Are Nose-to-Tail and Root-to-Stem Cooking Considered Upcycled Food?
What is "Nose-to-Tail?"
Nose-to-tail cooking entails getting maximal use out of all parts of the animal and letting very little, if any, parts go to waste. This form of cooking is far more sustainable than traditional industrial animal consumption, and resembles upcycled food values in a…
Have you ever wondered what to do with the leafy greens protruding from your root vegetables? I must admit, I used to throw them away; I wasn’t sure if they were edible, much less how to prepare them. To me, a carrot was the orange root. Recipes instructed me to “discard tops,” and I assumed…