Chef José Andrés.Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images
José Andrésis going above and beyond to provide not only accessible but also delicious food for the people of Ukraine amid Russian attacks.
The Spanish-American chef, 52, shared an inside look at the sandwich-making process his nonprofit organizationWorld Central Kitchen(WCK) has set up in Lviv, Ukraine.
“They are making some of the best sandwiches you can imagine,” Andrés said about the meals he and his team are making for Ukrainian people. The chef continued on and explained that the sandwiches have vegetables, cheese, ham and sausage. Specifically, each sandwich has, “fresh cucumbers, fresh cheese, baked buns,” he said.
But the quality is not the only good thing about these sandwiches, the quantity is another triumph. “Here we are producing 10,000 sandwiches every day for the train station as refugees arrive & for the shelters here in Lviv,” Andrés wrote in the caption.
In addition to the 10,000 sandwiches made daily, the WCK FEST kitchen is also making 16,000 hot meals every day, according to theWCK website. Hot dishes include marinated pork, roasted potatoes, soup, and more. Andrés' organization has set up several other kitchens to support refugees in Ukraine and surrounding countries where people are traveling to including Moldova and Romania.
“This is, right now, one of the best sandwich operations in the world,” the WCK founder said in the video while panning around the facility. “And look at how good they look!”
Andrés announced via Twitter that his nonprofit organizationWorld Central Kitchenis on the groundat the Ukraine-Poland border to assist with the refugee crisisfollowing Russia’s invasion in February.
Russia’sattack on Ukrainecontinues after their forces launched a large-scale invasion on Feb. 24 — the first major land conflict in Europe in decades.
With NATO forces massing in the region around Ukraine, various countries have also pledged aid or military to support to resistance. Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyycalled for peace talks — so far unsuccessful — while urging his country to fight back.
Putin, 69, insists Ukraine has historic ties to Russia and he is acting in the best security interests of his country. Zelenskyy, 44, vowed not to bend. “Nobody is going to break us, we’re strong, we’re Ukrainians,“he told the European Unionin a speech in the early days of the fighting, adding, “Life will win over death. And light will win over darkness.”
source: people.com
