If there are artisanal butchers, there ought to be tasty, locally made meat alternatives, writes Kristina Johnson at Civil Eats, pointing to surveys that show sizable interest in the products. She cites a company in Asheville, North Carolina, that makes sausage from seltan, derived from wheat protein, and a start-up company that blends tomato, herbs, tamari, rice wine, vinegar and sugar to create a non-fish sushi.
Feedstuffs says Meatless Monday has a small following according to a survey by Oklahoma State University. It said 8 percent of participants said they regularly make an effort to not eat meat on a Monday. Half of the respondents said they had not heard of the campaign.