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Food waste issue in Hong Kong highlighted in buffet to feed 200 made from discarded food
- Private club Soho House and food-rescue app Chomp serve buffet meal for 200 made with discarded food to flag issue of Hong Kong food waste
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![Guests tuck into dishes from a buffet Soho House chef Chris Czerwinski and Chomp app founder Carla Martinesi put on using discarded food to highlight Hong Kong’s food waste problem. Photo: The Rescued Feast](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1020x680/public/d8/images/canvas/2024/08/09/5b577352-72ff-4016-8315-8dc9f1e15ca9_6d899028.jpg?itok=_tpEdfxT&v=1723195414)
Just how good can food scraps taste? That is what more than 200 guests attending the Rescued Feast at Soho House in Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong Island, were keen to find out.
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Held on July 25, the event was a partnership between the private members club and the food-rescue app Chomp to shine a light on the problem of food waste in Hong Kong.
According to the city’s Environmental Protection Department, 3,300 tonnes (3,600 tons) of food went into landfills every day in 2022 alone.
When we think of food waste, the image of expired goods in our fridges going into the bin often comes to mind, but one of the greatest sources of food waste is excess and unused inventory from the restaurant industry.
![Carla Martinesi, the founder of food-rescue app Chomp, which links its users to businesses selling their excess food at a heavy discount. Photo: Chomp Carla Martinesi, the founder of food-rescue app Chomp, which links its users to businesses selling their excess food at a heavy discount. Photo: Chomp](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/08/09/b211ea2d-179a-4f30-ba3f-21db4d3af945_72433165.jpg)
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