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We called it banana
It’s the year 2080. An handmade recipe book, dated 2023, is discovered inside an old basement: let's imagine the surprise in those who will read recipes with ingredients that have disappeared, which are no longer among the supermarket shelves.
Ingredients we take for granted today such as bananas, coffee, chocolate, avocado and honey among others, may be unknown to our great-grandchildren, simply because these ingredients may no longer exist.
One day not too far away, we may be forced to change our most basic and established eating habits, because some of the most common foods could soon disappear from the face of the Earth. When we talk about climate change, global warming, chemical pesticides and their impact on our planet, it is natural to think of animal species at risk, and we often forget the consequences that these phenomena will also have on our daily lives and gestures, such as cooking and eating.
The current state of climate change is strongly affecting our food supply and production, expecting to cause agricultural challenges for farmers, markets, and consumers as soon as 2050. If we do not make ethical decisions to limit our carbon footprint and mitigate climate change, our food supply and health will suffer, and maybe some of our favourite flavours will become memories written in the faded pages of a notebook.
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