Popular Glasgow chef Julie Lin is set to go on tour with a quirky pop-up restaurant with a twist - where everything on the menu is made from tinned food.
Taking inspiration from new research which shows the majority (59%) of people in Glasgow have concerns about tinned food, the TV star is hoping to change perceptions of tinned food by teaming up with Zero Waste Scotland to create a radical new restaurant concept called ‘Julie’s Can-teen’.
Set to appear at Glasgow Science Centre on March 29, the restaurant will offer diners a menu of dishes all made from tinned food.
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The aim of the new campaign is to encourage the city of Glasgow to take a fresh look at canned food for its budget-friendly and environmental benefits.
Easy to make, nutritious and wonderfully full of flavour, Julie’s recipes riff on the Asian-inspired cooking she’s renowned for, with three must-try, delicious dishes available at the Can-teen:
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Honey & soy glazed bao buns with pineapple & pickled cucumber
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Thai-inspired fishcakes with a charred apricot sriracha dip
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Saag curry with chickpeas, spinach and paratha
What’s more, at Julie’s Can-teen there really is such a thing as a free lunch, with Glasgow residents invited to head along and pick up lunch on the house; running first come, first served from 12pm - 2pm.
An exclusive dining experience will be available for up to four diners within the Can-teen itself, with lunch personally served by Julie; who will also be on hand to dish up plenty of hints and tips on the joys of cooking with tinned food.
Speaking more about the pop-up Can-teen tour, Julie said: “Tins are an unsung ‘double whammy’ of a hero in any kitchen – helping us to keep our rising food bills lower and reducing the amount of food we buy that goes off and gets thrown away, which is a major driver of climate change.
“Zero Waste Scotland’s research shows that a fifth (20%) of people in Glasgow think of tinned food as a ‘last resort’. That’s why my trusty Can-teen and I are taking to the road to encourage people to give tins a chance and taste for themselves how easy it is to make delicious meals that needn’t cost the earth, or the planet.
“What’s even more amazing is that tins are infinitely recyclable, meaning they can be made into other tins again and again, just by recycling them from the kerbside; which is a win-win (or rather tin-tin) for us and our environment.”
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