The Horse 2020/21

Environment & Technology

sustainable pasta

first research (part 2):

How to know your food is sustainable?

  1. what's in your pasta?
  2. where do your products come from?
  3. factors sustainable or not sustainable?

spaghetti with veggie bolognaise

ingredients

Place it comes from -> distance

spaghetti (dry weight), 320 g

 

red onions, 2

India – Begium: 7.058,35 km

Asia – Belgium: 7.542,46 km

carrots, 3

 Central Asia - Belgium: 4.669 km

green celery, 2 stems

 Switzerland - Belgium: 646,5 km

tomato cubes, 800 g

Central Amerika – Belgium: 9.040,47 km

South Amerika – Belgium: 9.598;41 km

garlic, 2 cloves

China – Belgium: 7.733,76 km

Asia – Belgium: 7.542,46 km

red wine, 1 glass

 France - Belgium: 657,8 km

Puy lentils (dried), 100 g

 France - Belgium: 657,8 km

bay leaves, 2

Can be grown in your own garden

herbs (dried, such as oregano and basil)

France - Belgium: 657,8 km

Italy - Belgium: 1.439,1 km

England - Belgium: 537,04 km

olive oil, 2 tablespoons

the Mediterranean - Belgium: 2.085 km

sustainable:

  • You can grow bay leaves at home
  • it has no meat -> veggie

not sustainable:

  • the distance is too big

penne all’arrabbiata

ingredients

Place it comes from -> distance

500 g penne

 

3 onions

India – Begium: 7.058,35 km

Asia – Belgium: 7.542,46 km

6 tomatoes

Central Amerika – Belgium: 9.040,47 km

South Amerika – Belgium: 9.598;41 km

3 decilitres tomato pulp in cans or bricks

Central Amerika – Belgium: 9.040,47 km

South Amerika – Belgium: 9.598;41 km

2 cloves

 Indonesia - Belgium: 11.429 km

1 red chilli pepper

 Mexico - Belgium: 9.115 km

olive oil

the Mediterranean - Belgium: 2.085 km

150 g Parmesan cheese (block)

Italy - Belgium: 1.439,1 km

sustainable:

  • it has no meat -> veggie

not sustainable:

  • the distance is too big

Comments (1) -

  • Emre Kesat

    12/9/2020 7:10:54 AM | Reply

    Many interesting information, and also good to know because I am a pasta lover Smile

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