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A local chef asked to cook and cater for hundreds of snobby environmentalists took their worldview to task in an interview with The New York Times published Saturday. Saulo Jennings, a Brazilian chef famous for using ingredients from the Amazon jungle, was asked to cook and cater for an environmental event in his home country. The ceremony for the Earthshot Prize will host 700 guests in Rio de Janeiro in early November, including the royal Prince William. Millions of dollars will be doled out to the winners for their contributions toward climate and environmental causes. (Subscribe to MR. RIGHT, a free weekly newsletter about modern masculinity) An excited Jennings had planned to feature a local Amazon special, a large river fish called pirarucu. But the Earthshot organization demanded that his menu be 100% vegan, presumably to make the dishes more “sustainable,” according to The New York Times. That means no meat, of course, and no products derived from animals, such as milk or cheese. 🥩 Brazilian chef Saulo Jennings said, “It’s like asking Iron Maiden to play jazz”https://t.co/dtV0d92mhm — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 26, 2025 Jennings was offended by their request. “It’s like asking Iron Maiden to play jazz,” the chef told The New York Times. “It was a lack of respect for local cuisine, for our culinary tradition.” Throughout his career, Jennings has argued that real environmental sustainability can be cultivated by small-scale local initiatives, by people who know the region well and respect it. The pirarucu fish is a great example of how locals know best when it comes to protecting nature and animals. (RELATED: Trump Empowers Hunters To Do Their Thing As Gov’t Shutdown Threatens Way Of Life) Decades ago, the fish was near extinction due to overfishing and illegal poaching, according to The New York Times. Its population has since rebounded, thanks in no small part to local community projects to benefit supply chains and crack down on illegal fishing. “We eat whatever the forests give us, whatever the rivers give us,” Jennings told the outlet. “Some days, we eat fish. Other days, we eat nuts and açai. This is also sustainable.” Well, try telling that to the liberals working for climate NGOs. They would rather make PowerPoints and attend fancy dinner parties than actually learn from locals about what foods and practices are sustainable, whether it is necessary for bureaucrats and NGOs to even get involved, etc. And, not all, but so many liberals who claim to be environmentally conscious do not know the first thing about the environments they live in or the environments they wish to influence. I would reckon that the majority of guests at the Earthshot event have nothing close to Jennings’s wealth of local knowledge. They probably have never even heard of pirarucu. Neither have I — until today. But I’m not the one telling other people or countries how to conduct their affairs, what to eat, or how to be sustainable. Unfortunately, the chef will no longer cater the event, ostensibly due to budgetary reasons, not his admirable stubbornness. Thankfully, at the behest of Brazil’s president, he will have another opportunity to cook soon for a delegation of foreign officials. Fish will be on the menu.
