Can diners tell plant-based chicken from the real thing?

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Can plant-based chicken sway fans of the real thing? Food correspondent Eunice Quek, with the help of Chef Bjorn Shen, sees what diners at restaurant Artichoke think of the chicken alternative.
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SINGAPORE - As Singapore manages its chicken supply amid Malaysia's export ban, one sector is scaling up production of alternative poultry.

Demand for plant-based meat - in particular chicken - is on the rise and supermarkets are stocking their shelves with a wider range.

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