荷蘭首現3D打印版奶酪

Michela van Leeuwen farms in the eastern region of the Netherlands, and launched her 3D printed cheese product at a Dutch food conference in April.

米凱拉·範·魯文是一位來自荷蘭東部的奶農，她在今年4月份於荷蘭舉行的食品大會上用3D打印技術製作了一款奶酪。

Ms van Leeuwen said she started to think about diversifying after the farm gate milk price dropped in the Netherlands, and she and her husband were forced to relocate their farm. She had been introduced to 3D printing through some work she was doing off the farm, and started investigating if it was possible to print cheese.

範·魯文表示，自從荷蘭農場牛奶的價格下跌後，夫婦二人的農場被迫搬了家，自己也開始琢磨怎樣推出多樣化的產品。後來在別的地方幹活時，她接觸到了3D打印技術，於是就開始研究如何運用這項技術來製作奶酪。

"I searched if there was anyone who printed with cheese, because chocolate was already being used," she said. "I found out that nobody had tried to print with gouda cheese or fresh cheese. So I started a project and found that it was possible to print with fresh gouda cheese."

她說：“在做之前我得看看有沒有人制作過奶酪，因爲有人曾經用3D打印機制作了巧克力。我發現不管是豪達奶酪還是鮮奶酪，都沒有人嘗試過去打印它們。於是我進行了嘗試，並且發現打印鮮豪達奶酪是有可能的。”

Ms van Leeuwen said she pre-made a soft cheese, then used the printer to create different shapes. She said she aimed to use the printer in her cheese store to make custom cheese shapes.

範·魯文表示，自己是先做好柔軟的奶酪坯子，然後用3D打印機做出了不同的樣子。她計劃在自己的奶酪店中用打印機制作定製樣式的奶酪。

"If you want to give your husband for a Valentine yourself as a sculpture, then you can say to your husband that you are delicious," she said.

“如果你想在情人節這天給丈夫送上一尊自己的奶酪雕像，你就可以對他說，自己嚐起來真是'美味’。”她這樣說道。

Ms van Leeuwen said the farm gate milk price in the Netherlands had dropped below the cost of production for Dutch farmers.

此外，範·魯文還表示，荷蘭農場的牛奶價格已經跌破了成本價。

"We get about 28 cents per litre. Last year it was 40 cents and that was a good price," she said. "If the farmers want to earn something, then the price has to be 35 cents a litre."

“今年一公升牛奶只能賣28美分，去年還能賣40美分呢，40美分的價格是一個划算的價格。每升牛奶至少要賣到35美分才能掙錢。”

She said printing cheese created a niche product and allowed her to build a relationship with her customers.

她表示，打印奶酪成爲了一種定向產品，讓自己和客戶建立起了聯繫。

"Our price at the moment is very low in Holland for our milk," she said. "I use the printer to communicate with our consumer and explain how our cows are living and how we take care of them."

她說：“現在荷蘭國內牛奶的價格賣得太便宜了。我用3D打印機和顧客交流，告訴他們奶牛是如何生活的，又是怎麼接受我們的照料的。”