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The drought that has left a large part of Europe's soils dry since the beginning of the summer serves as a reminder that water is a precious and exhaustible commodity. The restrictions imposed on farmers lead to serious considerations about the food of tomorrow. One solution could come from West African countries, which, for thousands of years, have been cultivating a cereal that needs almost no water to grow. That grain is fonio. It's not wheat, it's not barley, and it's not quinoa either. But, it looks quite similar to these grains. Available in white and black varieties, although the latter...
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By 2029, the meat substitute market is expected to grow by more than 11% to $12 billion. And hardly a day goes by without the food industry coming up with a new animal-protein-free alternative. However, the success of this market may not be quite what you think... Plant-based alternatives are still far from winning over all consumers Consumers born after World War II and up to 1965 -- those typically referred to as "boomers" -- are not the category most attracted to this type of food. Gen Z, those born in the late 1990s, but also Millennials, consumers born between the early 1980s and mid-1990...
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Take fruit, water and sugar. Filter it, and you get "spa water," a recipe that's gone viral on TikTok, not for its refreshing virtues (which are, however, undeniable), but for its origins. By giving a new name to what has long been called "agua fresca," the influencer behind the original post has offended a whole community of TikTokers of Latin American origin, who are calling out the cultural appropriation of this culinary creation. Not a week goes by without a new recipe buzzing on TikTok. This constant influx of tricks and flavor combinations can give the impression that members of the Chin...
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British retailer Waitrose said on Monday it was removing "best before" dates from almost 500 fresh products in its supermarkets, in a bit to curb food waste. "Best before" dates tells customers food is at its optimal before this date, but is still fine to eat for a time afterwards. From September the upmarket chain will remove the label from a range of packaged fresh fruit, herbs and vegetables. "UK households throw away 4.5 millions tonnes of edible food every year, meaning that all the energy and resources used in food production is wasted," said Marija Rompani, director of sustainability an...
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From spirulina to soy, chia seeds and squash, alternatives to meat are popular because they offer a new way to fill up on protein. But if you've decided to choose these options to reduce the environmental impact of your diet, bear in mind that eating too much of these foods might not be so wise either. In fact, it could contribute to nitrogen pollution. We get protein from rib-eye, but also from fried eggs, a bowl of lentils or a salad of beansprouts. Protein is an essential part of our diet, helping the body to build muscle tissue and to renew cells in bones, hair and nails. Whether of animal...
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At a time when consumer prices are on the rise, all manner of money-saving tips are welcome to help reduce the cost of food shopping. TikTok users are sharing a host of ways to help make the most of their food, right down to the last scraps, to help them get more from less. Here's a look at three of TikTok's top trends for food frugality. When cutting is key From slicing and chopping to dicing, sometimes the way you cut can make all the difference in reducing fruit and vegetable waste. On this front, TikTok is on hand to teach you, for example, how to slice a bell pepper lengthwise -- i.e. fro...
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Better than expiry dates, our sense of smell can often be relied upon to check whether foods are still edible. Indeed, more and more voices are being raised to promote the use of this sense as a tool for checking the freshness of food. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, a student has developed a hand-held smell sensor that detects the freshness level of fruit. In the UK, the fight against food waste is regularly in the news, with headlines calling out the expiry date system as one of its driving forces. Indeed, an estimated 6.6 million tonnes of food are thrown away each year by British househo...
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Coca-Cola has always maintained an air of mystery about its supposedly secret recipe, which is claimed to be carefully hidden away in a safe in Atlanta... Then along came the TikTok community, whose members have apparently found a way to recreate the drink with just two basic ingredients. Better still, TikTokers say they have discovered the key to making a "healthy" Coke recipe! Visually, there's no denying that the TikTok drinks have a similar appearance to the famous branded cola, with a brownish tint and small fizzy bubbles that stick to the sides of the glass. You could perhaps be mistaken...
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A hardy plant grown using salt water is thriving in the UAE's desert farms and helping create "healthy" burgers, showing sustainable agriculture's potential in the toughest conditions. Salicornia, a succulent, is already being used as a salt replacement in burger patties -- a rare farming success in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, which imports nearly all of its food. "You have the salty flavour with less sodium, but you also have other benefits," said Tina Siegismund, head of marketing and innovation at UAE-based Global Food Industries, a frozen food manufacturer. The asparagus-like plant ...
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Grilled on skewers, dried or used in hair oil: farmers at Bafoussam in western Cameroon are seeking to take the lowly mushroom, grown on agricultural waste, beyond the kitchen. Fungiculture, or the cultivation of edible mushrooms, is long-developed in the West, while China has become by far the world's largest producer. But it remains very rare in Africa, despite the advantages of being almost free and supplying "clean" food by recycling waste. Cameroonians are particularly fond of mushrooms but have to wait for the rainy season to identify and gather the edible fungi in the wilds of the west...
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