Does This Egg-Cite You?

This may finally answer the age-old question, “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Hampton Creek Foods, a company that is working on developing an entirely plant-based egg, recently scored more than $20 million in funding from a wealthy Asian investor. The San Francisco-based company already produces egg-free products for use in certain foods. But their long-term goal is to make the entire egg industry “obsolete,” replacing it with chicken-free eggs that are “cheaper, healthier and more humane.” C'mon, a fake egg?! Do we really want to replace the lowly egg? Not only are we talking about fried, scrambled and over-easy, but what about all the things that call for eggs as am ingredient, like cookies. What do you think of this? Would you eat "fake" eggs? Do you think using real eggs is "inhumane" to the chickens? Drop us your thoughts: johnandjacklyn@kicks 1063.com.