# Edible Printed Sushi Open Meals Shared Pixelated 3D-Printed Sushi Rolls at SXSW By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2018-03-17 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/printed-sushi References: [mashable](https://mashable.com/2018/03/11/3d-printed-8-bit-sushi-sxsw/#FrRIYRj9ggqT) & [open-meals](http://open-meals.com/) 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 90% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **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. - **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. - **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. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **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. - **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. - **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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Edible QR Codes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interiqr.md) - [3D-Printed Shrimps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-printed-shrimp.md) - [Bio-Printed Fish Fillets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cultivated-fish-fillet.md) - [Edible 3D-Printed Insects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-printed-edible-insects.md) - [3D-Printed Cheesecakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-printed-cheesecake.md) - [Chromatic AI Food Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikoffy-edibot.md) - [Pink Plant-Based Sushi Rolls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-based-sushi-roll.md) - [Oven-Ready Sushi Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crushi.md) - [3D Printed Medical Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gastronology.md)