Wednesday, August 7, 2013

"Frankenburger" the first synthetic steak tasted in London ... - 20minutes.fr

It weighed 142 grams and cost 250,000 euros, the first burger created “in vitro” from stem cells cow was cooked and eaten on Monday in London during the staging of a potentially revolutionary experience.

Two tasters

duly sworn, “a researcher culinary trends” Austrian and American author of a book on “the likes of tomorrow,” had the honor of being the first to eat a steak in public created from scratch in the laboratory, cooked in their eyes and those of its creator, a Dutch scientist at the University of Maastricht, Mark Post.

Six weeks of making

Verdict “pretty intense flavor,” “same texture” and a general profile “near meat” despite a “lack of fat” some have cut the two “volunteers” who have not yet finished their meal despite its prohibitive cost (250,000 euros).

Mark Post, who himself swallowed a small piece at the public presentation posted on the Internet, has still found a “good start” for his burger, once nicknamed “Frankenburger” by the British press .

With his team, he took six weeks to make this steak from cow stem cells grown in the laboratory. They added bread crumbs, salt, powdered egg and beet juice and saffron for color.


Marketing within 10 to 20 years

chef Richard McGowan said during the show that he was preparing the steak “business as usual” with sunflower oil and butter in a pan.

If for the moment the complicated manufacturing process makes the company particularly long and expensive, the technology is expected to provide future solutions to the same set of “major problems for the planet.”

According to its designers, who expect a marketing within ten to twenty years, technology will help meet growing demand, while the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expects an increase in meat production from 229 million tonnes in 1999/2000 to 465 million tonnes in 2050. And without the disadvantages of factory farming pollutes, demand large amounts of water emits greenhouse gas emissions and mobilizes 70% of global agricultural land.

AFP

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