Youth members of the Slow Food movement will join forces on April 29, 2017 for the first World Disco Soup Day ever organized.
The Slow Food Youth Network says that while one part of the population suffers from hunger, each year one third of the food intended for human consumption is thrown away – meaning 1.3 billion of tons of still edible food becomes garbage.
The Disco Soup is an action to highlight the fight against food waste in which volunteers are invited to collect, wash, clean, cut and cook leftover food – from markets, retailers and restaurants – that fails to conform to commercial aesthetic standards. But it is also intended to be a gastronomic, artistic and musical event that brings together young people, students, children, the elderly, cooks and all the supporters in the battle against food waste.
Among the countries hosting Disco Soup events are Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, the United Kingdom and the United States.