Just a few years ago, molecular gastronomy gripped the attention of gourmet taste buds worldwide. An egg that tastes like watermelon? Transparent ravioli? Vapour with a flavour? There appear to be no boundaries when hunger and creativity meet. It turns out that human appetite could also help solve the growing plastic waste problem. Researchers at Utrecht University and Livin Studio have come up with a new “cooking method”. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients: Plastic waste, UV light, gelatin and a fungi.
Preparation: Treat plastic with UV light, then mix in special container with gelatin and fungi. Wait a few weeks. Extract your fungi-covered plastic waste snack and eat.
Bon appetit!