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Very few foods say more about [br]how we identify ourselves than beef.

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I'm talking hamburgers [br]on the Fourth of July,

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ribeye on a fancy occasion,

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brisket for Rosh Hashanah,

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or honestly, [br]refusing to eat beef altogether.

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These strong feelings might just[br]be why people keep eating beef.

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Even as we learn more about [br]how much it costs the environment, our health,

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or, as we saw with the pandemic, [br]our extremely fragile supply chains.

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We traveled to Spain to meet people,

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asking the questions that beef lovers [br]all over the world are wondering,

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where the hell do we go from here?

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TABLE STEAKS

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It's your turn for spa day.

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Exactly.

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Look at how he is.

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He was nervous and now he's...

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relaxed.

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They love it, you know?

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And it also makes the fat

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that is under their skin

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turn to muscle.

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You like that, uh?

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Free massage.

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(Carla) <i>Here, on the plains [br]of northern Spain,</i>

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<i>José Gordon is raising [br]300 very happy cattle.</i>

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I can't reach.

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Thanks.

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<i>They spend their days roaming freely[br]and feasting on a special diet of grass,</i>

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<i>acorns, and local grains.</i>

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Let them come and eat from your hand.

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- Whoa.[br]- Don't be scared.

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- Don't be afraid.[br]- Like this?

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Yeah.

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That's a little salad.

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<i>Gordon's herd go on to become beef</i>

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<i>that many consider to be[br]the best in the world.</i>

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<i>Most cattle are slaughtered[br]at age, one or two.</i>

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<i>Gordon waits until his [br]are sometimes as old as 20.</i>

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(Carla) With these animals,

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it must be hard to slaughter them.

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Yes, it's very tough.

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On the other hand,

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what you're creating is[br]a very special energy, right?

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<i>The care Gordon gives his herd</i>

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<i>is nothing like the treatment they receive[br]at factory farms.</i>

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<i>But growing International demand for beef,</i>

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<i>especially cheap options,</i>

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<i>has made industrial methods the norm</i>

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<i>while also driving the market to be worth [br]more than 300 billion dollars.</i>

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<i>And it's come at another cost.</i>

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<i>Beef is estimated to be responsible</i>

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<i>for more than 15% percent [br]of the world's total carbon emissions.</i>

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In the Amazon cattle, farming is[br]the leading cause of deforestation.

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<i>In the Amazon, cattle farming[br]is the leading cause of deforestation.</i>

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(Carla) What do you think is the future[br]of the meat industry?

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(Gordon) I think that[br]for the meat industry's future,

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we must realize that[br]we have to produce quality meat.

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I think the meat world has to take a turn[br]and start being more conscientious.

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(Carla) <i>For many people around the world[br]learning more about what's on their plate</i>

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<i>and how it got there,</i>

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<i>raises a question about the future of meat.</i>

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<i>Should it not include meat at all?</i>

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<i>NOVAMEAT is a start-up banking on[br]people searching for alternatives.</i>

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<i>The Barcelona-based company is[br]producing steaks through 3D printing,</i>

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<i>a method that's completely animal-free</i>

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<i>and designed to simulate the taste[br]and texture of the real thing.</i>

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Wow, it's amazing.

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How long does it take[br]to print a whole steak?

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Depends on the size. [br]This one is about 40 minutes.

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What are the exact ingredients[br]that go into it?

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This one, you have around 65-70% of water.

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In terms of protein, you have 25%.

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It's a mixture of yellow pea protein,[br]rice protein, and then we have some oils.

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So, as you can see,

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the big advantage is that you can get[br]the texture of a piece of meat,

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and it's surprising because it's composed [br]by all plant-based ingredients.

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I got to say,[br]this looks a bit like chewing gum,

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but I can see that the end result[br]is quite different as the look-like meat.

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Can you imagine a future without meat?

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Actually, the future of meat

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will be composed not only of meat, [br]but of alternative to meat.

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It doesn't need to be eating, you know, [br]pills and what we've seen in some movies.

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*One place that's porting NOVAMEAT's vision[br]is the restaurant Disfrutar.

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<i>It was named one of the top ten[br]restaurants in the world last year (2020)</i>

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<i>and is led by three chefs who like[br]to experiment in their creative lab.</i>

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(Eduard) This week, [br]we've been trying the "meat"

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and we've again noted[br]that it's important to cook it

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with good virgin olive oil.

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Okay, this is the moment of truth.

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We've just cooked three different meats, [br]and I'm about to try one.

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Very exciting.

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Mmmm...

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I like it.

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I don't think I was expecting[br]to it to be so similar to meat as it is.

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(Mateu) It actually tastes[br]much better now cooked.

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than when we tried it raw.

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(Carla) Obviously, it doesn't taste like a steak,[br]but it's really close.

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(Carla) <i>José Gordon's restaurant,[br]much like his farm,</i>

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<i>remains rooted in tradition.</i>

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<i>But tradition is exactly where he thinks[br]he'll find the future of meat.</i>

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(José) This fat has accumulated slowly[br]for a long time.

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They are a by-product of well-being,[br]of good care.

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Of a good life.

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Wow.

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Just to enjoy this moment.

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Such pressure!

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This is so delicious!

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The best of my life.

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What do you think of people[br]trying to produce vegetable meat?

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(José) When we twist authenticity[br]a little bit--

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what the essence is,

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the origin,

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the past, all this--

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for me, this is painful.

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I think we must have respect.

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Maybe those alternatives are sustainable.

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(José) Well, I think that[br]blaming the cows now

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for the problems of the world[br]is quite bold.

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I think before we'd have to solve

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things that are much more important.

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I'd prefer that with myself,[br]that my death made some sense.

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That is gave someone enjoyment.

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This is what this animal does.