Some of the plants on the tasting menu
A number of the plates on the menu (Image: Oddbox/The Unfold Eagle)

An East London pub has provide you with a inventive strategy to increase consciousness round ‘wonky vegetable’ meals waste.

The Unfold Eagle, a vegan pub on Homerton Excessive Road, is laying on a five-course feast this February – in collaboration with fruit and veg supply field firm Oddbox.

For one-week-only, diners will have the ability to benefit from the ‘Odd 5 Methods’ menu, which encompasses a sequence of mouth-watering dishes comprised of ‘too wonky’ or ‘surplus’ veggies.

This concept is that the tasting menu will spotlight simply how tasty and versatile discarded veg could be.

Carrots will take centre stage of this eating expertise – as this season Oddbox rescued 330 tonnes of the vegetable from growers, with many rejected by retailers for being ‘too massive.’

Brussels sprouts with dips
Deep-fried Brussels sprouts with dipping sauces (Image: Oddbox/The Unfold Eagle)
roasted carrots
Carrots will take centre stage on the menu (Image: Oddbox/The Unfold Eagle)
kale with a dip
Crispy baked kale leaves with a carrot and onion relish (Image: Oddbox/The Unfold Eagle)

In consequence, The Unfold Eagle’s govt chef, Gina Hopkins, has developed a menu that pays homage to the orange vegetable.

Diners will begin with a carrot-based cocktail aperitif and end with a root vegetable twist on carrot cake.

Different dishes embody crispy baked kale leaves with a carrot and onion relish, deep-fried Brussels sprouts accompanied by creamy carrot, beetroot and celeriac dipping sauces, in addition to Indian-inspired roasted carrots and potatoes.

a cocktail
A warm-up drink (Image: Oddbox/The Unfold Eagle)
carrot cake
A twist on carrot cake (Image: Oddbox/The Unfold Eagle)
different dishes on the tasting menu
What a variety (Image: Oddbox/The Unfold Eagle)

Organisers hope the absolutely vegan tasting menu will assist increase consciousness and encourage individuals to eat produce that’s accessible, in a bid to drive motion on meals waste.

Priced at £30 (together with a £5 donation to The Felix Undertaking), the menu is out there for a restricted time solely from February 2 to February 8 (excluding February 6).

Luke McLoughlin, co-founder of The Unfold Eagle, added: ‘We’ve at all times been eager to exhibit that cooking with greens is enjoyable and scrumptious and the Odd 5 Methods menu does simply that.

‘We’ve made the carrot the centrepiece however the reality is each vegetable could be made to shine if you find yourself versatile with them. 

‘We’ve at all times been advocates for sustainability and minimal waste at The Unfold Eagle, so this is a perfect partnership and we hope to encourage diners to make a distinction to the planet by the meals they eat, and by lowering meals waste each on the farm and at residence.’