant-based jump: queso.
The first plant-based quesoI came across was by grain-free Mexican food brand,Siete Foods, back in 2018.
The brand sent it to the Well+Good offices when it first came out.
But then things got quiet, and I didnt see any others really start to pop.
Hold on to your produce, peoplewe have ourselves a trend!
Growing up in Texas, queso is very important, she says.
So, I started playing around in the kitchen to see if I could mimic the flavor.
Their surprised reaction was all she needed to see before moving forward in producing it for the masses.
Good Foodss plant-based queso came about a little differently.
All the experimenting paid off.
Bottomlee says that the queso became the stand-out product of the launch.
The rising popularity in yet another plant-based product is just another indicator thatplant-forward eating is truly here to stay.
Only this is better because all thats in the secret sauce are…plants.
Talk about liquid gold.
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