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Why Waste Food When You Can Rescue and Upcycle It?<\/b><\/p>\n
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Everyone loves food, but the more we buy, the more food waste is generated. With the concept of \u2018food rescues\u2019 recently gaining\u00a0 traction in Singapore, CHERYL JUAN chats with experts and a fellow participant of food rescues to find out more about how food rescues and upcycling can help mitigate the issue of local food wastage.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-194px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”84px” custom_margin=”-67px|auto||auto||” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-145px|auto|-100px|auto|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Photo taken from Kampung Bishan<\/a> on Facebook<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”About Us” _builder_version=”4.16″ min_height=”1463px” custom_margin=”-136px||-385px|||” custom_padding=”107px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-55px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-35px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”2px|0|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||0px||true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_line_height=”1.5em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Raleway|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_text_color=”#b3b3b3″ header_5_font_size=”14px” header_5_line_height=”0.5em” header_6_font=”Raleway|700||on|||||” header_6_font_size=”16px” header_6_letter_spacing=”5px” header_6_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”659px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|79px|104px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-40px|79px|0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”15px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”35px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BY <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Saving-watermelon.png” title_text=”Saving watermelon” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”372px” custom_margin=”2800px|-422px||-132px|false|false” custom_padding=”|12px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”fc11c624-29d0-4bb0-90fa-a99635dac95a” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cCheap and good!\u201d is a familiar phrase that\u2019s been drummed into Singaporeans looking for the best of the best. From a young age, many were taught by their parents as to how to select the best, the freshest, and the most beautiful food. However, this has a snowball effect when vendors adapt to these \u201cwants\u201d by applying a \u201ccosmetic filter\u201d – a process of throwing out \u201cugly food\u201d that does not meet the marketable aesthetic cut, even if it is still edible and tastes just as good as the food that\u2019s sold in stores.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMAGE-2022-05-19-09_24_13.jpg” title_text=”IMAGE 2022-05-19 09_24_13″ _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”67%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”|19px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”31px|||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n During a <\/span>Little India Veggie Collection<\/span><\/a> event hosted by SG Food rescue, vegetables that did not make retail shelves were rescued from shops in Little India. Photo courtesy of Mrs Lin-Di Ng.<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”fc11c624-29d0-4bb0-90fa-a99635dac95a” custom_margin=”-35px||-1px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Mr Vincent Pang, 35, a private dining chef who runs Pun Im Private Dining, shares that food being deformed, or \u201cugly\u201d,\u00a0 doesn\u2019t automatically make it inedible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMany often stay away from foods that look deformed or ugly just because they\u2019re\u00a0 not aesthetically pleasing, but this doesn\u2019t mean to say they aren\u2019t as good or delicious as the prettier looking ones,\u201d says Mr Pang.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Unfortunately, this conditioned thinking and the discarding of \u201cugly food\u201d exacerbates the ever-increasing food wastage situation in Singapore. According to the National Environment Agency, <\/span>40 per cent of local food waste<\/span><\/a> comes from commercial and industrial sectors handling fruits, vegetables and seafood.<\/span><\/p>\n When more food is wasted, so are <\/span>the resources<\/span><\/a> used to nurture and deliver this food, needlessly adding to our\u00a0 carbon footprint and contributing to climate change.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With all that being said, is there a way to enjoy delectable food and not contribute so much to food waste?<\/span><\/p>\n The answer is yes. Enter the concept of \u201cFood Rescue and Upcycling\u201d.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMAGE-2022-05-19-09_24_09.jpg” alt=”Keshi-vinyl-release-debut-album-gabriel” title_text=”IMAGE 2022-05-19 09_24_09″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/anxiety-girl.png” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”31px|||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Mrs Lin-Di Ng learnt how to process and assess what food can be salvaged after attending\u00a0 many food rescues. Photo taken from <\/span>KampungBishan<\/span><\/a> on Facebook. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”fc11c624-29d0-4bb0-90fa-a99635dac95a” custom_margin=”-20px||-1px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Mr Daniel Tay, 42, is the co-founder of <\/span>SG Food Rescue<\/span><\/a>, a group aiming to reduce food waste by going on food rescue trips where they approach food businesses to collect their \u201cugly food\u201d to keep or give to the needy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe process is [that] we will go up to the vendor and ask them for food that they cannot sell and then we ask them to give it to us instead of them throwing it away,\u201d says Mr Tay. \u201cThe rescuers will then divide it up among themselves and bring home whatever food is rescued\u2026 usually you have to give away some because the volume of food that you collect is just too much.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMAGE-2022-05-19-09_24_07.jpg” alt=”Keshi-vinyl-release-debut-album-gabriel” title_text=”IMAGE 2022-05-19 09_24_07″ force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”31px|||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The amount of rescued food being given away for free to those who need it. Photo taken from <\/span>KampungBishan<\/span><\/a> on Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”fc11c624-29d0-4bb0-90fa-a99635dac95a” custom_margin=”-35px||-1px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Mrs Lin-Di Ng, 46, a fellow SG Food Rescue participant, shares how food rescue has brightened up her life and enlightened her.<\/span> \u201cThe way I got involved in food rescue was with a group of people rather than alone. I enjoy the interaction with other food rescuers and the friendships which have developed. [We also had] the [eye-opening] experience of what food we have the privilege to rescue, how much potential food waste there really is, as well as the good condition of some of the rescued food,\u201d says Mrs Ng.<\/span> According to the <\/span>Upcycled Food Association<\/span><\/a>, food upcycling involves making something new and nutritious out of food that is to be thrown away. In doing so, it reduces food waste.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think the best way to learn how to upcycle food is to eat the food first\u2026 . So you let them try the end product first, find out how delicious it is, then [they\u2019ll] want to learn how to upcycle it,\u201d says Mr Tay.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mrs Ng shares that her husband loves experimenting with the food rescue items she brings back every trip – especially dishes that incorporate capsicums into the mix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/capsicums.png” title_text=”capsicums” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”82%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px||-32px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”31px|||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A before (top) and after (bottom) picture of how Mrs Lin-Di Ng\u2019s husband transformed a rescued multicoloured capsicum that rarely makes it to retail shelves into a delicious oven-baked dish. Photo courtesy of Mrs Lin-Di Ng.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”fc11c624-29d0-4bb0-90fa-a99635dac95a” custom_margin=”-35px||-1px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cWe’ve had capsicum with sliced beef stir fry, blended vegetable soups with tomatoes, carrots, onions, potatoes and, you guessed it, capsicums. We’ve had roasted sliced capsicums in salad and we did a meatloaf inspired dish of cooked shredded meat, mushrooms and veggies in the cavity of the capsicums then roasting the entire “cup”. Yummy!\u201d says Mrs Ng.<\/span><\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=”- Mrs Lin-Di Ng” job_title=”SG Food Rescue participant” _builder_version=”4.16″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We’ve had capsicum with sliced beef stir fry, blended vegetable soups with tomatoes, carrots, onions, potatoes and, you guessed it, capsicums. We’ve had roasted sliced capsicums in salad and we did a meatloaf inspired dish of cooked shredded meat, mushrooms and veggies in the cavity of the capsicums then roasting the entire “cup”. Yummy!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”fc11c624-29d0-4bb0-90fa-a99635dac95a” custom_margin=”-4px||-1px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Cheryl Juan<\/b>
Section Editor<\/strong>
Hype Issue #55<\/strong><\/p>\nPublished on<\/h5>\n
May 30, 2022<\/h5>\n
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