Sustainability at Sea: How Yacht Chefs Can Champion Eco-Friendly Cooking.

Eco-friendly cooking starts with raw products and produce, and how and where they are sourced. All Mediterranean places, for a start, have typical regional cuisines and items grown or produced nowhere else in the country.

Go to Italy or France, and you will find items authentic to the areas you visit that preserve the local culture and traditions. Supporting these values not only benefits the producer but also the broader community, keeping the heritage alive.  

You don't become a baker, farmer or fisherman to be a millionaire. It's a labour of love, and many people who choose this career come from generations who probably did the same.

During the yachting season, you will see chefs early in the morning doing the rounds at local markets. These markets have no fancy overheads, no overpackaging of products, some are direct from the seller, and the produce you can purchase is superior to much of the mass-produced produce you find in supermarkets that is flown in from different parts of the world. Often, these markets are centrally located, where you can literally buy everything you need in the same place.

When buying seafood, chefs should also consider buying directly from fishermen and only purchase species that are not endangered. Get to the boat early enough when it's unloading, and you can purchase some of the freshest local seafood on offer. It also adds to the guest experience when you can tell the 'caught this morning' and 'straight off the boat' story about the dish you have just served.

Chefs could be more mindful about using items that are usually discarded and consider incorporating them into other dishes. We have a different attitude towards waste when we know produce is easily accessible. We sometimes forget this when we are safely tied to the dock.

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