Masterchef Italia has dedicated a challenge to vegan experimentation with 100% vegetable ingredients such as 3D printed meat and almond ricotta: a small but very important revolution
In the episode of MasterChef Italia which will be broadcast on Friday evening (already broadcast on Sky last year), the kitchen of the future made its triumphal entry among the most famous stoves on the small screen. The protagonists? Not only the competitors, but above all a selection of 100% plant ingredients who are redefining the very concept of gastronomy.
It is the first time that the most popular talent show by cooking enthusiasts dedicates an entire challenge to vegan experimentationshowing that culinary creativity can live with the respect for animals and the environment. Among the most surprising ingredients there were the 3D printed vegetable meata concentrate of legumes and cereals modeled with technological precision, and the almond ricottaappreciated for its creaminess and delicacy.
To complete the picture, the Distactive food yeastused as a substitute for grated cheese, and thecoconut oil instead of traditional butter. There was no more curious and sustainable solutions such as the potato milkthe chickpea flourtheAcquafaba (legume cooking water), i Pleurotus mushrooms cooked as a scallop and even theDulse seaweedreminiscent of the bacon once browned.
The “veg-lint fillet”, a cruelty-free reinterpretation
The use of these Alternative ingredients was enthusiastically welcomed by the judges, who underlined how these products reflect one Growing food tendency: the one towards a diet more ethical, sustainable and modern. As the chef Cannavacciuolo said, “it is Ingredients that look to the futuretowards a better and green world“.
It was a clear and powerful message: vegetable cuisine is not a fallback, but a innovation field capable of fascinating even the most demanding palates. A perfect example was the “Veg-lint fillet”, Cruelty-free reinterpretation of a classic meat dish, proposed by the competitor Eleonora And that has conquered everyone.
Bringing these themes to a mainstream program like Masterchef means giving Visibility and legitimacy to a food choice that does not only concern those who are already vegan, but anyone who wants to contribute to a Finger food system. Masterchef has done his part: now it’s up to us to test ourselves with new flavors who are good for us, defenseless animals and the environment.
