The Vegan Thread

Is it just the nigari smell? It's stronger with some brands of tofu than with others.

I haven't used this brand before, so don't know.

Yeah I think it was. I tried a bit and it tasted fine so I went ahead. Great recipe actually, I’ll post a pic tomorrow

Last night’s recipe, fish sauce being the only offender in regard to this thread

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Finally. Now there is no reason you ever go north.

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Ah, my local shop that used to stock it ran out quite some time ago. That makes me hopeful that it'll be back in the foreseeable.

I got a massive squeezey chip shop sized bottle for my birthday so I don't need to go to Yorkshire.

Now there is no reason you ever go north.

You've clearly never been to The Angel in Leeds. Change from a fiver when you buy 2 pints and more toothless old men than you can shake a stick at.

Vegans: need a gift, either a cookbook or something to eat/cook with.

The book would need to be a less common one, they have plenty already.

You've clearly never been to The Angel in Leeds. Change from a fiver when you buy 2 pints and more toothless old men than you can shake a stick at.

Toothless, you you say? Post-lockdown plans sorted.

(I quite like Leeds. Very nearly moved there in 2017 when I had a job offer in York).

Why would you need teeth for drinking beer? Asking for a friend.

Once you've got the beer open no teeth are required.

Leeds is a great city, I lived there for a few years until earlier this year. Loads of vegan food and cheap pints to be had.

How about one of the Post Punk kitchen cook books? https://www.theppk.com/books/

What are my vegan alternatives for a roast meat?

My partner got me Vegan: The Cookbook by Jean-Christian Jury for Xmas last year. It may be quite common, I don't know, but it's great. Shedloads of recipes covering the whole world, not asking for daft amounts of obscure ingredients; I feel quite impressed with myself when I pull off a Djiboutian hotpot or a Laotian curry. Not many pictures, only about a quarter of the recipes have a photo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJeRaNapXOY

These also really sticky and nice.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU5VFjgj1_M&feature=emb_title

What are my vegan alternatives for a roast meat?

Don't consider them 'alternatives'. :)

There are quite a few 'roasts' around, which are basically large chunks of seitan/tofu etc. I've never had one, but I hear they work well with gravy and all the trimmings (whether you're talking about something for Christmas or just a Sunday roast). These are typical examples:

https://www.vbites.com/shop/meat-free/roasts/

There will be loads more 'out there' now. Rudy's Vegan Butcher does a Christmas version, for instance:

https://rudysvegan.com/pages/vegan-butcher

20 years ago there were only one or two, but there must be dozens of them now.

Rudy's vegan butcher has a tofurkey right now which I suspect is delicious.

+1. Got it for my other half for Xmas as well. An attractive and weighty tome, also makes an excellent tofu press. :)

Thanks for the suggestions. I went for Feed Me Vegan and One Pot Vegan in the end.

... and while we're on the subject of Rudy's, it would be rude not to mention this:

http://fatgayvegan.com/2020/11/25/vegan-feast-for-xmas-delivered-to-your-door/

You city dwelling folk will know this already, but I just had a Biff's Vegan burger and it was fucking lush.

ooo not had a Biff yet.

Any tips of making beatroot mushroom burgers a bit firmer. I put a little rice in today but they were still quite soggy. Thought I squeezed enough moisture out of the mix, do you need to really get all the moisture out of the mix?