Some Britons have called for a return to World War II era values. Hmm. If that means being more careful with our food, I’m all for it. If it means eating more bubble and squeak–pass.
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Random food waste note of the week:
Weddings in Kyrgyzstan avoid food waste by making sure leftovers are split amongst attendees.
Each guest is given a sizable portion, but since it impossible to finish the food you are
given, after a few small bites, someone distributes plastic shopping bags for you to fill with not only the food in front of you, but all of the extra food on the table. Everyone leaves with packages of fruit, borsok (fried bread), candy, wedding cake and lamb.
I’m pretty sure that’s borsok in the picture to the right. Mmm…borsok.
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Love Food, Hate Waste. I do.Â
And I can now say that I’ve seen a pear cry.
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Finally, this photo represents the food waste footprint of one brave blogger, La Marguerite. I admire La Marguerite’s honesty and sympathize with how quickly dressed salads wilt. Also, I think she should get a dog.
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Comments
4 responses to “Friday Buffet”
That “Love Food, Hate Waste” website is awesome! Thanks for the link. I will definitely be incorporating some of its suggestions.
The suggestion for splitting wedding leftovers?! I second that one! My husband and I are still knocking ourselves for not making arrangements to bring our leftovers home. It cost so much money and then disappeared..and we didn’t get a taste of our wedding feast!
Yeah, those Kyrgyzstanis know what they’re doing. I think there’s a real opportunity for food recovery groups to take on wedding food rescue.
Funny you mention not tasting the food at your wedding. Were it not for the first commenter, Ashley, I wouldn’t have had any at mine. She and her hubby packed up a nice “to-go” meal. And let me assure you, nothing was wasted!
joathan,
thanks for including me in your post.
by the way, I have three dogs, and must admit, I have been so conditioned by the dog food culture, that the thought did not even occur to me of feeding our sumptuous food waste to our four legged family members . . .
marguerite
http://lamarguerite.wordpress.com