Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White will be selling 3D printed fake vegan steaks in his UK restaurants for £ 20-30.

The 59-year-old plans to source herbal products from Israeli company Redefine Meat, which uses 3D printing technology to mimic the taste of beef and lamb.

Combined with artificial intelligence, the process aims to produce steaks that resemble the muscles of an animal.

The products, which are made from soy and pea protein, beets, chickpeas and coconut fat, will be distributed to 22 steakhouses and three restaurants in London.

Mr White told The Telegraph: “When I first tasted Redefine Meat I was blown away.

“The world needs to eat less meat, but the reality is that until now plant-based meat products have been grossly insufficient in terms of the quality and versatility required for our menus. ”

Vegan steaks will be priced between £ 20 and £ 30, in the same range as tenderloin steak for £ 28.95, sirloin steak for £ 26.50 and rib eye steak for £ 28.50.

Redefine Meat first unveiled its 3D printed vegan steak in June 2020, saying it will roll it out in European restaurants this year and in supermarkets in 2022.

Eshchar Ben-Shirit, CEO and co-founder of the company, previously told The Media Line: “This is the world’s first 3D printed steak that can really pass the test of what a steak is.

“We’ve taken a big step forward because we can print steaks on a large scale and the taste and texture is amazing.

“Until now, no one had this type of printer and we have developed it over the past two years.

It follows Milanese researcher Giuseppe Scionti who produced 3D printed vegetarian steaks and chicken in 2018, using rice or pea protein powder and seaweed components.

Using CAD software, Mr. Scionti designed a program to transform food products, which are inserted into a machine using a syringe, into a long microfilament which is then shaped into a steak. .

He said the chefs were “interested in something that looks like a steak but tastes like a mushroom.”

The scientist previously told MailOnline: “We ate them with several reporters, and they thought the plant-based prototypes had a texture similar to animal meat.

“The taste of the first prototypes is good, but it does not yet mimic the taste of animal meat.

“However, that doesn’t worry me, because technologies to mimic the taste of animal meat have already been developed in recent years, when the main challenge for me was to get the consistency and texture of animal meat, which has not yet been invented.

“There is a great demand for burgers in the United States, but in the Mediterranean region we generally prefer to eat a fibrous piece of meat, and not just ground meat products. ”

Earlier this year, Israeli company Aleph Farms also revealed a 3D bio-printed rib eye made from real cow cells, claiming it is completely cruelty-free and slaughter-free.

The company explained that harvesting cells is no more painful or invasive than a human taking a cheek swab.

The cows that donate their cells to the process are not killed, but the product is real meat, which poses a conundrum for some vegetarians who choose the diet because of their environmental concerns or cruelty to animals.

Aleph claimed that lab-grown meat offered the same delicious and juicy attributes as an authentic rib eye bought from a butcher.

CEO Didier Toubia said at the time: “We recognize that some consumers will be looking for thicker and fatter cuts of meat.

“This accomplishment represents our commitment to meeting the preferences and unique taste buds of our consumers, and we will continue to gradually diversify our offerings. “