A COUPLE who moved from Europe to Scotland to launch a gourmet food truck have spoken of their love for Burns Night as they prepare to host a sustainable Burns Supper.
Gemma Costa, originally from Naples, and her partner Marta Negro, originally from Madrid, previously told The National how they had launched their food truck Planet G after identifying a gap in the market for lovingly prepared vegan food.
Now, the pair are preparing to host a sustainable Burns supper in Edinburgh this Friday.
“I had no idea what a Burns Supper was when I first arrived here,” Costa, who first moved to Scotland around a decade ago, told The National.
“We had to organise one for a hotel as part of an exam I did while I was studying. I enjoyed it a lot, learning about all the traditional food so we wanted to do one this year.
“I can’t wait to be there on Friday, doing the cooking and listening to all the music we’ll have.”
The event is due to take place on January 26 and will feature a slight twist on a traditional Burns Supper.
For a starter, people will be served “chunky leeks and tatties stew” before being served homemade haggis with mash and roasted neeps.
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There is also the alternative “wee haggis burger” served with pickled onions, slaw, whisky mayo and chilly jam.
Negro added: “I used to work in Black Medicine many years ago so I have a special bond with that place and it’ll make a great venue for our event.
“It’ll be an open mic night so people will be able to read poems and address the haggis as people like to do.
“It’s really a social event where people can come and gather together and enjoy some music.”
However, at the heart of everything the pair do, including with their food truck business, is sustainability.
“We know by data that plant-based haggis produces five less times co2 than traditional haggis so we wanted to give an alternative option for people but still give them a space to celebrate tradition,” Negro said.
“We still want to keep those traditions because they are important but they can be adapted to the environment or what it is that the planet needs.
“We are so happy to have this opportunity to have a vegan Burns Supper and do something a little bit different.”
Tickets for the event have now sold out but people can still ask to be put on the waiting list HERE.
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