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By Santiago de los Reyes (comes from Uruguay), who manages La Trattoria, 113 Ponsonby Road, Auckland

So you know that wasting food is bad for the environment and is costing you money, but you may be wondering how you actually reduce your food waste. Making a few small changes to how you shop, store and cook your food can make a huge difference and will reduce how much food you waste, and save you money at the same time. (content courtesy: www.lovefoodhatewaste.co.nz)

The Canterbury Japanese Society was invited to share the cuisine of Japan at the Health, food and culture session held in late April. It was a wonderful Sunday Autumn day at the Hagley Community College with 38 attendees looking, listening, learning and asking about the dishes being prepared and questions on other aspects of Japanese food and its history. Those attending arrived at 11am and listened to an introduction from Kevin Park, Community Liaison for the Canterbury Migrants Centre. Then the volunteers demonstrated the items - Salmon rice ball with a toasted nori sheet, Pan grilled Pork with Ginger, Chicken Teriyaki, Dashimaki Tamago (egg roll), Pickled Daikon (large white radish) and Carrot with Vinegar, Spicy & Mild Miso Soup, Brocolli with ground sesame, along with being shown how to make Japanese steamed rice using either a rice cooker or a pot.

The health benefits of delicious Korean food were explained late last month at a "Learn from What You Eat" gathering at Hagley Community College. Pearl Park, who did most of the cooking with the assistance of Tenny Jang, explained that Korean food was basically very healthy. For example, Korea’s national dish, the highly spiced pickled cabbage, kimchi, helped increase digestion.

The history of Love Food Hate Waste Campaign began in 2007 in the UK, and it is being run currently in Victoria, New South Wales and Vancouver as well. In New Zealand, the three-year-long Campaign began in June 1, 2016, with 59 councils and community groups joining hands with WasteMINZ, which is a membership-based organisation with over 1,000 members from waste, resource recovery and contaminated land sectors in the country.