Plant-based meat offers eco-friendly food choices

People who want to cut down on cholesterol, reduce their carbon footprint or express compassion for animals but seem unable to quit eating meat may have found some answers at a recent exhibition called MeatFest.

China's first gourmet fair for "plant-based meat" delicacies, held in Shanghai on April 27, featured internationally renowned chefs from the best restaurants in the eastern metropolis.

They created a feast using "mock meat," a Chinese culinary tradition dating back more than 1,000 years, according to Eve Samyuktha, the exhibition organizer and founder of a charity called Vegans of Shanghai.