The rise of ‘invasivorism’ has introduced a range of unusual eating choices as diners strive for a more ethical diet
It can be grilled like asparagus, mixed into a sweet-sour ripple ice-cream or even turned into a beer. When guests arrive at Silo, a “zero-waste” restaurant in east London, next month they’ll be treated to a series of dishes from an unlikely source. It is more famous as the, but for some, the solution to the Japanese knotweed crisis is to serve it for dinner.
Silo is to hold a series of dinners this summer to highlight the issue. Douglas McMaster, the owner and chef of the Hackney Wick restaurant, cut his chops at several Michelin-starred restaurants: London’s St John, Heston Blumenthal’s the Fat Duck and Noma in Copenhagen. Is eating it the answer? “If we want to be motivated to remove invasive species, the fact they’re edible is a pretty good motivation for getting involved,” says Fearnley-Whittingstall, whose menu features Himalayan balsam, an invasive weed that grows readily on his property.
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