Analogue bacon: Prime Roots crosses the final frontier

Prime Roots, a plant-based meat alternative company has debuted a meatless bacon that can be shipped direct-to-consumers, the company said in a news release.

Prime Roots' meat-free bacon will look, taste, and sizzle just like conventional bacon, the company promises.

The key ingredient, Prime Roots said, Koji, an "umami-rich whole food source of protein that is beloved in haute cuisine and used by Michelin Star chefs." Prime Roots's homegrown koji superprotein…