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With the development of the technology, 3D printing is
becoming more and more popular. We are now able to print things such as
clothing, musical instruments and even cars. People and businesses are able to
create the things they need very quickly and easily by using 3D printers.
But can you imagine printing food? Some scientists are
trying a new way to get the dining experience by doing this. They hope that
having a 3D printer in the kitchen will become as common as the oven or
blender. Scientists say that they are easy to use: you simply have to choose a
recipe (食谱) and put the
uncooked "food ink" into a printer. You can also change the
instructions to make the food you want. This means that it would be very quick
and easy to create tasty and rich meals.
Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving
the environment. There would be less need for traditional growing, shipping and
packaging processes as food products would be a lot quicker and better. For
example, tree leaves and insects could be turned into tasty products! Printing
food could also help people who have a swallowing (吞咽) trouble. They
could program the printer to print softer kinds of foods so that they would not
have difficulty swallowing them.
It could take away many jobs, including those
for growing, shipping and packaging food. Imagine a world where there was no
need for growing or producing and the same tastes could be printed from an
uncooked "food ink". Besides, traditional restaurants might lose
business. Also, we have to consider: is it really possible to get everything we
need from them?
As we know, cooking and eating together with family and
friends has long been a traditional and enjoyable activity. It is hard to
imagine a world where the pastime of cooking is dead and meals can be created
at the touch of a machine.