Looks like the UK is realistically even worse - on the data from the graph we are 4th equal in the world for per-capita wastage, which I would argue is the more important metric (otherwise China & India are always going to look bad...).
At home we are in the early stages of experimenting with lacto-fermenting vegetables. A first attempt at sauerkraut using red cabbage, carrots and some spices yielded amazingly delicious results so we bought a bunch of mason jars and one-way-valve lids and next up is spicy green tomatoes (using the results of a semi-successful attempt to grow tomatoes in a grow-bag). I have a book on the topic, but pretty much everything you need to know is in a 20-minute YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZghX4Mrg7kw (TL;DR - make sure the veggies are submerged in liquid, and add 2.5% of the total liquid+veg weight in salt, then leave for a few days or weeks, move to fridge when you like the taste).
Fermentation like this develops loads of friendly gut bacteria and also helps avoid food waste.
Looks like the UK is realistically even worse - on the data from the graph we are 4th equal in the world for per-capita wastage, which I would argue is the more important metric (otherwise China & India are always going to look bad...).
At home we are in the early stages of experimenting with lacto-fermenting vegetables. A first attempt at sauerkraut using red cabbage, carrots and some spices yielded amazingly delicious results so we bought a bunch of mason jars and one-way-valve lids and next up is spicy green tomatoes (using the results of a semi-successful attempt to grow tomatoes in a grow-bag). I have a book on the topic, but pretty much everything you need to know is in a 20-minute YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZghX4Mrg7kw (TL;DR - make sure the veggies are submerged in liquid, and add 2.5% of the total liquid+veg weight in salt, then leave for a few days or weeks, move to fridge when you like the taste).
Fermentation like this develops loads of friendly gut bacteria and also helps avoid food waste.