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comment by AlderaanDuran
AlderaanDuran  ·  4214 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: NASA is funding a 3D food printer, and it'll start with pizza

Hopefully the next thing they print, after the pizza, will be Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

But this is honestly a very neat technology for space travel and things. Making larger foods from much more condensed base materials and nutrients could save a lot of weight and hopefully provide more variety than they currently get.