From use-by to best before, 80% of Singaporeans are confused by the terms printed on their food labels. What do these labels mean? And what happens if the product is past its expiry date? A typical household in Singapore throws away an average of 19.6kg of expired food every year. But does all of it have to be thrown away?
Join our two kitchen amateurs, Kelvin and Ridhwan, as they go on a zero-waste journey to uncover when expired foods should actually be discarded.
With the guidance of Chef Isaac Henry, our boys will learn essential pantry management, how to decode printed labels, and even hacks on how to use expired foods in everyday cooking!
With hardly any cooking experience, how will Kelvin and Ridhwan fare in a zero waste cook-off against each other, using only expired goods?
研究显示,米饭、面包和面食等碳水化合物是新加坡最常被丢弃的食物类别。无论是在家中用餐还是在外就餐,碳水化合物长期以来都被视为便宜的饱肚物。我们的两位惜食新手,Melissa和Benji,也抱着这种不在意态度,所以主持人Isaac决定让他们体验在新加坡的一个迷你稻田里工作!认识到种植一粒米所需的资源和努力后,Melissa和Benji走进厨房,学习如何改造吃不完的碳水化合物。他们的学习之旅以一场独特的烹饪比赛作结——他们要利用尽量利用隔夜的碳水化合物来制作不同的菜色。看看他们如何能让这些曾经被忽视的主食创造新生命吧!
Studies have shown that carbohydrates like rice, bread and noodles are the most widely discarded food group in Singapore. Whether we eat at home or dine out, carbs have long been taken for granted as ‘cheap fillers’.
Our two zero waste newbies, Melissa and Benji, also have this careless attitude, so host Isaac decides to get them toiling at a mini rice field – right here in Singapore!
With a newfound respect for the resources and effort it takes to grow a single grain of rice, Melissa and Benji head to the kitchen to learn ways to transform leftover carbs.
They cap off their learning journey with a unique cook-off – utilising as many types of stale carbohydrates as they can! What kind of new life can they breathe into these previously unloved staples?