Climate action, one recipe at a time
© Kitchen Connection Cover of the Cookbook in Support of the United Nations.
22 December 2022Climate and Environment
Renowned chefs such as UN World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador Chef Manal Al Alem, and Chef José Andres, as well as indigenous home cooks and farmers from around the world, have contributed to a new cookbook that includes recipes that are delicious and climate friendly.
Crab cakes made with fonio, an ancient West African grain, or Ratatouille prepared with ‘imperfect’ produce to reduce food waste, are only a couple of the over 70 recipes included in the recently launched Cookbook in Support of the United Nations: For People and Planet.
The book – created in collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in consultation with other UN entities such as UNESCO, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the UN Department of Global Communications – is the brainchild of Kitchen Connection, an organization that for a decade has been bridging together culinary arts, sustainability and education, and driving the discussions on the need for a food systems transformation.
“Understanding that cookbook consumption is on the rise and that people are using them as a source for education and inspiration, the idea for one had always been on our table,” Kitchen Connection founder and New York University Professor Earlene Cruz, explains to UN News.
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