Believe it or not, here's a 3D printer that can create edible fruit

London: A UK company has developed a 3Dprinter which can print fruits, such as an apple or a pear, ina jiffy.

The printer uses a molecular-gastronomy technique calledspherification. It combines individual liquid droplets withdifferent flavours into a fruit shape.

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To use the printer. no specialist knowledge of cuisine ormolecular-gastronomy is required, and, the fruit produced isall organic, according to the company Dovetailed in Cambridge,
which is working with Microsoft.

“Our 3D fruit printer will open up new possibilities notonly to professional chefs but also to our home kitchens -allowing us to enhance and expand our dining experiences. Wehave re-invented the concept of fresh fruit on demand,” VaivaKalnikaite, creative director and founder of Dovetailed wasquoted as saying by ‘Cambridge News’.

“With our novel printing technique, you can not onlyrecreate existing fruits, but also invent your own creations.The taste, texture, size and shape of the fruit can all be
customised,” Gabriel Villar, chief inventor at Dovetailed.

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