By Garima Johar
October 14, 2025
World Food Day is celebrated annually on the 16th of October, and this year’s theme is “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future.” To commemorate it, here are some globally acclaimed sustainable dishes that you can try at home.
The humble one-pot dish features millet and lentils. As an excellent choice for sustainable eating, you can make millet khichdi.
Taking a plant-based approach to the British staple, the lentil shepherd's pie swaps meat with lentils and seasonal vegetables.
This is a vegetarian version of the Italian classic that uses the locally grown mushrooms and fresh spinach leaves.
Replacing the meat patties, the black bean burgers are rich in fibre and protein, making the US favourite sustainable.
You can make this North African stew with a blend of veggies and chickpeas slowly cooked in one pot.