Disruption dinner menu

The stories behind some of Hannah Tucker’s "Disruption Dinner" dishes

Ocean

Grassland

Jungle

Disruptive conditions resulting from our industrial economy put many ocean species at risk. In a doomsday scenario, will we be plating up jellyfish? Jellyfish – survivors of all six mass extinctions – are taking over hotter, more acidic and slower-flowing ocean waters. Fish that are core to our food system are struggling to adapt.

White background with white marble texture in top view new and clean surface. Natural stone for architectural decoration both interior and exterior i.e. kitchen countertop, flooring, wall, cladding.

What’s on the menu?

Starters

Main

Dessert

Spicy jellyfish salad with mustard garlic sauce, serving on white plate. Haepari-naengchae, a side dish made with salted jellyfish strips Korean traditional food.

Pickled jellyfish

The regenerative path centres on seaweed. Various types of nutritional seaweed have long featured in Asian diets. This resource also plays several key roles in ocean regeneration, including sucking carbon from the water.

Kelp noodle pasta

Beef can be sourced from accredited regenerative producers. This approach brings many benefits, Tucker says, noting how cows can draw down emissions and support biodiversity.

Regenerative burger

Black beans isolated on white background

Black beans can grow anywhere with a three-month warm growing season and require minimal amounts of water.

Spicy bean burger

Raw round vegan soy based burger patty isolated on white background

Innovations including artificial intelligence and 3D bioprinting are being used to produce foods that are less resource intensive but (so far) lack nutritional complexity.

Synthetic burger

Freshly grilled burger patty isolated on white background

Roots of the dandelion, an invasive species that can thrive in the harshest conditions, can be roasted to make a brew – albeit a decaffeinated one.

Dandelion root espresso

Chocolate Brownie Isolated on a White Background.

Drier, warmer and more volatile climates are disrupting livelihoods from coffee and cocoa in countries such as Ethiopia and Ghana. What ingredients could step in along the doomsday path? Carob pods, grown on carbon-absorbing desert trees, rival cocoa in taste and texture.

Carob brownie

Close up one white cup full of espresso coffee, on saucer, isolated on white background, elevated top view, directly above

Two dandelions with leaves isolated on white background.

Vegan quinoa and bean burger made with beans, quinoa, nori algae, oats, smoked peppers and onions isolated on white background

alternative burger made from black beans, vegetables, beets, wholemeal flour and quinoa, with various vegetables, white background, isolated.

A plate of Clear Kelp Noodles (Sodium Alginate) extracted from brown seaweed : Laminaria hyperborea and Laminaria digitata