JCC Hail Saitan! Vegan food discussions, recipes, hacks

My friend's girlfriend is a vegan, but I don't think I've met herbivore.

 

I bet those things cost a fortune.

 

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Not gonna lie, that's a petty good combo.

 

I am not a vegetarian, but I always have meatless Fridays and I try to consume less meat because I only eat the meat my family raises. My favorite vegan dishes are lentil tacos, lentil curry, and black bean burgers.

 

I haven't gone full vegan, unfortunately I'm just too fond of my occasional bacon sandwich or tuna steak to last on a completely vegan diet. But my mum's decided to go vegan for her health, and to support her (while also helping clean my own act up a bit too) I've been trying all kinds of vegan meals. I tried vegan tuna for lunch today, which was garbage. I really don't recommend trying it. But yesterday's dinner was a really nice Quorn shepherds pie with salad.



Even without being strictly vegan, I think I'm going to be making a habit out of eating these.

I also made a vegan curry from scratch a few nights back, which turned out pretty well.

 

As a vegan, is it ok to eat insects or snails, or would eating those keep you well in the realm of being carnivore?

I’d like to see more meats that come from less resource intensive animals.

 

So, a meal worm would be ok, but not a cricket?

 

So it's only three months later, but I've decided to give up my beloved bacon sandwiches and tuna steaks and go full vegan myself.

I've been thinking a lot about life, and I just don't feel comfortable eating meat for my own nutrition anymore. I'm kicking off my new found veganism with a slow cooker ratatouille today.

 

Another bump, but for obvious reasons I can't cook from fresh at the moment. So I went to the local co-op and picked up a tin of this, and it was really rather nice. Going to add avocado to it next time I have it.

 

That does look good. I have to hit the small Co-op near me in the morning - might see if they have some. I'll give the avocado a pass though - I don't like it.

 

I love avocado actually. One of the few "millennial" things I legitimately like.

 

Looked for that chili at the Co-op this morning and didn't find it. @Chewgumma - is the store you bought yours at a large one or a small one?

Since I had chili on my mind I bought a can of regular meat chili at the Co-op - that's all they had in the chili dept.

 

It's not a tiny corner shop, but it's not one of their superstores either.

I find that Co-Op can be really hit or miss with vegan-friendly foods, as it differs greatly between stores. I have two where I live, one has a nice little range of vegan foods (I got a vegan pate and crumpets for my breakfast this morning, and a bar of white chocolate for my treat for making it through the weekend without drinking.) but the other one, of a similar size, has no vegan foods at all.

 

Your other one sounds like mine. Mine is fairly small - it used to be a Morrisons Local. Not as small as the corner store or newsagents near me but not a whole lot larger either. I'll keep an eye out as I usually hit there a couple of times a week.

 

Yeah, about the size of a Morrison's local would describe both my Co-Ops perfectly. It's just something some managers don't think to stock, because it's not exactly something that sells in huge numbers and shelf space is precious in such retail space.

Hope you can find it eventually though, because its tasty. There are some online retailers with it in stock, but obviously those are all swamped right now thanks to the pandemic.