O-food, a pop up sandwich bar in Shoreditch is showing London the future of fast food by focusing on responsibly sourced vegetarian and fish dishes – they are supporters of The Big Fish Fight initiative launched by UK chef, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and all their fish are non-Big 5.
O-food uses fish sourced from low impact fisheries in Kent along with fresh, locally sourced vegetables from British farms, sour dough loaves from St John and fresh salads such as grated beetroot with hazelnuts, celery, apple, mint and parsley and a secret dressing (£2.80). For breakfast, customers can enjoy ‘The O’Kai’ (£4.00), an omelette served with Portobello mushrooms, baked tomatoes, mature cheddar cheese and Nordic pesto.
The founders take the high quality fresh ingredients to create a menu influenced by their Nordic roots. Jens Hannibal, Daniel Flösser and Roel Philippart set up O-Food because of a shared passion for sustainable food and business after meeting while studying and working in London.
Danish-born Jens Hannibal one of the co-founders of O-food explains, “We’re not people who think that meat-based fast food is inherently bad. We just think that someone needs to take the lead to show people delicious, low impact, alternatives to meat and mainstream choices of fish.
“Through our pop-up we were hoping to prove that the world is ready for the idea of tasty sustainable fast food that doesn’t include meat. Over the last four weeks, we’ve been overwhelmed by the response from local customers. So much so, that we’ve decided to put our own money into extending the pop-up for a few more weeks to get more people behind the concept”.
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Mon-Fri 8am – 4pm
54 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3QN
We are supporters and have also written about Ugly Fish Fridays at Whitecross St. Market and even a pop-up Shark Soap Box.
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