Let's be real, as sick as it sounds, you've always been a liiiiittle curious as to what humans taste like, not in a creepy way. Well, Brit Lab's Greg Foot got to find out how delicious we might be, and it's super gross.
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OK, so first things first: In order to get the aromas right and match the taste of human flesh, you need a sample, and that means grabbing some muscle from Greg's leg.
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Yummy. So, after analyzing the muscle fibers, scientists were able to see that Greg's leg was much like a chicken breast and had similarities to beef.
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FASCINATING.
Greg then traveled to Nottingham to cook up his leg and study the smells it gave off.
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BUT WHAT DOES IT SMELL LIKE?! Apparently it was a mix of red meats like lamb and pork. Greg still wanted to KNOW what it tasted like, so he created a burger using the range of meats his muscle was most like AND ATE IT.
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The final verdict? It was pretty good. Would you ever try this ~humanesque~ burger?
