THE IN VIT R O ME AT COOKBOOK
WE SHALL ESCAPE THE ABSURDITY OF GROWING A WHOLE CHICKEN IN ORDER TO EAT THE BREAST OR WING, BY GROWING T H E S E P A R T S S E P A R A T E LY U N D E R A SUITABLE MEDIUM Winston Churchill
THE IN VIT R O ME AT COOKBOOK
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ME AT THE FUTUR E
Hello Meat lovers, Hello vegetarians.
and dining experiences that we can
We need to talk about the future
hardly begin to imagine.
of meat. As the planet’s population speeds towards 9 billion people
The In-Vitro Meat Cookbook presents
in 2050, its becoming impossible
speculative meat products that might
to consume meat like we do today.
be on your plate one day. Think
Scientists believe producing meat in
knitted steaks, meat fruit salads,
the lab could be a sustainable and
crispy-colorful magic meatballs
animal friendly alternative.
for the kids, meat ice cream, or
And recently the world’s first
even revived dodo wings. But as
lab grown hamburger was cooked.
in-vitro meat is currently still
Nonetheless, many people still
being developed, this is a cookbook,
find it is an unattractive idea to
from which you cannot cook, just
eat meat from the lab. And rightly
yet. Our recipes are delicious and
so. Because before we can decide
innovative, but also uncanny and
if we will ever be willing to eat
disturbing. It is not so much our
lab grown meat, we need to explore
goal to promote in-vitro meat, nor
the food culture it will bring us.
to predict its future, but rather to
Rather than faking existing meat
visualize a wide range of potential
products, like sausages, steaks and
dishes that help us decide what
burgers, growing meat in the lab may
future we actually want.
bring us entirely new food products
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STOP HURTING ANIMALS
Pigs, chickens and cows have been relieved of their millennia - old duty to be our dinner. Fish can swim without the fear of nets and hooks. And humans can finally enjoy a carnivorous lifestyle without any of the guilt. With in vitro meat, no one gets hurt. While some vegetarians are overjoyed to be able to eat ‘victimless’ steak, others aren’t so sure that in vitro meat means we’ve solved our dysfunctional relationship with animals. Are we done with livestock for good? And what will happen to all of the human traditions and industries that depend on rearing — and killing — animals?
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E X P L O R I N G N E W F O O D C U LT U R E S
Now that we’ve mastered the practicalities of producing in vitro meat, it’s time to play with our food. Not only is in vitro meat perfectly pathogen -free, it can be grow in nearly any shape, size or species. From cannibal clubs to steak knitting circles, fantastic new food cultures have sprung up in response to emerging technologies. At the same time, it’s important not to lose contact with the past. Chefs and scientists are reimagining artisanal meat production for an in vitro age. The care our great-grandparents devoted to raising their livestock should be a model for our own behavior as we move towards a brave new world of meat.
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KNIT TE D ME AT
Advances in IVM technology have
INSTRUCTIONS
made it possible to create threads
1. Turn the oven to 160 C. Put the
composed of long, thin strands of
potatoes in a pot, cover with water
muscle fiber. Spools of meat yarn can
and bring to a boil. Boil for 10
be woven into lovely patterns that
minutes, or until the potatoes can be
utilize the natural light pink of
easily pierced with a knife.
chicken or pork or the vibrant red of beef. Many major grocery stores
2. While the potatoes are boiling,
have commercial knitting machines
heat the canola oil in a skillet
with a variety of attractive pre-set
and sauté the onion, garlic, celery
images. Knit a package of burgers
and carrots until softened. Add the
with your company’s logo, or an
remainder of the filling ingredients
elaborate holiday scarf. A portable
and simmer for 10 minutes.
home model comes packaged with easyto-use design software for aspiring
3. Drain the potatoes and mash with
knitters. This festive centerpiece
the butter and milk. Add salt and
replaces the traditional Christmas
pepper to taste.
ham or turkey with a colorful display of knitted meat.
4. Spread the potato mixture in a ceramic or glass baking dish. Top
INGREDIENTS
with the filling mixture, followed by
• 1 kilo knitted meat, in any
the knitted meat. Trim the meat to
Christmas or winter pattern.
fit the dish, and season generously
• 1 kilo potatoes
with salt and pepper. Cover the dish
• 100 ml milk
with tinfoil and bake for 25 minutes.
• 60 grams butter
Remove the tinfoil and bake another
• Canola oil
10 minutes, or until the meat has
• 1 large onion, diced
browned.
• 2 carrots, peeled and diced • 2 sticks of celery, diced • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 400 gram can of diced tomatoes • 250 ml beef or chicken stock
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SE LF- CANNIBALISM
In Vitro Me is a personal bioreactor
INSTRUCTIONS
worn as a pendent nestled between
1. Preheat the oven to 180 C. Combine
the collarbones. Over the course
the ingredients for the glaze in a
of several months, In Vitro Me uses
small saucepan and bring to a boil.
your blood supply and bodily warmth
Lower heat and simmer until the
to grow a medallion of meat cultured
glaze has been reduced by half, about
from your own muscle cells. Diet
10 minutes.
and emotion play a strong role in the final flavor of this medallion. A
2. Melt the butter in a heavy
passionate updating of centuries-old
skillet. Add the medallions and cook
cannibal rituals, In Vitro Me is best
until browned, one to two minutes
shared with a lover as the ultimate
per side. Transfer the medallions to
expression of unity. Chipotle “In
a small baking dish. Pour the glaze
Vitro Me”dallions with Maple-Beet
over the meat, turning to coat. Bake
Glaze. The classic, porky flavor of
for eight to ten minutes, until an
human flesh is here complimented with
instant-read thermometer inserted in
a blood-red glaze that lends sensuous
the center reads 57 C.
notes of earth, sugar and smoke. Begonia blossoms add an acidic
3. Remove the medallions from the
crunch. As In Vitro Me is a lean
baking dish, put on two serving
meat, it is essential that it not be
plates and cover with aluminum foil.
overcooked. This recipe serves two.
Return the glaze to the saucepan, and simmer until it is think and syrupy. Using an immersion blender, blend the
INGREDIENTS
glaze until no beet chunks remain.
• 2 In Vitro Me medallions • 60 grams butter
4. Drizzle the glaze over the
• A pinch each of salt, pepper, and
medallions. Garnish with the begonia
chipotle powder
blossoms. Serve immediately.
• 90 ml Grade-A maple syrup* • 90 ml chicken broth • 1 small beet, peeled and diced • 30 ml Worcestershire sauce • One package of begonia blossoms.
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