Only two restaurants in Kyiv offer the “most expensive” bread in the world
1 November 12:28
Participants of the Ukrainian art project Soul of Soil baked the “most expensive dish in the world” – bread made from grain harvested from the mined fields of Mykolaiv region. This is reported by the food portal of the future Newfood, Komersant ukrainskyi informs.
It is noted that such an initiative is intended to draw the attention of the world community to the problem of demining Ukrainian lands, showing the true price of Ukrainian bread grown in war conditions.
The recipe was created by a well-known chef and volunteer Olha Martynovska, who is from Mykolaiv region. She has developed a traditional loaf of bread made from local grain and vegetable snacks made from products grown on land cleared of mines.
“This is the most expensive and valuable dish in the world, because to create it, we had to clear almost 6,000 hectares of land, use special equipment, and receive financial support from international partners,” the project organizers say.
You can taste the unique dish until November 5, 2024, at the Kyiv restaurants “To Be Sofie” and “Odesa”.
What is known about the Soul of Soil art project?
“Soul of Soil”, which means “Soul of the Earth”, is a large-scale joint project of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the United Nations Development Program, the social enterprise “My.Ridnym” and the famous chef and influencer Olga Martynovska. The initiative is also personally supported by Yulia Svyrydenko, First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine.
The project organizers note that about 754 thousand hectares remain mined in Mykolaiv region alone. One hectare of land can produce about 4 tons of grain, and therefore, demining these areas would allow exporting up to 3 million tons of grain to the world, which is equal to 1.66 million tons of flour or almost 3 billion loaves of bread.
The Soul of Soil art project was presented at the Mine Action Conference (UMAC-2024) in Switzerland, where it drew attention to the scale of the mine threat in Ukraine and the consequences for agriculture.
