Would you eat a golden turkey?
How about a silver apple?
A German company has developed aerosol sprays that allow chefs and household cooks to “colorize” their food according to their mood (as long as your mood is satisfied with gold, silver, red or blue that is).
Sound delicious or atrocious?
It is true that chefs have been able to color food using dust-like colorings, but the aerosol delivery system is new. The spray is based with ethanol (yes, same stuff that’s added to gasoline in some states) and (not surprisingly) food dyes.
Metal isn’t a new food additive, either. It was long believed that ingesting gold had healing properties, although that claim has never been proven. Generally, the metals pass right through, so it’s not as if you’ll be stockpiling gold or silver inside your body anytime soon. (Good thing, especially if you have to pass through metal detectors).
The sprays aren’t available in the U.S. due to transporting aerosol restrictions. Darn. But if you live in Europe, you can spray your food all you want!
I don’t know. I think I’ll stick with red, green and yellow apples and a nicely browned turkey. What about you?
Pictures provided by Discovery News.
