We’ve arrived in Nigeria where we are making vegan egusi soup. From our previous stop in East Africa where we visited Tanzania, we crossed the continent to arrive in West Africa where we prepare a true Nigerian classic, egusi. This thick soup or stew gets its characteristic texture and flavour […]
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Welcome back to our vegan world tour as we stop in Grenada to make vegan oil down. I have not had the fortune to visit Grenada but my wife got to go a few years back. While visiting, she saw the omnivore version of oil down and requested a vegan […]
We’re back in South America for a visit to Venezuela were we make vegan hallacas, a Venezuelan Christmas must-have. These treats are cooked in banana leaves and consist of corn dough filled with a sweet and sour stew, raisins, olives and almonds. Read on to learn more about Venezuelan cuisine […]
For Burkina Faso, we cook a vegan babenda recipe, a simple one pot dish with rice and leafy greens with flavour from fermented locust beans.
From our vacation in The Bahamas, we return to East Africa where we visit Burundi. For this visit, we are making a filling and simple dish of beans and bananas, a Burundi classic featuring two important Burundi ingredients. Read on to learn a little of Burundi cuisine and the dish […]
From the steppes of Mongolia where we made milk tea with dumplings, we head down to Central Africa and visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the DRC, we make vegan fumbwa or fumbua, a creamy stew with leafy greens, peanuts and smoked tofu. Read on to learn a […]
It’s time for our first stop in Central Africa. Today we visit Angola and cook a vegan version of calulu, a filling stew with red palm oil, okra, eggplant and tomatoes. Read on to learn a bit about Angolan cuisine and the influences from Brazil and Portugal or jump straight […]
Yum The turn has come to visit Canada, the country in which my wife and I have lived for the past 3 years. I chose to post Canada specifically today when we celebrate the National Indigenous Day across the country and I wanted to showcase this from the outside often […]
Slovenia is a Balkan country bordering Italy, Austria and Hungary and its cuisine shows noticeable influences from all three, mixed with the country’s Slavic heritage [1]. Depending on what corner of the country you find yourself in, you’ll be able to sample local versions of risotto, pizza, gnocchi and goulash […]