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Walked into a bakery in Portland and saw a whole shelf of 'ugly' pastries for half price
They had a whole section labeled 'The Misfits' with croissants that were a bit burnt or scones that broke. The owner told me they started it to cut down on waste. I bought a few and they tasted just as good as the perfect ones. Do other bakeries do this, or is it just a Portland thing?
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ross.lily1mo ago
Yeah I used to be so picky about how my food looked, like a bent cookie was a bad cookie. Seeing stuff like this and hearing what sagecooper said about rescued produce totally flipped my view. It's just wild how much gets tossed for no good reason. That bakery is onto something, and I really hope more places start doing it.
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sagecooper1mo ago
My local grocery store in Seattle has a rack for "rescued" produce with the weird shaped carrots and apples. It's catching on because throwing away food that's just ugly is stupid. The bakery idea is smart, they make some money back instead of taking a total loss. We're finally figuring out that perfect looks don't mean better food.
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sagecooper1mo ago
Okay but is it really that big of a deal? I get what you and ross.lily are saying, but stores have always sold the ugly stuff, just maybe chopped up in a soup or something. The rescued rack is fine, but it feels like a tiny fix for a huge system problem. Does this actually change how much gets thrown away, or just make us feel better about buying it?
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