Solar Power Used to Cook Food in Pop-Up European Restaurant

We all know the benefits of solar photovoltaic panels installed on our rooftops. They keep our house warm, they charge our electric vehicles and ultimately, they cook our food. At least this is what you'll experience if you choose to eat in a very popular, eco-friendly pop-up restaurant opened in Helsinki, Finland.

The green project highlights the collaboration between Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen and the well-known beer brand Lapin Kulta. The idea was put into practice for the first time earlier this year, in April, during the Milan Design Fashion Week, as a far eco-friendlier alternative to fancy restaurants we enjoy at least once a week.

Great food can now be associated with a low ecological footprint, since the Solar Kitchen embraced all eco-conscious values. Solar power cooks our food so all we have to do is sit and wait.

Also, we might not be able to enjoy the same dish twice during two different days, as the menu varies, depending on the amount of sunlight available throughout the day. If it's sunny you might be able to enjoy your favorite soup; yet, if the sun is not cooperating, it might just be cloudy with no chance of meatballs.

The people who have already visited the eco-conscious location are very pleased with their choice and say that solar-cooked food definitely tastes better and it is also in favor of the environment.

“Unlike the traditional way of cooking, solar heat affects the taste and texture of the dish in a surprising and positive way, producing a completely different taste experience,” explain the representatives from The Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant.

It will continue to open in other cities, as their initiative will most likely become popular in no-time. The innovative restaurant will certainly change the way its customers eat, drink, cook and live their lives, revealing a new kind of relationship between people, the environment and its resources.

The team's extraordinary vision will follow the sun in several European cities, aiming to change the conduct of their inhabitants. The great-tasting benefits of this green project will be noticeable throughout any sunny day: less pollutants, better food, better attitude.

“Environmental and gastronomic art project as well as a gourmet eatery, the Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant highlights key contemporary themes: a nature-driven process, flexibility and immediacy. Depending on the day’s sunshine, the nature-driven kitchen will be able to serve a solar barbecue, meals prepared at lower temperatures or salads," reveals the great team of chefs behind this project.

“The restaurant will therefore also test people’s flexibility: if it rains, we have to adapt, reschedule and deal with the nature-dependent delays. Immediacy will be evident in the urgency of movements and decisions, and real-time information: a cloud could change the course of a business lunch,” concluded the staff.