{"id":78736,"date":"2023-10-14T11:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T18:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=78736"},"modified":"2023-10-14T11:47:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T18:47:23","slug":"aquarium-of-the-pacific-launches-new-plant-based-cafe-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/aquarium-of-the-pacific-launches-new-plant-based-cafe-menu","title":{"rendered":"Aquarium of the Pacific launches new plant-based caf\u00e9 menu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of an effort to reduce the impacts of climate change, the Aquarium of the Pacific has launched a plant-based menu at Caf\u00e9 Scuba.<\/p>\n<p>The new menu launched as &#8220;Wicked Kitchen.&#8221; It&#8217;s available now and includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Crab Cake Po-Boy Sub will include plant-based crab cakes, Wicked Sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles on a hoagie roll with chips.<\/li>\n<li>The Crab Cake Salad will have the same plant-based crab cakes on a bed of mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, and carrots with Wicked Dressing.<\/li>\n<li>The Teriyaki Salmon Burger comes with a plant-based salmon patty, teriyaki glaze, pineapple, lettuce and tomato on oat roll with chips.<\/li>\n<li>The Wicked Jalape\u00f1o Burger includes a plant-based jalape\u00f1o-infused patty, lettuce and tomato with Wicked Sauce on an oat roll with chips.<\/li>\n<li>The Italian Meatball Sub features Italian-seasoned plant-based meatballs stewed in a house marinara with vegan mozzarella cheese on a pretzel roll.<\/li>\n<li>The Chorizo Bratwurst Sandwich has a plant-based chorizo sausage, grilled onions and peppers with Wicked Sauce on a pretzel roll with chips.<\/li>\n<li>The Wicked Nachos come with tortilla chips, plant-based burger, chopped tomato, onions, jalape\u00f1os, and Wicked Vegan Taco Sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cChoosing plant-based foods and sustainable seafood in place of beef, chicken, and pork even just a few times a week can lower the carbon footprint of a household,&#8221; Fahria Qader, who is responsible for sustainability initiatives at the Aquarium, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to plant-based items, the new menu will have seafood like cod, salmon and clam, all certified by the Marine Stewardship Council.<\/p>\n<p><em>Caf\u00e9 Scuba is in the aquarium&#8217;s main dining room, overlooking the seal and sea lion exhibit. 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