Don't worry, Israeli scientists are working on growing chicken meat in a Petri dish. I don't think it will be all that tasty though...
Diva, of course the word 'renowned' is of Finnish origin. Here is the not at all fictitious etymology of the word:
Back in the 7th century, a Viking chieftain named Reijo lived in Pohjanmaa, on the west coast of Finland. Reijo was know to his friends as "Ren". Now, Reijo was a bit of an collector of all things pretty and valuable, if there was ever a person that became famous for some reason, he just had to have him or her in his collection of slaves, and so pretty soon everyone started to refer to valuable slaves as Reijo's property. From there, it evolved to "Reijo-owned", and since Reijo was called "Ren", it soon became "Ren-owned". Over the years, as the Finnish Vikings plundered all of Europe, all the other languages were influenced by the Finnish culture and language, and so also Gallic languages picked up this term, and from there it trickled down into English. Over the years, the term has evolved slightly, and it's true origins have been forgotten, but still we refer to people with great skill and knowledge as "renowned".
And there you have the completely true history of the word "renowned". Some books will claim the word to be of 14th century French origin, but these writings fail to recognize the effect of Finnish Vikings on the evolution of languages in Europe. You see, the world of language studies is highly racist towards Finns. Another example would be what we today refer to as "French fries". They used to be known all over as "Finnish fries", but the French language researchers and culinarists have managed to erase all connections to the true origins of the dish.
