Thursday, January 16, 2020

Vegetarians - Experience the Meaty Experience with Faux Meat




My die-hard vegetarian Mom, who was a gourmet cook, used to say that जिमीकंद (jimikand) or yam is "meat for the vegetarians". 


Though for someone who had never tasted non-vegetarian food in her entire life, I can only presume she got this gyaan from non-vegetarians.













Popularity of foods made from plant-based sources that taste like meat are on the up rise with converted carnivores. Vegetarians too can savour the flavour, previously taboo for them. These foods not just attempt to emulate the taste of meats but also strive to pack in the protein content. Additionally, some manufacturers are creating these products sans GM foods (genetically modified foods), even though there are varying public views on acceptance of GM foods.


Read about plant-based burgers in The New York Times article


Vogue UK includes Vegan Foods first in “6 Of The Biggest Wellness Trends You’ll Want To Try in 2020”, an article that focuses on the continuing wellness trends from the 2010s into 2020, with the new decade kicking “everything up a notch”. The 2010s “signalled the end of toxic ‘diet culture’ with a new focus on self-care, wellbeing and spirituality (all practiced with the climate crisis and sustainability in mind, too)”

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