Carbon dioxide, specifically the lack of it, hit the headlines this week in a way that’s likely to affect your barbecue and World Cup celebrations.
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Food crisis in the headlines this week
Carbon dioxide, specifically the lackof it, hit the headlines this week in a way that’s likely to affect your barbecue and World Cup celebrations. The byproduct of fertilizer production, it is found not just in your beer and soda, but is used to produce the chicken and pork found in grocery aisles as well as keeping all those bags of salads crispy and fresh.
So what does this mean for you? No one is quite sure yet, but a possible outcome is a shortage of products available and a rise in price of those still on the shelves.
What can you do instead? We’ve rounded up our best recipes and articles to help you avoid CO2-linked foodstuffs and related strains on your wallet.
Barbeque recipes beyond chicken and pork
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Grilled king prawns with chermoula recipe (pictured)
Grilled broccoli with makhani sauce recipe
Flame-grilled spiced sweetcorn recipe
Paul Hollywood's grilled vegetable picnic loaf recipe
Ching-He Huang's grilled aubergine with Chinese salsa verde recipe
Marco Pierre White's grilled tuna steaks à la niçoise recipe
Grilled marinated halloumi on seeded vegetable ribbons recipe
Rachel Allen's grilled mackerel fillets with parsley, mint and anchovy sauce recipe
Grilled mahi mahi with pineapple salsa recipe
Gary Rhode's grilled sea bass recipe
Salads without leaves? Absolutely!
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Get your 5-a-day here.
Tenderstem, beetroot and toasted seed salad recipe (pictured)
Ella Woodward's lentil, courgette and mint salad recipe
Plum, sweet potato and gorgonzola salad recipe
Brasserie Blanc's pea and broad bean salad recipe
Vietnamese prawn and pomelo salad recipe (video)
Indian roasted baby aubergine salad with spiced yoghurt dressing recipe
Middle Eastern tabbouleh salad
Scandanivian beetroot and potato salad recipe
Peter Sidewell's avocado, mint, chili and feta salad
Grilled Thai prawn salad with coconut and peanut dressing recipe
Bangkok-style green papaya salad recipe
Sweet potato, fig and feta salad recipe
Swap your fizzy drinks
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Swap your fizzy drinks for thirst-quenching and healthy infused water. Don’t worry, here are 31 delicious water infusion recipes options that are far from boring!
Use chicken and pork sparingly
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If you feel you’ve just got to have chicken or pork, why not stretch out smaller quantities instead of the usual one cutlet per person? Once grilled, chop up or pull the meat and add it to tacos, hearty salads, sandwiches and more. Mix it with beans, some chopped veg and a little sauce to bulk it out. Here are a few ideas:
Chicken, blackberry and kale salad recipe (pictured)
Michel Roux jr's grilled sardines with ham and basil recipe
Tom Kerridge's black pepper pulled pork sloppy joe recipe
Davina McCall's chicken, broccoli and spelt salad recipe
Ching-He Huang's hoisin chicken lettuce cups recipe
Pulled pork and pickled slaw tacos recipe
Chicken skewers with apple and pea chutney recipe
Char siu pork with pak choy recipe
Shopping without CO2
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Head to your local green grocer or farmers’ market to get your fruit and veg, especially your greens, to avoid any plastic packaging or CO2 all together. Alternatively, head to the fields for the ultimate in fresh and tasty at a pick-your-own farm.