In Vitro Meat Cookbook

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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DINOSAUR LEG

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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