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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.

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