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Monday, October 5, 2009

Would You Eat This Meat?



Ok, folks, let's make us some meat! :D

From the website Green Blorge:

"Cocoon, the fish and meat maker by Rickard Hederstierna from Lund Institute of Technology, has been selected as the winner of the Electrolux Design Lab 2009 competition. The announcement for the winner was made on September 24, at 100% Design London..



Similar to heating popcorn in a microwave, Cocoon prepares genetically engineered and pre-packaged meat and fish dishes by heating muscle cells identified by radio frequency identification (RFID) signals. The signals detect the specific dish and then suggest the required cooking time. This process uses science to create food…


Apparently the genetically modified prepackaged food, can be “grown” in the cocoon during cooking, like microwave popcorn. The process isn’t like the food generators on Star Trek. It doesn’t create food out of thin air, nor will it clone food from natural fish and meat sources. If it isn’t the genetically modified meat or fish, you can’t grow it." --

Oy! Somebody pass me some fish molecules and fire up the replicator! lol!

Anyway, I know that this is a great biological, technological marvel and an omen of what's to come in the future, but seriously, how do you feel about eating technologically replicated meat? Heck, in a way, it's not that far of a stretch given some of the processed crap we already eat, right?
I, personally, am on the fence about it. I just really feel a whole lot better knowing that my sushi was swimming around freely and hanging out with other fish of the sea before it ended up on my plate!

What's your take on this? (Vegans, save the sermon. We already know your shpiel!) ;) Carnivores, what say you?


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20 comments:

Brochure Printing said...

Ack! It must feel like eating some radioactive meat. No thanks. I'd prefer it grilled. :D

Neo said...

Hello Diva,
Hope you're doing fine.
Well I will never eat that meat but hope its showing us the future.
Nice post anyway...I take interest in science too much.

Thanks
TC

BK said...

Definitely a no no for me. Although I am not to the extreme case yet as to looking at all the packaging to determine what I am buying in the supermarket, I do want to stay away from GE food as far as possible (if they are being labeled as GE). That brings me to the point, should all GE food be clearly labeled so people have a choice to make? It will be challenging choice considering all the processed craps that we are already having. There is a saying for Chinese that illnesses come from what we put in the mouth. I believe there is a great deal of truth from this saying. Now we not only have to watch what we put in our mouths, we need to know how they were being produced too.

Daisy said...

I think I am a little bit scairted of that meat!

Azure Accessories said...

Wow...never heard of that before! My first instinct is to say I'll stick with what I think I know...that is too new for my liking!

Botox Before and After said...

Thats a big NO. LOL I am a carnivore 100%. I love grilled fish, beef steak and pork BBQ. But if things go like this well I have no choice but to shift into a vegetarian.

Ish said...

I don't like this scientific idea, God already gives us a normal food too eat, I think its not normal...

The Fitness Diva said...

Gotta give the guy props for inventing this thing, though!

I'm scared of that meat too, Daisy!
;)

Chicago Fitness said...

Sounds like cancer in a bag.

Is it really that hard to cook a piece of meat?!

I would never eat this junk.

As the popularity of processed food increases, so does the waistline of the average American.

Wilson Pon said...

It looks like a pretty tasty meat, but I'm doubt to put myself as a specimen here, Diva!

clark said...

I will never eat that meat but hope its showing

marka tescili said...

will never eat that meat but hope its showing us the future.

vize said...

I will eat that meat but hope its showing us the future

Xanax Addiction said...

It looks like a pretty tasty meat. But I'll never eat it. Because i don't like these scientific idea. Anyway thanks a bunch for sharing. Keep blogging.

Tony M said...

Well since it seems to be only for "processed or pre made" meats then I won't need one.

But really what the hell? The cocoon? Too funny.

Bigger Arms said...

What an odd invention. I'd have to pass on eating my food like that, I think. But who knows? It could be delicious.

Driih said...

Hey! Muito interessante o post, mas num tem uma forma mais pratica de perder calorias? Abraço Até Mais, e parabéns pelo post!

P. Veazey said...

The microwave oven will be obsolete then.

hotel guide said...

do want to stay away from GE food as far as possible (if they are being labeled as GE). That brings me to the point, should all GE food be clearly labeled so people have a choice to make? It will be challenging choice considering

Weightlosswise said...

I'm trying to avoid meat these days. You can i'm being veggie just to lose weight. So that meat is making me scary.

 
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