Students from the University of Berlin will switch from curry sausages and schnitzels to seeds and beans from this winter, because the campus cafeteria in the German capital has drastically reduced the choice of meat and fish.
The 34 canteens and cafes serving the large student populations of Berlin’s four different universities will offer 68% vegetarian, 28% vegetarian and 2% fish menus starting in October, with a single meat option four days a week.
Students will be able to nourish themselves in winter with foods such as buckwheat and spelt bowls, topped with roasted sweet potatoes, pickled beetroot and sesame seeds, or grilled pasta with tomatoes and cheese.
Daniela Kummle of Studierendenwerk said: “We have developed a new nutritional concept mainly because students have repeatedly asked us to provide more environmentally friendly services in their canteens.” The organization provides economic, social, Health and cultural support. Higher education institutions in Berlin.
Pass through GermanyStefan Grob, a spokesperson for Deutsches Studentenwerk, an umbrella organization of student support providers, estimates that after years of demand growth, university cafeterias and cafeterias currently offer 30-50% of vegetarian options. “But in Berlin, you have a critical mass.”
In 2019, the University of Berlin provided food to approximately 5.6 million students in its cafeteria.same year A survey found 13.5% of students in Berlin said they maintain a vegan diet, compared to 1.6% nationally, and 33% of students said they are vegetarians.
The Free University of Berlin has had a canteen that only sells vegetarian food since 2010, called Veggie No 1. A vegan canteen called Veggie No 2, Opened in 2019.
Kummle of Studierendenwerk said: “The great success of vegetarian and vegan classes clearly shows that student consumption behavior is changing.” “The obvious trend is to reduce animal-based products.”
Climate protection is increasingly becoming an urgent issue for the University of Berlin. The city’s Humboldt University plans to achieve climate neutrality by 2030, and the Technical University of Berlin hopes to achieve the same goal by 2045.
In 2019, more than 300 employees of the two universities signed a letter promising to abandon short-haul work-related flights and travel distances of less than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles).
