A shared table, different rites

The options

The order shown is not a ranking of preference.

1. Option 1

   A unified non-animal menu

   Simplifies common procurement, but changes some rites.

2. Option 2

   A menu of choices by tradition

   Widens participation, but brings cost and standard conflicts.

3. Option 3

   Separate dining from ritual space

   Opens a range of practices, but the meaning of the shared table may weaken.

The situation as it stands

This is a setting in which non-animal production makes up most of the protein supply. Deadline: 5 months until the city festival.

Fictional Multicultural City · Public Catering

1. Premise 1This is a setting in which non-animal production makes up most of the protein supply.
2. Premise 2Several communities treat particular animals and cooking acts as central to their rites.
3. Premise 3Traditional supply chains have shrunk in scale and become costlier to maintain.

Where it holdsSets the menus and procurement standards for public events. It does not rule on religious doctrine or household diets.

What is still unknown

1. Unknown 1The substitutions and changes each community accepts internally
2. Unknown 2The actual demand needed to keep traditional supply chains

Signals to decide again

• Define the observation, the responsible party, and the confirmation window for verifying the substitutions and changes each community accepts internally, and re-judge if new verification changes the trade-offs of the options.
• Define the observation, the responsible party, and the confirmation window for verifying the actual demand needed to keep traditional supply chains, and re-judge if new verification changes the trade-offs of the options.