14 DAY TRIAL // About a year ago, the world's first burger made from strands of laboratory-grown muscle tissue was cooked and eaten in London, UK. Now, the online community is abuzz with the news about the world's first cookbook for lab-grown meat.
The book, a photo of which is available next to this article, is titled “The In Vitro Meat Cookbook.” Should things go according to plan, it will hit shelves sometime later this year, most likely in autumn.
The book comprises not just dozens of recipes, but also essays and interviews with scientists, Huffington Post informs. This is because “The In Vitro Meat Cookbook” is intended to make people more acceptant of lab-grown food.
“This cookbook aims to move beyond in vitro meat as an inferior fake-meat replacement, to explore its creative prospects and visualize what in vitro meat products might be on our plate one day,” researcher Koert van Mensvoort explains.
“Using the format of the cookbook as a storytelling medium, ‘The in Vitro Meat Cookbook’ is a visually stunning exploration of the new 'food cultures' lab-grown meat might create,” the book's description on Next Nature further details.
By the looks of it, odd dishes such as revived dodo wings, ice cream made from meat, cannibal snacks, steaks made to look like scarves, and even see-through sushi are all included in this bizarre cookbook for the future.
The bad news is that, since the practice of growing meat in laboratory conditions is not yet what some would call mainstream, it will probably be a while until folks get to feast on such culinary delights. Then again, chances are many are in no hurry.
According to the scientists who wracked their brains coming up with these recipes, dishes like revived dodo wings might not sound very appealing, but should one decide to at least give them a try, they might find them surprisingly delicious and even fun to eat.
Those who can't wait for “The In Vitro Meat Cookbook” to hit shelves this coming autumn can order it online in exchange for just €24 (a little over $32). Still, perhaps it might not be such a bad idea to first wait for some reviews to hit the public eye.
As reported on several occasions, many scientists believe that lab-grown meat is better than regular one chiefly because it is surprisingly environmentally friendly. Thus, growing meat in a laboratory requires less energy and causes less pollution than growing a cow or some other animal does.