ElI5: How do they make vegan food that comes so close to tasting like meat or cheese?

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ElI5: How do they make vegan food that comes so close to tasting like meat or cheese?

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The chemicals that give cheese or meat its taste are just that – chemicals. They make the same chemicals in the lab, then add it to food (often otherwise bland food). Some of the chemicals are big enough that they are the food.