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Chefs are using fungus to transform food garbage into fancy, fully edible dishes

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    BeanBurrito
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    One third of the food supply is wasted and that contributes to climate change. Culinary experts used a fungus that makes food waste edible into palatable fermented dishes.

    One third of the food supply is wasted and that contributes to climate change. Culinary experts used a fungus that makes food waste edible into palatable fermented dishes.

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    1. vord
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      I mean, that is in essence what was done before the food production cycle became fully industrialized. I'm betting we'd have a lot less waste if other second-tier food production (yogurts, sour...

      I mean, that is in essence what was done before the food production cycle became fully industrialized.

      I'm betting we'd have a lot less waste if other second-tier food production (yogurts, sour creams, pickling, chicken nuggets, etc) was done downstream of the grocer and not upstream.

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