Food leftovers!
What happens to food we don’t eat? Like those last two slices of pizza or the leftover idli? Usually, it gets thrown away.
But in Japan, a super-smart veterinarian named Koichi Takahashi found a way to recycle this leftover food and turn it into piggy snacks! It’s like magic - food waste goes in, and yummy pig feed comes out. Let’s explore this fun idea and see how it helps our planet!
The food recycling factory.
In a place called Sagamihara, Japan, there’s a factory where trucks bring leftovers from restaurants and food factories.
These scraps like sushi bits are cleaned, shredded, and put into big tanks where tiny microbes work like superheroes to turn it all into pig food!
Why is this cool?
Feeding pigs leftover food is super helpful. It saves money because Japan doesn’t have to buy as much pig food from other countries. It also stops food waste from piling up and harming the planet. Plus, happy pigs get tasty, fresh meals instead of boring old feed!
Fermentation magic!
The secret to this recycling trick is something called fermentation. It’s like how idli batter ferments to get fluffy, and kimchi becomes tasty. In Japan, they now use this method to make food scraps safe and long-lasting for pigs. How awesome is that?
