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Chef Saulo Jennings rejected the Earthshot Prize's demand for a fully vegan menu, emphasizing Indigenous Amazonian sustainability includes traditional fish like pirarucu.
- On November 5, Saulo Jennings, Amazonian chef and UN gastronomy tourism ambassador, withdrew after organisers requested a 100% vegan menu, causing the deal to collapse and another team to be chosen.
- Organisers framed veganism as sustainability, equating it with sustainability, which critics link to Western impositions on Indigenous food cultures; Indigenous communities adopt a kincentric view, and Jennings said sustainability means harmony, not uniform dietary rules.
- Pirarucu, the region's iconic fish, was revived by sustainable community fishing and is prized locally for its flavour and status, while Saulo Jennings opened the first of his six restaurants and was named a UN gastronomy ambassador.
- Instead, Jennings will cook for Norwegian and Chinese delegations at COP30 and oversee the banquet, serving pirarucu to highlight the Amazon's diverse flavours.
- This incident illustrates how well-intentioned Western environmental initiatives can clash with community values, and observers say Indigenous leaders and communities are essential for meaningful climate solutions.
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Why an Amazon chef said no to a vegan dinner for Prince William event
Saulo Jennings, a chef from Brazil's Amazon region, is so passionate about the rainforest's flavors -- like the massive pirarucu fish -- that he refused to cater a vegan dinner at an environmental awards ceremony hosted by Britain's Prince William. The 47-year-old chef is, however, ready to impress heads of state at the COP30 meeting
Earthshot prize’s request for a vegan menu for Prince William leaves a bitter taste in the Amazon
Brazilian chef Saulo Jennings is a champion of Amazonian ingredients including the pirarucu fish. InstagramSaulo Jennings, an acclaimed Amazonian chef and UN gastronomy tourism ambassador, was reportedly outraged when organisers of Prince William’s Earthshot prize asked him to prepare an entirely vegan menu. For Jennings, being told to exclude pirarucu – the region’s iconic giant freshwater fish – was not merely a matter of preference but a lack…
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