New Scientist

Sumulated food! It's a device that mimics the feel, texture and taste of food, but they are still working on smell, a very important factor in taste.

The use put forth is for companies to use computers in making food stuff, making it a quicker process. Me, I very much doubt it will ever come close to what came out of my Mom's Crock Pot on Sundays, or the whole experience that is her red beans and rice... which tastes great no matter how much mustard Dad puts on it. ;)