I am all for an alternative to the billions of animals killed every year for human consumption, but the 3D-printed steak created by Redefine Meat just isn't it.
Using soy, pea protein, chickpeas, beetroot, nutritional yeast, and coconut fat, this company plans to redefine steak. Utilizing a 3D printer, they squirt out lines of the reconstituted product and compress it into a steak shape.
They claim that the 3D-printed steak tastes smells, and feels just like the real deal. However, I have seen the footage, and I am not convinced. It looks like something out of a John Carpenter film, more suited to being a visceral movie prop than a gourmet dish.
Israeli company unveils 3D printer that makes fake meat steaks.
— Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (@DrLoupis) December 29, 2023
The Angus printer which was developed by Redefine Meat company, claims that it can produce different varieties of meat from plant-based ingredients, they claim that it is ready to produce tons of meat per day.... pic.twitter.com/ujV41SHWeT
However, Israel-based startup Redefine Meat sticks to its new product. They apparently plan to be the biggest 'meat' distributor in the world. I think they're a little ambitious, but who knows, there is a vast fake meat market out there.
3D Steak Is No Substitute For The Real Deal
People are understandably hesitant about welcoming this new, alien, food into their lives. However, celebrity chef Marco Pierre White is an advocate of the 3D-printed steak. "I took 3 of my meat-eating friends last week," he said. "We all ordered plant-based steaks and we were all completely blown away. I highly, highly recommend getting down there and experiencing this thing for yourself."
Digging into X is an absolute goldmine of very furious people, as always. However, there are some real sentiments out there, in between the ones about how the Redefine Meat company is planning to feed us human organs. The most sane commenter on the 3D-printed steak video says "I'd rather consume dog eggs."
This is a sentiment that seems to be shared by most commenters. On the whole, on both Reddit, and X, viewers of the process, and resulting steak, don't believe what they're seeing. "Why does the first shot in the video look like the thing is made out of strips of twizzlers and then the next shot looks completely different?" one Redditor observes about the 3D-printed steak.
It looks like people aren't ready to stop their consumption of real beef in replacement for the ultra-processed beef paste. I can't say I blame them, honestly, it looks foul.
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