We have arrived in Lebanon on our vegan world tour and it is time to make some vegan namoura, a Lebanese semolina cake drenched in orange flavoured syrup. Choosing a dish to represent Lebanon with its many vegan and plant-forward dishes was a challenge! In the end, I went with […]
West Asia
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It is time to head back to West Asia and pay a visit to Oman and cook a vegan madrouba. After a brief blogging break, we are ready to leave Burundi and our beans and bananas, cross the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden to land back on […]
Today’s stop on our vegan world tour brings us to Turkey where we cook a delicious vegan Turkish recipe. Here I have veganized the popular lahmacun, a thin crust Turkish pizza or flatbread. In place of the traditional meat, I made a paste from lentils and bulgur inspired by the […]
As the country’s name implies, the food of the United Arab Emirates is Arabic at its core [1]–[3]. Situated in the southern corner of the Arabic peninsula with Iran just across the Persian Gulf, it is no wonder Persian dishes are popular, as are Levantine dishes like hummus, and falafel […]
Situated on the eastern shores of the mediterranean sea to the south of Turkey and west of Iraq, Syria lies in the middle of the Levant and the country’s cooking is a great example of this regional cuisine [1]–[3]. While lamb and dairy (esp. yogurt and cheese) are common, vegetables […]