- The Plate
Chefs See an Olympic Opportunity for Rainforest Preservation
Showcasing the unique foods of the Amazon this month, Brazilian chefs draw attention to the value of saving rainforest culture.
There are thousands of fruits, vegetables, and fish in the Amazon, but most of the world only knows a few dozen of them.
“This is a new tool in the toolbox when we think about conservation,” says Michael Jenkins of Forest Trends, a nonprofit conservation group, in a promotional video. Forest Trends, along with Canopy Bridge and āmaZ restaurant in Peru, launched the Rainforest to Table movement last November.
And its efforts may shine brighter under the spotlight of the summer Olympics starting in Rio this week.
Brazilian chef Paulo Machado has a lot of energy. He bounces from one topic to the next—how to eat the black lychee-like fruit jabuticaba, what to serve in a fermented vegetable liquid
