Our canteens
Variety in general, healthy variety, the consideration of different nutritional styles and fair prices, tailored to the student wallet, await you in our canteen are waiting for you in our canteens central canteen, canteen at the tower and CGiN - Campus Gastronomie in the north.
Meals with meat or fish, vegan and vegetarian dishes, stews, self-service-salads and dressings with price by weight, starch and vegetable dishes as well as tempting desserts ensure a varied offer. We hope to meet your taste with these offers!
See you - of course in one of our canteens!
And what are the ingredients in the meals of the canteens?
Healthy nutrition
is very important in our canteens. Most of the purchases are German food. Regional suppliers are preferred. We require from our meat and sausage suppliers a guarantee statement, which must show that the marketed animals were born and reared in Germany.
Our pork: We have been using exclusively straw-pigs from southern Lower Saxony/Fore-Harz
in all canteens since October 2019, whenever it comes to dishes with pork. This was preceded by three promotional weeks, after which the students advocated for the introduction of this higher meat quality.
And these points distinguish straw-pig quality from conventional pork:
- the animals do not live on tiles or grids, but on straw and have more time to grow
- the feed is grown by the farmers themselves, without the use of genetic engineering
- less than 10 km of transport distance lie between the breeding and slaughter facilities
- the animals have daylight and are actively encouraged to move
- the stable provides at least 80% more space than conventional housing
- the animals do not receive preventive antibiotics
- for minor illnesses, the animals are treated with medicinal herbs.
For all pork dishes with meat as the main ingredient (schnitzel, goulash, etc.) an additional charge of 1 euro applies to the listed price. This is not the case if pork is not the main ingredient (e.g., spaghetti Bolognese).
Dealing with additives: seasoning, freshness, shelf life
Our kitchen managers attach great importance to the preservation and dye-free food processing of the purchased goods (e.g., without phosphates). To flavour the dishes, the canteen chefs use only iodized table salt. All fresh and frozen goods are checked at their delivery to the legally prescribed inlet temperature and best before dates.
Hygiene is the essential point
In our canteens, the principles of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points System (HACCP) are respected. In addition, a random check of the food by a specialist institute of the University of Göttingen takes place without prior notice. Samples of all food are kept for 10 days to prove their quality.
The Studentenwerk is against the use of genetically modified food. Therefore, we only use food and food products that do not contain genetically modified substances and are traceable within the meaning of EC regulations 1829/2003 and 1830/2003.
Environmental protection: Waste prevention comes before waste reduction
Where about 14,000 guests a day are to be cared for, there can be a lot of waste. The Studierendenwerk has counteracted this for a long time with the concept of "Avoiding before Reduction".
We are increasingly focusing on bulk packs and reusable systems and do not rely solely on the "Green Dot". In addition, we have taken further measures:
- Water and energy savings by replacing old appliances (e.g., dishwashers)
- Demands on suppliers to use reusable containers
- Delivery of the resulting fats depending on origin (frying fat, separator)
Finally, we rely on the active support of our guests, whom we provide with containers for waste separation and the collection of recyclables.
