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The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves

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    Gekko
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    oh wow, 3D printing the texture is a cool idea I never considered! Getting the right texture in meat replacements is such an important and seemingly tricky step.

    oh wow, 3D printing the texture is a cool idea I never considered! Getting the right texture in meat replacements is such an important and seemingly tricky step.

    14 votes
    1. Astronauty
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      We’re one step closer to Star Trek’s food making computer. I wonder how much this salmon costs?

      We’re one step closer to Star Trek’s food making computer.

      I wonder how much this salmon costs?

      16 votes
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    GunnarRunnar
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    That all sounds okay, have to try it to believe it, but why does the article read like a paid advertisement?

    The Filet relies on mycoprotein made from nutrition-heavy filamentous fungi, and naturally offers a meat-like texture. Only another 12 ingredients compose Revo’s Filet, such as pea proteins, plant oils, and algae extracts. With its high protein and Omega-3 contents, eating a Revo Filet is still very much like eating regular salmon—of course, without all the standard industrial issues. And thanks to its plant-based ingredients, the Filet also boasts a three-week shelf life, a sizable boost from regular salmon products.

    That all sounds okay, have to try it to believe it, but why does the article read like a paid advertisement?

    11 votes
    1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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      Probably based on the press release I'm in a similar boat of thinking I'd try it, even if I'm very skeptical.

      Probably based on the press release

      I'm in a similar boat of thinking I'd try it, even if I'm very skeptical.

      16 votes
  3. unkz
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    To be clear, this is not 3d printed salmon in the sense of lab cultured salmon tissue being printed into fillet form. This is a meat substitute like beyond burger.

    To be clear, this is not 3d printed salmon in the sense of lab cultured salmon tissue being printed into fillet form. This is a meat substitute like beyond burger.

    7 votes
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    Halfdan
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    That headline makes me realize I'm living in a really weird scifi story.

    That headline makes me realize I'm living in a really weird scifi story.

    4 votes
    1. [3]
      drannex
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      I mean this is the same timeline that gave us: "China flight systems jammed by pig farm's African swine fever drone defences" which is one of the most cyberpunk real-world things I've ever heard.

      I mean this is the same timeline that gave us: "China flight systems jammed by pig farm's African swine fever drone defences" which is one of the most cyberpunk real-world things I've ever heard.

      Gangs in China reportedly send drones to drop material infected with Swine Flu on pig farms. Then, the gangs buy the meat on the cheap and sell it to unwitting customers. (Swine flu rarely passes to humans.)
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      The farm, in northeastern China, was ordered last month to turn in an unauthorised anti-drone device installed to prevent criminal gangs dropping items infected with the disease, according to online news portal Thepaper.cn.

      14 votes
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    primarily
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    This kind of looks good, if it browns. The uncanny valley of the surface texture/piece of fish-ness disturbs me.

    This kind of looks good, if it browns. The uncanny valley of the surface texture/piece of fish-ness disturbs me.

    2 votes
    1. Alphalpha_Particle
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      The texture appearance looks off, like it looks like ground meat shaped into a filet, with I guess layers of the fatty streaks. I hope they were able to capture the flakiness of fish.

      The texture appearance looks off, like it looks like ground meat shaped into a filet, with I guess layers of the fatty streaks. I hope they were able to capture the flakiness of fish.

      4 votes