OpenSauce

08/07/2019

Convenience, hygiene and identification of herbal tea from Chinese tea are some of the excuses being given by customers still using plastic straws at eateries.

Sure, it is important to create awareness of a policy before it becomes law hence the Selangor government is giving eateries until 2025 to get accustomed to the change.

A big part of the solution however lies in eliminating the demand from consumers. Do you have an idea for a creative behavioral change program to eliminate single use plastic from our daily routines?

Leave your comments below or get in touch with the Biji-biji team today.

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SELANGOR has kicked off its ban on plastic straws but a quick check at several eateries in Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam revealed a lack of awareness among operators about the prohibition.

06/07/2019

What do insects taste like? Would you consider bugs as a part of your diet to reduce the impact the meat industry has on climate change or maybe because it’s a sustainable source for your protein needs?

To help sweeten the deal, what if it’s garnished with consumer-friendly flavours such as Korean Kimchi, Texas BBQ and Singaporean Salted Egg Yolk?

Ento, a Malaysian start-up is hoping to change the unknown into a known, and the fear into a craving. Twenty something founder Kevin Wu is hoping local consumers (and beyond) will open their tastebuds to entomophagy (i.e. the practice of eating insects).

PETALING JAYA, July 6 – Would you eat crickets? I would, having first tasted them in Bangkok as a street food. Known locally as jing reed, deep-fried crickets are a north-eastern Thai delicacy. But perhaps that is more of a tourist’s dare. Weightlifters and athletes may have tried them in the...

14/06/2019

Edible drinking straws hits Malaysia. Now this is a huge deal for the f&b industry to champion sustainable practices into its operations.

Edible rice drinking straw in Malaysia. Bid goodbye to regular straws and save the earth! Read today's blog to find out more.

14/06/2019

In the latest in food technology, reasearchers have patented a new strain of seaweed, a form of red marine algae, that looks like translucent red lettuce. It also has twice the nutritional value of kale and grows very quickly. Did we mention it tastes like bacon?

Whats going to come next?

Researchers at Oregon State have patented a new strain of seaweed that tastes like bacon when it's cooked. The seaweed, a form of red marine algae, looks like translucent red lettuce. It also has twice the nutritional value of kale and grows very quickly. Did we mention it tastes like bacon?

08/06/2019

How is it that so much food is grown and yet one in nine people worldwide don’t have enough to eat?

Keeping fruit fresh

07/06/2019

Before 1928, no one had tasted bubblegum. In the late 1930s, frozen cream desserts threw off their reputation for being as hard as rock with the US invention of soft-serve ice cream. Popping candy introduced children’s mouths to a bizarre effervescence 20 years later. And in the late 1990s, Red Bull showcased a strange medicinal flavour that’s since become synonymous with energy drinks. The foods we eat are always evolving and new tastes are being created. By 2028, you can expect to be tucking into foods unlike anything you’ve experienced before.

Till then, come OpenSauce with us at Me.reka.

07/06/2019

We are open for business at Me.reka, Publika Shopping Gallery. Come join us for lunch everyday next week for only a humble price of RM12.

27/04/2019

Incredible Bulk

Home More Stories Explore 5 Zero-Waste Stores To Check Out In The Klang Valley More StoriesExploreNews5 Zero-Waste Stores To Check Out In The Klang Valley By Eris - March 29, 2019 238 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp - Advertisement - Naked is good. Image via PixabayRecent news of a whale...

21/04/2019

7 Tips for a Zero-Waste Kitchen
Zero waste kitchen swaps are a great place to start in your zero waste journey!

1. Shop with reusable containers and bags

2. Hit the bulk aisle

3. Buy fewer ingredients

4. Think twice before you buy another gadget

5. Ditch the disposables

6. Recycle as a last resort

7. Compost differs from waste

21/04/2019

OpenSauce @ Me.reka Makerspace

As part of the Me.reka Innovative Labs, OpenSauce is essentially a lab where good food gets made.

You could be an aspiring foodpreneur who wants to test out your menu and the market; or you want to start a feeder initiative with a group of friends and have no central kitchen to work from; or you could simply want to organize a dinner party to show off your family’s traditional recipe. All are invited.

21/04/2019

OpenSauce

| Cafe • Caterer • Community Kitchen |

Open Sauce is a community kitchen with own special concept of cafe and catering. In our cafe you will not get menu instead we will create a special menu for you each day. We cater healthy home style food from a wide range of cuisines for events at Me.reka Makerspace. Open Sauce is a small community kitchen with big dreams. We want to change the way people think about food and food waste.

As a community kitchen we hold workshops and group cooking sessions. Our stone oven and the kitchen space for you to cook something up to promote community awareness about food and food waste. And To serve quality food to people!