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Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2022

by Zubaida Naheeda
June 17, 2022
in Articles, Current Affairs, General Knowledge
Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2022 - Theme, Observation, Quiz
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Table of Contents

  • What is Sustainable Gastronomy?
  • Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2022 – Theme
  • Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2022 – Observation
  • Sustainable Gastronomy Day Quiz 2022 

Every year on 18th June world wide,  it is observed as Sustainable Gastronomy Day. This day reminds us to confess gastronomy as a ethnic aspect related to nature as well as the cultural diversity of the world. On December 2016, the UN General Assembly adopted its resolution A/RES/71/246  as an universal observance. On June 18th 2017 it was observed as Sustainable Gastronomy Day led by the UN General Assembly, UNESCO and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to make sure that the day is celebrated properly across the world.

What is Sustainable Gastronomy?

For this first we have to know, what is Gastronomy? It is referred to the style of cooking of a particular region; a cultural expression of the globe’s natural and cultural diversity By definition, gastronomy is a study of food and culture. It also includes nutritional facts, food science, and cooking techniques among other things. Gastronomy involves discovering, tasting, experiencing, researching, understanding and writing about food preparation and the sensory qualities of human nutrition as a whole. It also studies how nutrition interfaces with the wider culture. The biological and chemical basis of cooking has become known as molecular gastronomy, while gastronomy covers a much broader, interdisciplinary ground. Sustainability referred as process to carry out the natural resources without any wastes and maybe continued to extreme period without being threat to our environment or health.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Sustainable gastronomy means cuisine to consider where the ingredients are from, how the food is grown and how it gets to our markets and gradually to our plates. Sustainable gastronomy is connected with sustainable development because it promotes food security, agricultural development, sustainable food production, nutrition, and preservation of biodiversity. The day point out the sheer cost of current agricultural techniques and dietary choices. It exclaims a boundless modification to ensure food security and a well sound planet.

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Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2022 – Theme

The main objective of this sustainable development is to promote

  • agricultural development
  • food security
  • nutrition
  • sustainable food production
  • conservation of biodiversity

It also brings to frontline the cultural diversity by promoting unique cooking techniques of various cultures. This day aims to reduce food wastage and ensure that people know the benefits of consuming a healthy diet. Consuming seasonal recipes also ensures that the nutritional value of the food remains flawless.

Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2022 – Observation

As the COVID-19 pandemic is even now stretch  out across the globe, sustainable gastronomy – celebrating seasonal ingredients and producers, preserving wildlife as well as our culinary traditions – is today more relevant than ever.

  • Promotes the consumption of sustainably produced local foods.
  • Buy foods according to your needs.
  • Recycle food by composting
  • Convert unused foods into jams or sauces.
  • Don’t buy processed and packaged food to make sure a healthy diet.
  • Buy from small and local suppliers who use or promote sustainable agriculture techniques.
  • Use all of the food you have with you.
  • Be aware of what is in your vegetable rack and use it before it get wasted and spoiled.
  • Make lunch to take to work

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As part of the observance, the day acknowledges the social, cultural, and artistic expression related to gastronomy and defines three dimensions of sustainable development – people, planet, and profit.

Under normal circumstances, many events promoting sustainable gastronomy would have been organized by food and environment lovers. But in the current pandemic situation, a thing like sustainable gastronomy is no less than a blessing as it helps in terms of both business and health. Due to this  almost all events across the universe have been carried online.

In today’s time when COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the entire food supply chain, the role of sustainable gastronomy becomes even more applicable. We must make use of this time as an opportunity to appreciate our traditions as well as practice sustainable living! From agricultural development to food security, and from nutrition to biodiversity conservation — the field of sustainable gastronomy has a lot to offer.

 

Sustainable Gastronomy Day Quiz 2022 

1. Composting can help reduce household waste, but which one of these should not be used?

A. Egg shells
B. Meat trimmings
C. Fruit Peels
D. Seeds

Ans : B

2. The  __________ industry generates nearly one-fifth of the man-made greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

A. Meat
B. Dairy
C. Processed Food

Ans : A

3. Which of the following accounts for the largest portion of carbon footprint when it comes to food?

A. Processing
B. Transportation
C. Cooking
D. Waste disposal

Ans : A

4. If a food label says ‘organic’, what does it mean?

A. It contains no genetically modified organisms
B. It was produced using the best sustainable agricultural methods.
C. It is free of antibiotics, growth hormones and pesticides
D. All of the above

Ans : D

6. Which of the following is the best example of sustainable consumption?

A.  Preparing a meal at home with food brought at the local farmers market

B.  Car-pooling rather than riding the subway, because it is more convenient

C.  Purchasing five pairs of shoes at a local minority owned business

D.  None of the above

Ans : A

7. The movement toward sustainability is________.

A.  Declining, as interest in sustainable environmental policy declines

B.  Still a distant philosophical goal of the Environmental movement

C.  Faced with growing opposition from economic interests

D.  Growing with greater interest from Governments and businesses

Ans : D

8. When is the Sustainable Gastronomy Day observed every year by the United Nations?

A. December 21

B. March 7

C. June 18

D. January 17

Ans : C

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