Magazine: What to print for supper?

In 2013 23,000 3D printers were sold in the US alone and experts say the size of the market will exceed USD 8 billion a year by 2020. In the long run 3D food printing can help in reducing food waste and cheap, nourishing food will be made this way. We can be sure that food printing will entail changes in the world of gastronomy too. It is enough to think of how appealing a customised cake or logoed pizza can be – these solutions can be used for marketing purposes as well. The technology is also perfect to be used in molecular gastronomy and it can revolutionise the art of food styling. Printed food can be of great help to millions of old people who find it difficult to chew, swallow or digest food: printed food looks and tastes just like the original and it is easy to consume.