What is the mentality of food waste?

“Waste” always occurs when you think you have plenty, and the same goes for food waste. Human beings at the end of the supply chain have a large number of rich, perfect, and bright ingredients to choose from. Therefore, we do not understand the invisible consumption in the entire industrial chain and the ecological limits that we will face due to these massive wastes.

Those foods that did not meet supermarket purchasing standards but were completely edible: too-small radishes, irregular-looking tomatoes, and crooked oranges were all thrown away.

If you pay a little attention in your life, you will find that food waste is everywhere. For example, the crusts on both ends of the sliced ??bread most commonly found in supermarkets or bakeries have been discarded before being put on the shelves. In some conveyor belt sushi restaurants that emphasize the original flavor and absolute freshness of the ingredients, there will be slogans telling you that the lifespan of each prepared sushi here will not exceed 300 meters on the turntable. What awaits them at the end of the turntable is... A trash can that only swallows sushi.

Food that is completely edible but may be thrown away simply because of pickiness about the shape or size of bananas. These foods that are abandoned in the supply chain are called "leftover food". They are not foods that are spoiled and unpalatable, but foods that are intact and fresh. Surplus food usually comes from three sources: farms, where a large amount of raw materials are eliminated during the procurement process, usually ingredients of insufficient size and shape, or fruits that are not so pleasant in taste; supermarkets/wet markets, where there is no food left after being selected. No matter how plump and bright the food is, the daily loss of ingredients caused by excessive meal preparation in restaurants.

On the leafy vegetables served on the table, the heads and tails are cut off, leaving only the middle part; the apples in the supermarket are all crystal clear, and the crooked melons and cracked dates have long been kicked out; many people only see jackfruit. After peeling each piece, I didn’t know that the silk and core in the middle can be used to make soup. In fact, there are many "offcuts" of ingredients in life that can be eaten, and may be more nutritious than the main ingredients, and the taste is also very unique.

As long as the pulp has not deteriorated, bananas can be eaten if they have spots or turn black

There are four main reasons why bananas will get spots and turn black: First, mechanical damage, such as during transportation Damage occurred due to bumps during the process; second, mold was encountered. If the already "injured" banana encountered mold, it would become moldy and cause rot; third, it turned black due to refrigeration. As a tropical fruit, bananas are often If you put the food that cannot tolerate low temperatures in the refrigerator, it will get frostbite; fourth, if you leave it for too long without eating it, it will be overcooked.