Food Waste 100
A top solution to climate change
What is Reducing Food Waste
A dessert filled with red bean, lotus paste, or salted egg yolks enjoyed during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What is Mooncake
The percentage of ready-to-serve food in the United States is never eaten.
What is 30-40%
The process of extending the shelf-life of food by fermentation using a brine or immersion in vinegar
What is Pickling!
Type of food most commonly wasted.
The most common type of leaf used to wrap Zongzi
What is Bamboo Leaves
1 in ___ Americans are food insecure
(People experiencing food insecurity lack reliable access to sufficient, affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food)
1 in 8
The Chinese calendar repeats every 12 years based on these.
What are Zodiac Animals
Something you make before going grocery shopping to avoid buying more than you need.
What is Grocery List
The greenhouse gas produced by food waste rotting in landfill.
What is Methane
This is eaten on birthdays to symbolize longevity.
What is Long Noodles
Where is most food in the U.S. wasted?
(farm, transport, manufacturing, retail, foodservice, or residential)
What is Residential
The major trade route that connected China to Europe and helped spread silk, spices, and Buddhism.
What is the Silk Road
Bigger isn’t always better. Think twice before buying in _____.
What is Bulk!
The natural process of recycling organic matter, such as leaves and food scraps, into a valuable fertilizer that can enrich soil and plants.
What is Composting
The city is China known for its Sichuan cuisine (also the home of giant pandas)
What is Chengdu
Pounds of food wasted in the United States per year.
(within range of +/- 5 billion)
What is 133 Billion
The ancient text authored by Sun Tzu which remains a major influence on strategy and leadership today.
What is The Art of War
Your senses of taste and smell are better indicators of expired food than ____.
What is "Best-by" or "Sell-by" date
“Food waste” fits under this larger category that is defined as “all food that goes unsold or unused by a business or that goes uneaten at home”
What is Food Surplus
The sauce commonly eaten with Peking duck.
(Bing, scallions, duck, cucumbers, and this sauce)
What is Hoisin Sauce
How much money does the average American household lose to food waste every year?
(Within range of +/- 100$)
What is $2,900
He taught respect for family, virtue, and education which were ideas that shaped Chinese culture for millennia.
Who is Confucius
Delays spoilage and keeps foods safe by preventing microorganisms from growing and by slowing down the enzyme activity that causes food to spoil.
What is Freezing