The Spice Mix Super Computer was a part of the Abandon Normal
Devices in Manchester, England this weekend. The AND festival
commissioned the Center for Genomic Gastronomy to create a new
work inside a traveling caravan and this is what we made: The
Centre for Genomic Gastronomy had deigned a exciting new
culinary commission, the Spice Mix Super-Computer! The Spice Mix
Super-Computer is a massive mobile food machine, which allows
users to create, print and taste a unique blend of spices from
millions of possible combinations. First, plug into the bespoke
Olfactory Synthesizer to combine and compare smells from our
database of international spices. Then, choose your favorite
spices and watch the computer process and interpret your
selection. After the food-printing is complete, take your
customized container of spice to the BetaTaster™ food counter
and share your recipe and experience, and take home your spice
mix to share with others. Spices as Social Media Spices are one
of the oldest forms of long distance c