Vegetarian Food (don't worry, I'm not trying to convert anyone!) - General

if you don't have any food you're doing something wrong, there are so many incredibly cheap things you can buy to make loads of food

i like falafel

[QUOTE=Shadaez;30768929]if you don't have any food you're doing something wrong, there are so many incredibly cheap things you can buy to make loads of food[/QUOTE] Agreed, cooking with veg and fruits is great and is cheap, meat is suitable for a weekly treat. Ngh, i must make curried Cauliflower now.

Falafel is fucking good.

I've tried on several times to cut meat and [i]most[/i] dairy products out of my diet (mostly for health reasons, that and I when I think about it I never really liked it all that much), problem is my dad and my sister both eat meat and such and my dad thinks not eating meat is weird so I mostly subsist on fruit and nuts or just say fuck it and eat what they're eating. It's actually mildly frightening to me that most of the food in our house has meat in it except for the junk food.

Falafel Ingredients: 1 cup dry chickpeas 1 small onion 5 cloves of garlic 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 1 teaspoon baking powder 6 tablespoons flour Oil for frying Spices: salt, fresh cumin, coriander, hot pepper to taste That's basically the recipe for Falafel. Mostly the stuff that makes it different is how you cook it and the quality of the ingredients. Got this off the interwebs too: (this is how you cook them) First, soak the chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) in plenty of water overnight. If you haven't got the time, use canned chickpeas (for this recipe one 15-oz can, drained, should do). In a food processor, finely chop the onions, garlic, parsley and cilantro. If your food processor is large, you can then add the chickpeas as well. Otherwise, mash the chickpeas up in a large bowl and then throw in the onion/herb mixture. Add your spices: about 2 teaspoons of cumin, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of coriander. I like to throw in a little hot pepper too when my wife isn't looking! Finally, mix in the flour andbaking powder, which will make the mix into more of a dough. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. After waiting patiently for at least two hours (it's important!), remove the falafel mix from the refrigerator. In a large pot, heat up vegetable oil for frying, careful not to let it smoke too much. To form the falafel balls, I use two spoons and gently slip them into the oil one by one. It takes just a couple of minutes to deep fry each side. Remove onto some paper towels.

I don't get people who acts like if you eat any vegan food, you turn into one. I fucking love hummus, falafel, etc. But I wouldn't be able to live without my bacon and chicken. [editline]16th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Oicani Gonzales;30299884]I love this: [IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2781041215_bf90182b80_z.jpg?zz=1[/IMG] Pictured: Pine nut-crusted cheese with roasted pepper. That grilled cheese is just pure love to my tongue. When I feel like eating vegetarian I usually just go with lots of vegetables and shit. I don't really dig fake meat like soy and stuff. I do love me some Ranch on top of my veggies though. I once ate 1kg of vegetables on a restaurant, it's lovely. :v:[/QUOTE] Recipe, now.

Thanks for this thread. I'm a vegetarian and plan to try more food than the crap that I eat now lol.

if i use chicken bouillon in something is it no longer vegetarian?

[QUOTE=coco911231;31194136]if i use chicken bouillon in something is it no longer vegetarian?[/QUOTE] Because you have to kill an animal to make it, it isn't vegetarian.

[QUOTE=coco911231;31194136]if i use chicken bouillon in something is it no longer vegetarian?[/QUOTE] there are vegetarian 'chicken' broth powders available, not sure where you live, but Fred Meyers has them available in the bulk spices section.

Just tried the recipe for the Broccoli soup, thank you [I]so[/I] much for that. It's was delicious and yet so simple. I had fresh chives from our garden, a garlic clove and some cheese in it and ate it with Swedish hard bread. Thumbs up for that one!

[QUOTE=Nevermind me;31135833]It's actually mildly frightening to me that most of the food in our house has meat in it except for the junk food.[/QUOTE] How is that frightening in any way?

We really need more about beans here, most people just focus on soy beans when thinking vegetarian. And sure, soy is a great source for protein and it's used to made lots of things, like tofu, tempeh, soy sauce, and lots of the veggie nuggets and other products you can buy in the store contains soy. But soy production plays a big role in rainforest deforestation in south America, and it's far from the only choice if you want a protein source. So as a little promotion for other kinds of beans I'm gonna post a recipe for a vegetarian chilli (Chilli sin carne!). [quote]Ingredients 1-2 Yellow onions 1 Red onion 1-2 Bell peppers yellow or red (optional) 1 Stronger chili pepper fruit 2-3 Can (~400g per can) of different beans (I usually go with Kidney and Cannellini beans, but Black or white beans work well, pretty much any kind I guess) ~400g Crushed tomato 1 Can of corn (optional) A few fresh garlic cloves Normal pepper and salt Chili and/or paprika powder If you want you can also have some cumin or garam masala in it for taste[/quote] Start with cutting the onions, bell pepper, chili fruit and the garlic into small pieces, then throw them in a pot with some oil until it gets some colour. Then add all the spices and mix it. Then add the tomato along with the beans (and corn) and then let it cook on medium to low heat for 20-30 minutes. Make sure to taste it and add more spices if needed. If you make it to thick just add some more crushed tomato sauce or water, if it's to watery you can add some tomato paste. And that's it, serve with rice and bread while it's still hot. I'm not sure but I think it's pretty ok for Vegans as well. And if there's any questions feel free to ask (making recipes in English was tricky so sorry if it looks weird).

[QUOTE=ConvolutedLogic;28270658] [b]Falafel[/b] [img]http://chefsnews.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/falafel-3.jpg[/img] From my understanding, Falafel are hot fried balls or patties made out of chickpeas. Ooh, they look delicious. If anyone has a recipe they've made, feel free to post it and I'll add it here. [/QUOTE] Falafel is the best vegan fast-food there is out there. I would go for some Falafel over the shit they serve in Mcdonalds any day. And by the way, the Falafel balls seen in the picture are too firm. Good Falafel usually looks a bit spiky. Or maybe that's just because of what I see in the stands over here.

Oh great Vegan members of FP, assist me in my time of need. B12 supplements, What do you use?

[QUOTE=Juggz;32389532]Oh great Vegan members of FP, assist me in my time of need. B12 supplements, What do you use?[/QUOTE] none, so many vegan products throw B12 in there, my soy milk has a ton. There's also nutritional yeast, but people say that doesn't count because it's dead or something. aww, got excited when I saw your location as Perth, WA - thinking it meant Washington, USA.

I guess we shall have to find products with more B12. The milk we use has practically none for example. Perth is way cooler.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;30316174]Grilled cheese kind of destroys any health benefit of eating vegetarian. :v:[/QUOTE] i only see downsides of eating vegetables, there is no vegetable, unless it's GM, that can replace hard delicous meat protein.

Oooh, some good recipes here. Been a vegetarian since I was 5 (I'm 20 now). It's been tough being the only one in my family...

How did you decide to become a vegetarian by yourself at the age of 5?

Vegetarian chicken rice. The "chicken" is made up of flour, tastes like vegetarian goose. The rice is flavored with margarine and pandan leaves. [IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/1zmjor7.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Ehera;32840788]How did you decide to become a vegetarian by yourself at the age of 5?[/QUOTE] I realized because, well, chicken the animal and chicken the meat are called the same thing...When i figured that out, I thought it was really gross to eat dead animal and wouldn't anymore

hey guess what, I read a text in school the other day about being or not being vegetarian. 40 out of 100 vegetarians live longer than the average meat eater. Besides not eating meat frequently, they don't smoke or drink that much and do sports. Nontheless, the people who live the longest are the ones who consume eggs and milk, as well as meat and fish once in a while. Don't know, just to let you know

Tofu is bestfu. I've been using it in spaghetti instead of meatballs for ages.

[QUOTE=rexxar;30178853]So who else here's still very happy and dedicated with being a vegetarian? :keke: Still as strong as ever?[/QUOTE] Yeah, no worries here. I'm yet to find something that replicates the same delicious crunch of intestines, but it's really not much of a trade off.

Apparently hemp seeds are super high in protein, I noticed they sell bags of them at Costco. Anyone here eat hemp seeds?

[QUOTE=meepugh;28271865]Muahahaahahha [img]http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/barryschuler/3UXwKeNQF7LgYzbLQY3xQHUcQD7lgDugFCzGG6e435X0w0QUo8tBNYYT5mbK/crispy_bacon_1.jpg[/img] [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Dumb reply" - Orkel))[/highlight] [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Why reply" - Jaanus))[/highlight][/QUOTE] Thank you. This thread lacked bacon.

I pretty much always wanted to be vegetarian but I have been too busy having problems with my eating so I never did, now in the past weekend I just decided to start cutting out meat and stuff like that. I wonder how this will go.

Veggie burgers are amazing, actually better that real meat.