The FDA has greenlit the first lab-grown fish for public consumption, and it’s already available in a restaurant. Wildtype’s salmon is not the first lab-grown food to receive the FDA’s stamp of approval—that honor went to two companies’ cultured chicken in 2022—but this does mark the first time a lab-grown fish has earned the distinction. In specially designed equipment, these cells are then grown in cultures with conditions similar to those in the wild fish itself. From there, the team integrates “a few plant-based ingredients” to help hone the flavor, texture, and appearance of wild salmon filets. Wildtype’s cultivated salmon debuted in late May at Kann, a James Beard Award-winning Haitian restaurant located in Portland, Oregon.