i’m convinced that i would be so much healthier if vegetarian cuisine was more dominant in this country. it’s especially delicious in the contexts or cultures where meat is rare because that’s where it shines the most due to centuries of refinement through trial and error. culinary contexts like the beans-rice-tortilla heavy mexican peasant diet; or cultures like the spice heavy indian cuisines or the soy example that you shared are my favorite.
The meat industry is one of the main drivers of unhealthy consumption in the country, and directly linked to an insane amount of negative effects. we need to radically reduce its presence in all society, ideologically that can only be done with some education on animal products and the processes to get there.
Whatever suits the needs of the people and facilitates the transition to a world in harmony with the ecosystems that inhabit it. Reduction to nonexistence is definitely a solution, and if its done i will support it.
Of the people? Environmental and health concerns are definitely important, but ethically, it is basic decency to not exploit non-human animals, and honestly, I’m in favor of considering non-human animals as “people.” I’d argue that it’s not just a solution in their case; it’s a moral obligation.
It’s pretty easy to replace chicken since it tastes like nothing on its own. Most of the flavor is in the spice and seasoning so I just use those spices and seasonings on whatever protein I’m cooking it.
A lot vegan stuff online tries to be “healthy” which is why it’s associated with being bland but there’s lots of stuff like fries and mushroom gravy, apple pies, pancakes, chips, fruit or soy based ice creams, pizza and panzerotti with plant based cheeses (much less oily too), things like chocolate, though some substitutes can be expensive. I don’t even notice the change but it was really difficult when I was younger and thought I had to eat only stuff like salads.
the spices and seasons are almost everything; i think that’s why the indian and mexican work well because you can get multiple different meals out the same things; especially with lentils; based entirely how you prepare and season it.
with soy, however, i’ve learned to like it in block tofu form, uncooked (beyond how they made it) and with a one or 2 seasonings. a few drops of soy sauce and tiny jagged chunks of tofu are my favorite (aka soy with soy lol).
i’m convinced that i would be so much healthier if vegetarian cuisine was more dominant in this country. it’s especially delicious in the contexts or cultures where meat is rare because that’s where it shines the most due to centuries of refinement through trial and error. culinary contexts like the beans-rice-tortilla heavy mexican peasant diet; or cultures like the spice heavy indian cuisines or the soy example that you shared are my favorite.
The meat industry is one of the main drivers of unhealthy consumption in the country, and directly linked to an insane amount of negative effects. we need to radically reduce its presence in all society, ideologically that can only be done with some education on animal products and the processes to get there.
It should be abolished, not “radically reduced,” unless you mean radically reducing it to being non-existent.
Whatever suits the needs of the people and facilitates the transition to a world in harmony with the ecosystems that inhabit it. Reduction to nonexistence is definitely a solution, and if its done i will support it.
Of the people? Environmental and health concerns are definitely important, but ethically, it is basic decency to not exploit non-human animals, and honestly, I’m in favor of considering non-human animals as “people.” I’d argue that it’s not just a solution in their case; it’s a moral obligation.
It’s pretty easy to replace chicken since it tastes like nothing on its own. Most of the flavor is in the spice and seasoning so I just use those spices and seasonings on whatever protein I’m cooking it.
A lot vegan stuff online tries to be “healthy” which is why it’s associated with being bland but there’s lots of stuff like fries and mushroom gravy, apple pies, pancakes, chips, fruit or soy based ice creams, pizza and panzerotti with plant based cheeses (much less oily too), things like chocolate, though some substitutes can be expensive. I don’t even notice the change but it was really difficult when I was younger and thought I had to eat only stuff like salads.
the spices and seasons are almost everything; i think that’s why the indian and mexican work well because you can get multiple different meals out the same things; especially with lentils; based entirely how you prepare and season it.
with soy, however, i’ve learned to like it in block tofu form, uncooked (beyond how they made it) and with a one or 2 seasonings. a few drops of soy sauce and tiny jagged chunks of tofu are my favorite (aka soy with soy lol).
The veggie food-by-weight buffet place I used to go had the most delicious and greasiest food ever.