Is the Netherlands to the doggy bag? – Volkskrant

Is the Netherlands to the doggy bag? – Volkskrant

By: Jos Maalderink – 08/26/14, 09:27

© .. The Dutch doggybag of Nature & amp; Environment.

In the United States it is the most normal thing in the world to take home with you. Your leftovers in a restaurant But it economical Netherlands has struggled to questions. Doggybag Therefore foundation Nature & amp spreads Environment from today 50,000 doggy bags to restaurant owners in The Netherlands.

• The service orientation is in the United States much bigger than here

  Toine Timmermans, researcher at Wageningen University

This food waste must be avoided. A survey shows that the vast majority of the Dutch population has difficulty disposing of food but is ashamed in a restaurant to questions. Doggybag Many Dutch people do not even know that it can.

small portions
It is still questionable whether the American food culture just to take in the Netherlands about. “Portions are smaller than in the Netherlands, the huge amount of food that is common in the United States,” said Peter Klosse, founder of the Academy of Gastronomy. “In the Netherlands we are not accustomed to meals where you get three hundred grams of meat.”

Cultural differences and socio-economic factors play a role. While in the Netherlands eating often go into a special occasion, it is for Americans a cheap alternative to cooking yourself. “The service orientation is in the United States much greater than here,” says Toine Timmermans, sustainable food chain researcher at Wageningen University. ‘Restaurant Staff is mainly dependent on tips. Then it is more willing to do something extra. “

Sensible cooking
Completely new is the doggy bag in the Netherlands. Endless restaurant in Leeuwarden, which together with the Frisian Environment Federation fights food waste, offer them for four years. Runs the storm? “Actually, they run mostly collect dust” says owner Willem Schaafsma. “It is especially important wiser to cook. It is not necessary to serve., Vegetables and potatoes and salad and fries in a dish We make sure that there is nothing left. Guests take most cookie with coffee to take home. “

Toine Timmermans thinks the doggybag no solution alone. “It’s a sympathetic idea, but I think there is more to be gained by the number of customers and the size of the servings better estimate.” Timmermans airlines have thus been successful. “Besides, you may wonder whether eating at home is not yet in the trash.”

Awareness
According to Olaf van der Gaag of Nature & amp; Environment, there is still much to gain. ‘Doggy Bags in the hospitality industry can help raise awareness. When people go out to eat, that you can use leftovers they will hopefully do at home. ”

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