Thai researcher wonders if chicken feathers on the menu might fly

Thai inventor Sorawut Kittibanthorn presents food dishes made from chicken feathers at a kitchen in Bangkok, on Dec 14, 2020. - Reuters

BANGKOK/NAKHON PATHOM (Reuters): When Sorawut Kittibanthorn was looking for new types of waste to recycle, the then London-based student was drawn to the millions of tonnes of chicken feathers being discarded each year.

Now back in his homeland of Thailand, the 30-year-old is seeking funding to continue his research into how best to convert the nutrient component found in the feathers into a powder that can be transformed into a lean, protein-rich source of edible food.