Comments on: Mottainai! http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Ramblin' Midnight Owl http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-237489 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:32:53 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-237489 Terrifying! But good for the environment. Perhaps we should learn to reuse emissions to reduce waste, just an idea. Is anyone working on that?! Ramblin' Midnight Owl <a href="http://www.theonewhoneversleeps.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">The One Who Never Sleeps</a> Terrifying! But good for the environment. Perhaps we should learn to reuse emissions to reduce waste, just an idea. Is anyone working on that?!

Ramblin’ Midnight Owl
The One Who Never Sleeps

]]> by: Klara Le Vine http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-215721 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:50:19 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-215721 I thank Katy at http://thenonconsumeradvocate.wordpress.com/ for bringing me to your blog - finishing everything up on my plate (and everyone else's plate)is something I'm struggling with. I heard a wonderful talk that the tree in the Garden of Eden that Adam and Eve sinned by eating from was not a particular tree, but rather that they ate more than they needed. G-d gave them all that they needed and He told them not to eat from This One - because it's more than you need. I don't know if my strong objections to waste comes from how I was raised, but I do know it doesn't always serve me. Fortunately some goes to my dog, some to the compost, but too much still inside my body - more than I need. I thank Katy at http://thenonconsumeradvocate.wordpress.com/ for bringing me to your blog - finishing everything up on my plate (and everyone else’s plate)is something I’m struggling with. I heard a wonderful talk that the tree in the Garden of Eden that Adam and Eve sinned by eating from was not a particular tree, but rather that they ate more than they needed. G-d gave them all that they needed and He told them not to eat from This One - because it’s more than you need. I don’t know if my strong objections to waste comes from how I was raised, but I do know it doesn’t always serve me. Fortunately some goes to my dog, some to the compost, but too much still inside my body - more than I need.

]]> by: adora http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-27327 Sun, 18 May 2008 13:54:02 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-27327 My grandma and grandpa were farmers and cooks in China when they were young. The Chinese saying is "each [rice] grain is hard work". They would kill me if I leave even a grain of rice in the bowl. My little brothers often leave food, but my mom will finish it to save their lives. (lol) It is traumatizing to force kids to finish the food, but my parents let us decide how much to eat. My aunt's a little more strict. When our cousin can't finish the food, she wrap it up and store in the fridge. They will have to eat from the same plate again the next meal. So it is better to finish it the first time. I hear a lot of story about the hardship of farming from my grandma. I find it impossible to waste food, and it even breaks my heart when I see people not eating the pizza crust. Maybe elementary schools can offer farming/gardening activities. There are a lot of Japanese schools with school gardens, it's great for science class as well. My grandma and grandpa were farmers and cooks in China when they were young. The Chinese saying is “each [rice] grain is hard work”. They would kill me if I leave even a grain of rice in the bowl. My little brothers often leave food, but my mom will finish it to save their lives. (lol)
It is traumatizing to force kids to finish the food, but my parents let us decide how much to eat. My aunt’s a little more strict. When our cousin can’t finish the food, she wrap it up and store in the fridge. They will have to eat from the same plate again the next meal. So it is better to finish it the first time.
I hear a lot of story about the hardship of farming from my grandma. I find it impossible to waste food, and it even breaks my heart when I see people not eating the pizza crust. Maybe elementary schools can offer farming/gardening activities. There are a lot of Japanese schools with school gardens, it’s great for science class as well.

]]> by: Emily http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-9236 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:39:06 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-9236 I'd be curious to know what other readers of this blog think about etiquette when it comes to food and food waste. In America these days is it rude to leave food on your plate when you are a guest? What have people actually experienced? I would say that as a guest, I feel compelled to eat most of the food I'm served, but it would almost be rude to eat it all - isn't it almost seen as gluttonous or unhealthy? I know it depends on how much you're served in the first place, but i guess my experience is that i'm usually served lots of food whether at a friend's house or at a restaurant. But then, I wonder if this is different from what was the norm 30 years ago or 50 years ago or 100 years? I have a feeling my mom used to say that it was polite to leave a little on your plate... What do others think? I’d be curious to know what other readers of this blog think about etiquette when it comes to food and food waste. In America these days is it rude to leave food on your plate when you are a guest? What have people actually experienced? I would say that as a guest, I feel compelled to eat most of the food I’m served, but it would almost be rude to eat it all - isn’t it almost seen as gluttonous or unhealthy? I know it depends on how much you’re served in the first place, but i guess my experience is that i’m usually served lots of food whether at a friend’s house or at a restaurant.

But then, I wonder if this is different from what was the norm 30 years ago or 50 years ago or 100 years? I have a feeling my mom used to say that it was polite to leave a little on your plate…

What do others think?

]]> by: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-9131 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:33:53 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-9131 I like that sushi etiquette. It's too bad that line of thought isn't as ubiquitous as sushi restaurants have become. I like that sushi etiquette. It’s too bad that line of thought isn’t as ubiquitous as sushi restaurants have become.

]]> by: Chile http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-9096 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:46:34 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/10/08/mottainai/#comment-9096 This reminds me of a book I read a few years ago. It was written by a woman who survived the Khmer Rouge camps as a young girl. She mentioned how very, very little rice the children got. Shortly after this, I was reading about sushi etiquette and learned that leaving rice on your plate is considered rude. Since then, I've always made sure to clean my plate, while also making sure not to take more food or order more sushi than I need. This reminds me of a book I read a few years ago. It was written by a woman who survived the Khmer Rouge camps as a young girl. She mentioned how very, very little rice the children got. Shortly after this, I was reading about sushi etiquette and learned that leaving rice on your plate is considered rude. Since then, I’ve always made sure to clean my plate, while also making sure not to take more food or order more sushi than I need.

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