Berlin universities (almost) banish meat from canteens

Deutsche Welle ^ | 09.04.2021 | Okeri Ngutjinazo

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Marinated soy strips in curry and vegetarian dumplings are some of the meals that will be introduced during the new semester at Berlin universities in October 2021.

The 34 student canteens in Berlin, which are run by student support group Studierendenwerk, have revised their menu to now offer 68% vegan and 28% vegetarian meals while only 4% containing meat or fish. The canteens cater to the students of 20 universities.

Daniela Kummle of Studierendenwerk told DW that they have used the last one and a half years of the pandemic to revise the menu in the canteens so that their offer is more climate-friendly, before adding that they get regular feedback from students asking for more climate-friendly offers. […]

“In summer, we are able to get more fresh products from regional farmers than in winter,” she said. “For our so-called ‘Klima-Essen’ (a climate-friendly vegan meal), we use ingredients specifically with a low ecological footprint.”

The meat and fish offered in the meals meet the requirements of Studierendenwerk existing labels for sustainable agriculture and sustainable fishing.

Traditional German cuisine is usually heavy on meat, with schnitzel, bratwurst and pork knuckles. But the livestock sector is responsible for the equivalent of 7.1 gigatons of carbon dioxide every year, roughly 14.5% of all human-caused emissions. …

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I wonder who owns the majority of meat serving restaurants around universities?

[White Lives Matter]

But Hitler never let Blondi have any animal rights in the end.

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