'Food" the program

[1987mandy]

Did anyone see it the other night? They had a section about apples in which the over sized/undersized and mishaped apples that were not allowed to be sold under eu rules where made into apple juice. Dose this happen to all fruits and veg, do all of the ones that can't be sold made into juices and put into foods ect? Exported maybe? Surely nothings thrown away?

[B00]

There was a programme the other week, last week perhaps (?) about food that is not normal, for want of a better word- ie, carrots that are wonky etc. And yes, sadly they are thrown away.

[squarebear]

It was "The Great British Waste Menu" B00

Some chefs rummaged around in Tesco's bins and picked out food that was wonky and made a meal to show there was nothing wrong with it.

[1987mandy]

So tonnes and tonnes of fruit and veg are thrown out because of the shape etc.. Why re they not mad into juice or made into ice cream or put into cakes or flans? Surely their shapes wouldn't matter to the makers of drinks/flans?


Some chefs rummaged around in Tesco's bins and picked out food that was wonky and made a meal to show there was nothing wrong with it.

Except being ridden with bacteria from the bins.

[ethandron]

no they weren't. each food item was scrutinised by a food hygiene expert before being passed fit (or not) for human consumption. it was a very interesting programme.

[ummmm]

SB...it wasn't that programme. Food is on Wednesday each week. It's similar to kill it, cook it, eat it but covers a wider range of foods.

[ummmm]

Mandy...most of the food in the bins were in wrappers..

[woofgang]

waitrose have started selling cooks ingredients...they are mishapen but good and at a good price

[1987mandy]

What are cooks ingredients?

[B00]

ummm, Sb was talking about a programme which i was trying to recall, where they showed they did throw out unappealing looking food.

[ummmm]

Ok...

Cooks ingredients are what doesn't look appealing to the public but cooks will use them as the end result is the same.

[pastafreak]

Apparently-supermarkets are stocking only 'perfect' fruit and veg because that's what WE want.......funny-no one I know feels that way. I don't care about size or shape-only taste and quality. Last week on Food-they followed fine beans from growing-in Kenya-to being packaged and sold here. Something like 20% of the farmers crop was considered unsuitable-so ended up as animal feed.

[Greedyfly]

I have read a few articles regarding Dumpster Diving and have yet to read about someone becoming ill from it as the generally only choose food stuff that is sealed etc... Obviously there are people who eat from waste due to circumstance and may have to just eat what they can find.

I personally couldn't care less about what an apple/carrot/potato looks like as long as it's ok to eat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpster_diving
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeganism
http://www.travelblog...icles/dumpster-diving