Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM EDT
Australia's first cultured meat is... quail?
Sydney-based Vow is the first lab-grown meat manufacturer approved to launch Down Under. Vow, which has sold its meat under the Forged brand in Singapore since last year, offers quail foie gras and pâté, plus a quail-based candle you can dip food into as it melts.
They say they 'craft entirely new, never before seen (or eaten) meats,' which is certainly one way to get around how hard it is to make a lab-grown steak.
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