Australia’s Magic Valley Hosts Cultivated Meat Tasting at NSW Parliament
Australian cultivated meat producer Magic Valley has conducted an exclusive tasting of its lamb meatballs and pork dumplings at the Parliament of New South Wales. Members of Parliament were invited to the Rooftop Garden to sample the cultivated products, with Treasurer Daniel Mookhey and Minister for Innovation Anoulack Chanthivong among the guests. “It was delicious,” said Alex Greenwich MP, Independent Member for Sydney. “This type of meat is guilt-free: no …
ORF Genetics and Cellmeat Host “First Cultivated Shellfish Tasting Outside Asia” in Iceland
Last week, Icelandic plant biotechnology company ORF Genetics partnered with South Korean cultivated seafood startup Cellmeat to host what was claimed to be the first cultivated shellfish tasting held outside Asia. The tasting took place at the Iceland Ocean Cluster, a center that supports, incubates, and invests in startups creating value from under-utilized marine resources. Among the attendees were Mr. Björn Skúlason, the First Gentleman of Iceland, and Mrs. Hanna …
Biokraft Foods Debuts Cultivated Chicken at India’s First-Ever Public Tasting for Cultivated Meat
Biotech startup Biokraft Foods hosted India’s first formal tasting event for a cultivated meat product in Mumbai, India, last week. Over 30 representatives from key organizations, including PETA India, GFI India, Chamber for Advancement of Small and Medium Businesses (CASMB), YODA India, and India Animal Fund, had the opportunity to taste cultivated chicken burgers and chili chicken. According to the announcement, attendees praised the innovation and Biokraft’s sustainability mission. Kamalnayan Tibrewal …
Ahead of Thai Market Launch, Aleph Farms Gathers Chef Feedback on Cultivated Beef Steaks
Aleph Farms recently hosted a chef evaluation in Thailand for its cultivated beef steaks, Aleph Cuts, to gather insights from experts as it prepares to introduce a product in the country. After conducting workshops with chefs to meet local culinary preferences, the “world’s first cultivated beef steaks,” were presented to local food industry professionals in Bangkok. The initiative also received media attention from the Associated Press (AP), which covered the tasting …
Singapore Tasting of Cultivated Chicken Marks Milestone in Vital Meat’s Path to Approval
Vital Meat, a cultivated meat startup based in Nantes, France, held the first tasting event for its flagship ingredient, Vital Chicken, in Singapore last week in partnership with Hue Restaurant. The exclusive tasting gathered 30 people, including investors, industry players, Singapore officials, French community representatives, and cultivated meat industry leaders, according to the announcement. Chef Jun Hao, a renowned chef blending traditional Thai flavors with modern twists, designed dishes to …
Ants Innovate Unveils Cell-Based Ingredient that “Captures the Maximum Flavor of Meat”
Singapore’s Ants Innovate, a deep tech startup focusing on developing cultivated whole meat cuts, held a private tasting to debut Cell Essence, a functional ingredient designed for hybrid (cell- and plant-based) products that is said to deliver an authentic meaty flavor. The Good Food Institute APAC reports that the company featured porcine Cell Essence in different meat alternative dishes, including meatballs, Shanghai-style soup dumplings, and teriyaki grilled meat skewers at …
Roundup: The Biggest News in Cultivated Meat and Seafood from the 1st Half of 2024
Although the cellular agriculture industry is traversing a consolidation phase and is facing the challenge of slower investor interest, the sector is building itself from the ground up, achieving all sorts of significant milestones — the first steps of what is set to become the fourth agricultural revolution. Here we look back on the biggest news stories in cultivated meat and seafood from H1 2024, and there have been several …
Mosa Meat Hosts First Official EU Cultivated Beef Tasting, Experts Rave It “Really Tasted Like Meat!”
Mosa Meat, the company founded by the creator of the world’s first cultivated burger patty, announces it has conducted the first formal tasting of its cultivated beef product, the Mosa Burger, in the Netherlands. The event marks the first official tasting of cultivated beef in the EU, following the single market’s inaugural tasting by Meatable in the Netherlands, which featured cultivated pork sausages. Mosa Meat’s much-anticipated tasting gathered Dutch cattle …
UPSIDE Foods Hosts Free Cultivated Chicken Tasting Before Florida’s Ban
UPSIDE Foods, the first company to introduce a cultivated meat product in the USA, announces that it is hosting a free, one-night-only pop-up tasting in Miami, on June 27, starting at 6:30 pm (ET). The event aims to celebrate “freedom of food” and allow Floridians to taste cultivated meat before the ban prohibiting the production and sale of cultivated meat in Florida takes effect on July 1, 2024. At the …
40 Guests Taste Forsea’s Cultivated Eel at Official Tasting: “Feedback was Uplifting”
Following the successful creation of a cultivated eel prototype claimed as a world first, Israel’s Forsea Foods announces it has recently debuted the product at its first official tasting at restaurant “a” in Tel Aviv. According to the announcement, more than 40 guests had the opportunity to taste Forsea’s cultivated eel fillets in various dishes. The menu’s centerpiece was Unagi kabayaki, a Japanese specialty of grilled fresh eel on a …