I address this in a sibling comment. In short: There is nothing inherent about meat that people like. People only like meat after they have altered the taste a

I address this in a sibling comment. In short: There is nothing inherent about meat that people like. People only like meat after they have altered the taste and texture of it. People can do the same (and more) with plant based food. In conclusion: Striving for the taste and texture of meat in particular is a poor goal for plant based food, as superior options exist.