Here’s What 3-D Printed Pizza Dough and Tomato Sauce Look Like

Barcelona-based start-up Natural Machines is looking to take 3-D food printing to the next level. While the company’s product, Foodini, is still in development, it’s able to print more than palatable-looking pizza dough and tomato sauce.

What’s the hardest part about making homemade pizza? Shaping the dough & even layer of sauce. So we printed both. pic.twitter.com/qOJQGzUUbD

— Natural Machines (@NaturalMachines) December 3, 2013

Although the the initial idea behind Foodini was to create a 3-D printer that could produce chocolates and other candies, the team’s scope expanded as they moved forward. “I couldn’t justify pushing a machine that only did sweets with the obesity epidemic that’s going on,” Co-founder Lynetta Kucsma told Daily Dot. “It had to also be able to produce, natural healthy food.”

The machine contains five separate capsules filled with various food items which vary according to the recipe. At the moment, the Foodini retails for about $1,300 and will be available for purchase by the middle of next year.  In addition to targeting the home market, Natural Machines plans to appeal to restaurants as well.

Along with pizza, the start-up has already been able to make dinosaur-shaped spinach quiche, fish-shaped crackers and chocolate structures. Check out the spread below:

Our testers ate our dinosaur-shaped spinach quiche up… literally… extinct in a matter of minutes! #3Dprinting pic.twitter.com/aXDZ30euvG

— Natural Machines (@NaturalMachines) December 18, 2013

Know those fish shaped crackers everyone loves? We printed a very flat version for extra crunchiness. #3Dprinting pic.twitter.com/Uzna7zgGoj

— Natural Machines (@NaturalMachines) December 18, 2013

Time for some chocolate! We’ll have ours 3D printed. 🙂 #3D#Foodpic.twitter.com/UlHeihFuUG

— Natural Machines (@NaturalMachines) November 13, 2013

H/T The Daily Dot