Now Broccoli Revolution, a chain of two vegetarian restaurants, ceased offering plastic straws in May: they have switched to Chinese water spinach stems. The hollow stems are 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter. They are moderately hard and even a creamy smoothie can be slurped up through it. And when the smoothie is finished, the straw can be eaten.
The restaurant procures Chinese water spinach at markets and washes it every morning. A spinach straw costs 3 baht (9 cents), more than 10 times the cost of a plastic one.
Asia.nikkei.com reports that although cheaper paper straws are also an option, they would ultimately end up in the trash as well.
The restaurant procures Chinese water spinach at markets and washes it every morning. A spinach straw costs 3 baht (9 cents), more than 10 times the cost of a plastic one.
Asia.nikkei.com reports that although cheaper paper straws are also an option, they would ultimately end up in the trash as well.
