Veganuary
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- Gillthepainter
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Re: Veganuary
I hear what you are saying, and fully understand.
I always say vegan is a fine cuisine, and it should stand up for itself.
But I go the other way. I find the use of familiar favourite terms inclusive. Especially if I'm actually cooking the vegan dish, I like to know what the result is going to be.
That is to say, I know what I'm getting, but realise it will taste a bit different.
Vegan cream for example does not taste like the dairy one, but I do like it.
Shop bought or homemade with cashew.
One thing I do do, when cooking vegan, I keep it true to the recipe, and that means animal free. I won't sub an ingredient with an animal alternative if I'm taking the trouble to produce vegan.
I feel quite proud when I'm done too.
I always say vegan is a fine cuisine, and it should stand up for itself.
But I go the other way. I find the use of familiar favourite terms inclusive. Especially if I'm actually cooking the vegan dish, I like to know what the result is going to be.
That is to say, I know what I'm getting, but realise it will taste a bit different.
Vegan cream for example does not taste like the dairy one, but I do like it.
Shop bought or homemade with cashew.
One thing I do do, when cooking vegan, I keep it true to the recipe, and that means animal free. I won't sub an ingredient with an animal alternative if I'm taking the trouble to produce vegan.
I feel quite proud when I'm done too.
- Badger's Mate
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Re: Veganuary
Isn't this another version of the argument that used to rage on the BBC boards about a gratin of beetroots called Dauphinoise or Coq au Vin made with hens?
No matter how strongly held the belief that certain dishes must be made with certain ingredients, it's lost before it starts.
No matter how strongly held the belief that certain dishes must be made with certain ingredients, it's lost before it starts.
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Re: Veganuary
I think that’s a minefield - is a sausages a sausage because it’s made from meat, or because sausage is the usual English name for a small cylinder of savoury food generally served hot after frying or grilling? Cf Glamorgan sausage, which is I think quite traditional
I agree that vegan garlic butter Parmesan is a nonsense but I don’t think spaghetti normally contains egg, I’ve not had spaghetti containing egg either here or in Italy that I remember, and good commercial spaghetti like De Cecco or Barilla is egg free - edited to add that as spaghetti is made by extrusion through a die it’s not commonly home made
I agree that vegan garlic butter Parmesan is a nonsense but I don’t think spaghetti normally contains egg, I’ve not had spaghetti containing egg either here or in Italy that I remember, and good commercial spaghetti like De Cecco or Barilla is egg free - edited to add that as spaghetti is made by extrusion through a die it’s not commonly home made
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Re: Veganuary
Is Barilla egg free? That's good to know (on this thread), as I'm a recent convert to it.
I think it's a great brand for pasta and choose it, where before I always used de Cecco.
I think it's a great brand for pasta and choose it, where before I always used de Cecco.
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Re: Veganuary
Gillthepainter wrote:Is Barilla egg free? That's good to know (on this thread), as I'm a recent convert to it.
I think it's a great brand for pasta and choose it, where before I always used de Cecco.
I think most dried pasta is made with just very strong wheat flour and water, if it’s an egg noodle it will say so on the package - it’s a selling point
But you need to check the package of course
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Re: Veganuary
I'm sure I remember packets of pasta all'uovo years ago before fresh pasta was commonly available, but haven't seen it for ages. Chinese egg noodles are still common though.
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Re: Veganuary
That’s what i meant really - if dried Italian pasta contains egg it will be proudly proclaimed but I didn’t remember all’uovo, good call
Chinese egg noodles are odd - most don’t in fact contain egg as it’s the generic term for yellow wheat flour thin noodles, but some do so you have to read the label. My current pack (from Asda) contains egg but my last (from the Asian grocer) didn’t
I think Ching said that in the Chinese characters there’s no obvious difference between “egg colour” and “egg containing”?
Chinese egg noodles are odd - most don’t in fact contain egg as it’s the generic term for yellow wheat flour thin noodles, but some do so you have to read the label. My current pack (from Asda) contains egg but my last (from the Asian grocer) didn’t
I think Ching said that in the Chinese characters there’s no obvious difference between “egg colour” and “egg containing”?
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Re: Veganuary
I didn't know that. It sent me scurrying to the cupboard to check the packet of Sharwood's we've got. They do contain egg.
I can't help thinking that calling a product 'egg noodles' and not putting egg in them might invite litigation.
I can't help thinking that calling a product 'egg noodles' and not putting egg in them might invite litigation.
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Re: Veganuary
Badger's Mate wrote:can't help thinking that calling a product 'egg noodles' and not putting egg in them might invite litigation.
Yes, I think EU legislation may mean that those with a package intended for the UK or EU market and labelled egg noodles probably will contain real egg
- karadekoolaid
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Re: Veganuary
I was in the supermarket today and, because I (mistakenly) believed that all pasta was made with eggs, I took a gander at all the imported pasta varieties, NONE were made with eggs. Di Cecco, Barilla, etc.etc., all made with something called semola durum - which I imagine is fine ground semolina.
You learn something every day.
You learn something every day.
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Re: Veganuary
Semola, semoule, semolina - the point is the durum (literally hard) wheat from which it is the endosperm (the dense white bit in the middle
Durum wheat has a very high gluten content, you only need egg to make pasta from low gluten flour I think, and it’s usually used in home recipes
Durum wheat has a very high gluten content, you only need egg to make pasta from low gluten flour I think, and it’s usually used in home recipes
Re: Veganuary
it's also cheaper to make and has a longer shelf life, for transportation, than pasta made with egg - which may also make a difference - financial aspects always do!
Re: Veganuary
I'm spending far too long reading/saving/printing Vegan recipes from collections people are posting, leaving no time to make any, doh.
I notice that Atul Kocher (Great British Chefs) in his (easy) Beetroot Poriyal uses mustard oil. Is this available now for culinary use? Ta.
I notice that Atul Kocher (Great British Chefs) in his (easy) Beetroot Poriyal uses mustard oil. Is this available now for culinary use? Ta.
- Gillthepainter
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Re: Veganuary
You can definitely get it in the Indian supermarket stores.
I seem to remember mine had no disclaimer on it.
I seem to remember mine had no disclaimer on it.
Re: Veganuary
jeral wrote: mustard oil. Is this available now for culinary use?
this article has information as to why the bottles have the 'for external use only' disclaimer on them.
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Re: Veganuary
Vegan apple pudding cake looks nice. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/j ... dding-cake
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Re: Veganuary
scullion wrote:jeral wrote: mustard oil. Is this available now for culinary use?
this article has information as to why the bottles have the 'for external use only' disclaimer on them.
Very good article IMO - Nik Sharma irritates me sometimes but he’s a scientist turned foodie and when he gets it right he nails it
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