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lightknight7777 t1_ixp7dpq wrote

Reply to comment by filosoful in Embrace what may be the most important green technology ever. It could save us all by filosoful

Really wonder what it tastes like. That's so interesting and the possibility of culturing so many other designer food could be fascinating from a culinary experience. This version might not be very good or just fine or even normal. But the future could be food that doesn't just compete with our natural food but leaves it behind.

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twisted_cistern t1_ixpc8a1 wrote

My guess is it tastes like you tell it to taste

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MadDog00312 t1_ixpi7a5 wrote

Not a food scientist (just a scientist), but my understanding is that your guess is correct. They literally sample the protein they want directly from the food source they want to copy. It was only relatively recently (last few years) that the technology moved from a lab to a factory.

Apparently the real trick was being able to do it at the cost and scale required to make it viable.

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