It looks about as disgusting as it sounds. According to food critics, it tastes 'almost like a burger,' but it still sounds nasty. The hope is that we can make a sustainable food source without having to kill animals, and maybe even get vegetarians in on it. Personally, I wouldn't eat it. It just sounds too weird. And if normal people won't eat it, why would vegetarians. First created in the Netherlands by Marc Post, lab grown beef cost
over $330,000 for the five ounce patty. Once it had 'grown' the meat was taken into a kitchen set, like the ones on Rachel Ray (though much less homey I imagine) and cooked in front of an audience. Then, three people were allowed to have part of the 'burger': Hanni Rutzler, author of "The Taste Test of Tomorrow;" Josh Schonwald, and Post himself. Surprisingly, no one spit it out immediately or shivered in pure disgust, and Rutzler stated, "It's close to meat, but it's not as juicy." She expected the texture to be softer, and found that it was crunchy. Ew. The patty was grown using stem cells from a cow's shoulder, and then placed in a petri dish and grown over a period of three months. Currently, Post is attempting to create a steak, though it will take longer. He's also confirmed that with this method, one could potentially create panda, tiger, or even human meat. And they wonder why he's called Frankendoctor. His 'anonymous donor' was revealed to be Sergey Brin, a co-founder for Google. Though the reasoning in creating beef in labs is understandable, I just can't picture many people coughing up tens of thousands to eat a 'petri-patty'.
Works Cited
Zaraska, Marta. "Lab-grown Beef Taste Test: 'Almost' like a Burger." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2013. Web. 29 Oct. 2014.
Cadwalladr, Carole. "Laboratory-Grown Beef: Meat without the Murder- but Would You Eat It?" The Guardian. N.p., 13 July 2014. Web. 29 Oct. 2014.
Lab Grown Beef
It looks about as disgusting as it sounds. According to food critics, it tastes 'almost like a burger,' but it still sounds nasty. The hope is that we can make a sustainable food source without having to kill animals, and maybe even get vegetarians in on it. Personally, I wouldn't eat it. It just sounds too weird. And if normal people won't eat it, why would vegetarians. First created in the Netherlands by Marc Post, lab grown beef cost
over $330,000 for the five ounce patty. Once it had 'grown' the meat was taken into a kitchen set, like the ones on Rachel Ray (though much less homey I imagine) and cooked in front of an audience. Then, three people were allowed to have part of the 'burger': Hanni Rutzler, author of "The Taste Test of Tomorrow;" Josh Schonwald, and Post himself. Surprisingly, no one spit it out immediately or shivered in pure disgust, and Rutzler stated, "It's close to meat, but it's not as juicy." She expected the texture to be softer, and found that it was crunchy. Ew. The patty was grown using stem cells from a cow's shoulder, and then placed in a petri dish and grown over a period of three months. Currently, Post is attempting to create a steak, though it will take longer. He's also confirmed that with this method, one could potentially create panda, tiger, or even human meat. And they wonder why he's called Frankendoctor. His 'anonymous donor' was revealed to be Sergey Brin, a co-founder for Google. Though the reasoning in creating beef in labs is understandable, I just can't picture many people coughing up tens of thousands to eat a 'petri-patty'.Works Cited
Zaraska, Marta. "Lab-grown Beef Taste Test: 'Almost' like a Burger." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2013. Web. 29 Oct. 2014.
Cadwalladr, Carole. "Laboratory-Grown Beef: Meat without the Murder- but Would You Eat It?" The Guardian. N.p., 13 July 2014. Web. 29 Oct. 2014.