Go to your local butcher, and you're more likely to find "dead cow" than "seasonal farro." But over in Minneapolis, Minnesota, two vegan chefs are hoping to reinvent the traditional American palette.
Aubry and Kale Walch started a Kickstarter over a year ago, hoping to open their very own local vegan butcher shop, "The Herbivorous Butcher." The two had spent years perfecting their very own meat-free meats. When the store opens on Jan. 23, the two plan to offer 35 vegan meats, cheeses, and butters.
While many in the carnivore community might pooh-pooh the idea of vegan meats, the Walches stand behind their concept.
[img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Porterhouse-steak.jpeg" caption="Porterhouse "steak"" credit="Ryan Strandjord" alt="Porterhouse steak"]
"We even sampled our products at the Minnesota State Fair, which isn't heralded for their vegan selection with a focus on deep-fried food, so we expected a lot of opposition and skepticism, but the pattern remained the same. People that never tried a vegan meat or cheese before saw that a more ethical diet was more than possible -- indeed, quite delicious," Kale told Mashable.
The Walches have spent years vending their drool-worthy vegan delicacies at various Farmers Markets, pop-up shops, and at their online store. You can check out more of their locally sourced, all-natural, "meats" (those are loving ironic quotes) here.
