Taste-testing the lab-grown future of meat and milk

Taste-testing the lab-grown future of meat and milk

Dozens of companies are trying to grow,ferment or even 3D-print meat substitutes. Here’s how they stack up against the real thing.

  • byLiam Mannix

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Shock announcement leaves boutique WA meat producers in the lurch

Shock announcement leaves boutique WA meat producers in the lurch

Farmers and independent producers were given less than a month’s notice that a South West abattoir would no longer process their beef,lamb and pork.

  • byMax Veenhuyzen
The secret to grilling the perfect steak from the chef who really knows his meat

The secret to grilling the perfect steak from the chef who really knows his meat

Luke Powell from Sydney’s LP’s Quality Meats shares his simple steps to cooking a better,tastier steak.

  • byLuke Powell
Old-school to eggplant:14 satisfying schnitzel recipes
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Meal prep

Old-school to eggplant:14 satisfying schnitzel recipes

From a classic chicken schnitty to tonkatsu with curry,this collection has all the crunchy delicious inspo you need to celebrate National Schnitzel Day.

Is it curtains for meat extenders?
Opinion
Column 8

Is it curtains for meat extenders?

Or has the industry already gone to ground?

Flash in a pan:Six speedy minute-steak dinners from around the world
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Budget

Flash in a pan:Six speedy minute-steak dinners from around the world

Forget meat-and-three. These midweek dinners inspired by Mexico,Japan,France and Italy will keep things interesting.

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US curbs Australian poultry imports on bird flu concerns

US curbs Australian poultry imports on bird flu concerns

Australia earlier this week reported its first human case of avian influenza in a child in Victoria whom authorities said had been infected in India.

Developed in a lab and grown in a vat:It’s meat,but not as you know it

Developed in a lab and grown in a vat:It’s meat,but not as you know it

Global demand for meat is growing. Without innovation,this will put more pressure on land clearing and greenhouse gas emissions. Could cultured meat be the solution?

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
To save the Amazon,a project is making sure cattle farmers earn another living

To save the Amazon,a project is making sure cattle farmers earn another living

The stakes are high. About one-fifth of what some call “the lungs of the world” is already gone. Now Microsoft and other corporations are getting involved.

  • byManuela Andreoni
$361 for a steak? Top butcher says the tomahawk is ‘a bit overrated’

$361 for a steak? Top butcher says the tomahawk is ‘a bit overrated’

If you’re going to splash your cash like the Seven Network allegedly did with Bruce Lehrmann,you can do better than the axe-shaped steak favoured for its showpiece-worthy size. Here’s what to order instead.

  • byTomas Telegramma
Elegant rabbits at dawn
Opinion
Column 8

Elegant rabbits at dawn

As we hop to the cenotaph.