西班牙科学家3D打印“素食牛排” 卖相和味道一言难尽_公共英语阅读理解

西班牙科学家3D打印“素食牛排” 卖相和味道一言难尽

一种新的素食牛排近日在西班牙诞生，虽然这种“牛排”的味道和真牛排差距甚远，但是“肉”的质感却模仿得很到位，而且据说很好煎，既不会粘锅也不会烧焦，就是卖相差了点。

Vegetarian steaks and chicken produced by a 3D printer are on the menu in Barcelona thanks to the efforts of an Italian scientist - but he admits more work is needed to make them look tasty on the plate.

在一名意大利科学家的努力下，用3D打印机制出的素食牛排和鸡肉终于上了巴塞罗那的餐厅菜单——不过这位科学家承认，目前这种食品的卖相欠佳，还需继续努力。

Giuseppe Scionti, a researcher from Milan, has developed the meat-free food using protein powder from rice or peas and components of seaweed.

来自米兰的研究人员朱塞佩·西昂提用大米、豌豆中提取的蛋白粉和海藻成分为原料研发出了这种不含肉的食品。

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Using CAD software Mr Scionti designed a program to turn the food products, which are inserted into a machine using a syringe, into a long micro-filament which is then shaped into a steak.

西昂提用计算机辅助设计软件设计出制作食品的程序，然后用注射器将原料注入3D打印机，将其拉成长长的微丝然后压制成牛排的形状。

The product, which begins life as a 'straw-colored paste', is said to have a similar texture to genuine steaks and is designed to combat the environmental effect of meat production.