Open Meals Shared Pixelated 3D-Printed Sushi Rolls at SXSW
Laura McQuarrie — March 17, 2018 — Lifestyle
References: open-meals & mashable
Open Meals is a company that is on a mission to digitize food and it showed how it is working towards its goals at SXSW by dazzling event attendees with the Pixel Food Printer and 3D-printed sushi rolls.
One could be forgiven for mistaking the sushi rolls for toys, but only because they look so unlike sushi in its most familiar forms. A variety of 8-bit sushi rolls can be made, including vegetarian options with sweet potato, as well as others with various sea creatures.
For the development of more 3D-printed food, Open Meals has created a patent-pending Food Base, which holds information on a food item's flavor, color, shape, texture, nutrients and more. As Open Meals sees it, a person should be able to select a food they want to see printed and have the food-printing machine create an artful, edible pixel recreation before their eyes.
One could be forgiven for mistaking the sushi rolls for toys, but only because they look so unlike sushi in its most familiar forms. A variety of 8-bit sushi rolls can be made, including vegetarian options with sweet potato, as well as others with various sea creatures.
For the development of more 3D-printed food, Open Meals has created a patent-pending Food Base, which holds information on a food item's flavor, color, shape, texture, nutrients and more. As Open Meals sees it, a person should be able to select a food they want to see printed and have the food-printing machine create an artful, edible pixel recreation before their eyes.
Trend Themes
1. Digitized Food - The trend towards digitizing food will create opportunities for companies like Open Meals to explore 3D printing and printing technology for edible food.
2. 3d-printing Food - The 3D-printing of food is a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies like Open Meals to develop new food products and advance the food industry.
3. Personalized Nutrition - The creation of a patent-pending Food Base that holds information on a food item's flavor, color, shape, texture, nutrients and more will enable personalized nutrition, allowing companies to capture the growing market demand for customized food products.
Industry Implications
1. Food Technology - The food technology industry will see a significant shift towards 3D printing and digitization of food, creating opportunities for companies like Open Meals to lead innovation.
2. Sushi Industry - The sushi industry will see an evolution towards 3D printing and pixelated sushi rolls, creating new opportunities for companies to explore creative sushi designs.
3. Print Technology Industry - The print technology industry will see disruption as 3D-printing technology becomes more prevalent in the food industry, creating opportunities for companies to innovate in print technology for edible products.
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