[sudo-discuss] "It Tastes Like Chicken" dep't: 3D-printed "phood"?

[Patrik D'haeseleer]

See also Nasa's efforst at 3D printing food in space:

http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/home/feature_3d_food_prt.htm

Patrik


On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 5:41 PM, GtwoG PublicOhOne <g2g-public01 at att.net>wrote:

>
> This might be of interest to biohackers and food hackers, and 3D printer
> hackers:
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24825582
>
> "French physical chemist Herve This says every foodstuff is made up of a
> basic chemical mixture - and so it's possible to create nutritious dishes
> from powders, oils and liquids that contain the building-blocks of food,
> rather than conventional raw ingredients...."
>
> The video shows Professor This making up a fresh serving of something
> that could be cookie dough for Soylent Orange.  At the end of the video, with
> a bit of garnish, it even looks like futuristic sculpture on the plate.
>
> No need for farm animals, no need for vegetables, no need for fruit, and
> fortunately, no need for eating worms.  Professor This calls it
> "Note-By-Note cuisine" but I'd call it "phood."
>
> Whoever invents a 3-D printer for using this stuff, like the food
> dispenser on Star Trek, is going to earn a fortune.  "Burger, medium,
> with a pickle.  Tea, Earl Gray, hot."  Or at least, "Phood, orange with
> blue swirls, spicy."
>
>
> -G.
>
>
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