• Vegan Cannibals Rejoice, There's Finally a Plant-Based Version of Human

    From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 10 06:24:48 2019
    XPost: alt.tasteless, alt.food.vegan, alt.food.vegan.science

    Hufu is a “healthy human flesh alternative,” a plant-based meat product developed for vegan cannibals.

    Hufu was advertized online between 2005 and 2006. The product was said
    to carry the taste and texture of human flesh but it was made out of
    tofu.

    Mark Nuckols, the founder and CEO of Hufu, thought up the concept
    whilst eating a tofurkey sandwich and reading “Good To Eat: Riddles of
    Food and Culture,” a book about humankind’s food habits and
    cannibalism.

    Hufu was marketed toward “cannibals who want to quit.” At the time, its
    website said Hufu is “a great convenience food for cannibals. No more
    Friday night hunting raids! Stay home and enjoy the good healthy taste
    of Hufu.”

    The tofu product was also marketed toward anthropology students
    studying cannibalism and those wanting to give cannibalism a go without actually having to give cannibalism a go.

    In an interview on The Daily Show, Nuckols explained, “I think that a
    lot of the pleasure of eating the Hufu product is imagining you’re
    eating human flesh. For that moment, you can join the fraternity of
    cannibals… If you really want to come as close as possible to the
    experience of cannibalism, Hufu is your best option.”
    ‘Taste and Texture of Beef’
    Vegan Cannibals Rejoice, There’s Finally a Plant-Based Version of Human
    Flesh
    The plant-based meat was made to mirror the taste and texture of human
    flesh

    As well as being a place to purchase the tofu meat, the Hufu website
    featured Hufu recipes, merchandise, and information about famous
    cannibals. In an interview with The Standford Daily, Nuckols said the
    website was “designed to provoke people and get a reaction from them.”

    The product’s fanbase was largely vegetarian, Nuckols told the
    publication. “I bet you a real Fijian headhunter would enjoy Hufu,” he
    added.

    The product was difficult to create since Nuckols had never tasted
    human meat himself. The flavoring was mastered by research —
    specifically, descriptions from cannibals in anthropology books — and
    countless hours of experimentation.

    The website described the end result: “If you’ve never had human flesh
    before, think of the taste and texture of beef, except a little sweeter
    in taste and a little softer in texture.”

    Nuckols closed down the Hufu website in June 2006, explaining that it
    was expensive to run and that “the world has moved on past Hufu.” Guess
    plain old tofu will have to do for now.


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