It was a remarkable moment in the annals of food, perhaps even humanity: A store in Singapore started selling lab-grown meat directly to the general public in May.
“I like eating meat, and if I can do it without animal cruelty, it’s ideal,” he said.
Others were not so enthused about meat cultivated in a lab.
In recent years, Singapore has emerged as a hub for this utopian, or some might say, dystopian, future.
It has looked at urban and vertical agriculture, approved insects for human consumption and given generous subsidies to cultivated meat startups.
Persons:
Butchery, filets, pico de, Sascha Wenninger, ”, Philippe Ritoux
Locations:
Singapore, taco, New York City