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Daniel Morrow

COP26 delegates to chow down on locally sourced menu for Glasgow summit

COP26 delegates will tuck into a menu of locally-sourced and sustainable food items during the climate change summit.

Around 30,000 people are expected to descend on Glasgow when the 12 day conference kicks off from October 31.

World leaders, delegates, climate activists and negotiators will be heading to Scotland’s largest city for the vitally important event.

And organisers say that these key figures will be treated to the best in what Scotland has to offer when they break up for food breaks.

80% of the menu will be made up from Scottish produce (COP26)

The UK Government says that 80% of the menu will be built up from produce that has been sourced in Scotland.

All of the items have been described as affordable, with each having a strong focus on sustainability.

Local ingredients will be used to create traditional Scottish dishes, while others will be used to add a Scottish twist on some international favourites - such as ‘Scotch beef ramen’.

Officials have provided a sneak peek of what delegates can expect during the conference.

All of the items have been described as 'affordable' with a strong focus of sustainability (COP26)

All of the items will be available in the ‘blue zone’, which is where world leaders will be locked in negotiations.

Dishes include scotch barley broth, Loch Duart smoked salmon & fennel salad, winter squash lasagne, fish and chips and a Scottish beef burger.

A label showing the CO2 emissions of the dish sits next to every item on the menu.

Cups that will be used to serve drinks will be reusable in a move that could save up to 250,000 single use cups.

COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma said: “There will be a tremendous amount of work to be done at COP26, with many hours of negotiations and long days, so the choice of food that we serve our visiting delegations, staff and all our volunteers, is very important.

“It is exciting to see such innovation in the menus that will be on offer and to understand the thought and effort that has gone into making dishes both healthy, sustainable and suitable for different diets and requirements.

“We very much look forward to giving our international visitors a flavour of the wide-ranging cuisine the UK has to offer.”

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