A 3D printer has produced the first fish fillet that is ready to cook.
Fresh fish is still the best but because of the things happening nowadays like the oil spill and pollution, you tend to rethink whether to buy one or try this 3D printed fish.
Using animal cells that were grown and cultured in a lab, an Israeli foodtech company claims to have 3D printed the first ever ready-to-cook fish fillet.
Few businesses have entered the seafood market, despite the fact that lab-grown beef and chicken have gained attention as a way to avoid the negative environmental effects of farming and address concerns about animal welfare.
Together with Singapore's Umami Meats, Israel's Steakholder Foods is now able to produce fish fillets without having to stalk diminishing fish populations.
Cells are extracted by Umami Meats and grown into muscle and fat, for the time being from grouper. Then Steakholder Foods incorporates them into 'bio-ink' made for particular 3D printers. The result is a thin fillet with characteristics similar to those of fish caught in the sea.
The first products from Umami, which uses fish cells diluted with plant-based ingredients in a bio-ink, are anticipated to hit the market the following year. Although the procedure is less complicated than with beef, there are some drawbacks.
They have developed a procedure for grouper and eel, and in the upcoming months, they intend to add three other endangered species. Umami wants customers to make choices based on how food tastes and what it can do for the world in order to match the cost of fish from the sea.