What An Italian Vegan, Chinese Vegan & Greek Vegan Eat In A Day

What's the difference between an Italian vegan, Chinese vegan, and Greek vegan's diet?

0:00 Introduction
0:18 BREAKFAST Bean Curd with Tomatoes on Toast (Chinese)
1:25 BREAKFAST Nutella on Toast with Fruit (Italian)
2:20 BREAKFAST Vegan Greek Yogurt with Kerasi (Greek)
3:10 LUNCH Veggie Chow Mein (Chinese)
4:05 LUNCH Macco di Fave (Italian)
5:00 LUNCH Gigantes (Greek)
5:41 DINNER Orange Tofu & Mushrooms over Rice (Chinese)
6:55 DINNER Pasta alla Norma (Italian)
7:54 DINNER Spanakopita (Greek)

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[rocklesson]

This is nice. You should definitely get someone from West Africa to do this series too. I would like to see a vegan version of my favorite Ghanaian dishes I grew up with.

[yunzhenwu]

Veganism isn’t about restriction, it is about reinventing wholesome ingredients into both traditional/nostalgic and innovative dishes :)

[nancy_v]

I am so happy to see a Greek person in this video! Greek cuisine is actually pretty vegan -friendly. There are a lot of Greek recipes which are vegan in their original form. Regarding spanakopita, I'd like to assure you that there is no need for anything egg-like if you don't want to add it. The ricotta cheese is also not something we traditionally add to it, as it's Italian. We almost always stick to feta cheese. Another tip is to use fresh spinach if you can find it. It makes a huge difference. Lastly, there is no need to precook the leeks, even though precooking them makes them even sweeter, and adding green onions and a bit of regular onions (red, yellow, it doesn't actually matter to us) makes the pie even more delicious.

[Ilikefrogs..]

I love this series so much! It would be lovely to see more Indigenous, African and Caribbean recipes though.

[wintermagebarthow]

As a Vegan for decades, I am happy to see wider acceptance of Veganism. It's gone from having nothing to eat when dining out except for tired lettuce and sliced onion masquerading as an entre, to soo many delicious options. Plus its nice to tell someone you're a Vegan and not have them look at you like a communist in 1950.

[MagnumCarta]

The bean curd with tomatoes on toast sounds really good! Also it made me think about a way of veganizing shakshuka (a tomato and egg breakfast dish).

[LaneBeScrolling]

This is a great video idea. Nice to see a change from the America-centric dishes. Also loved “I’ve never had anything in my life and thought ‘wow, they didn’t skim the foam off of this’, ” solid point.

[elenae]

Please never stop this series, it is very interesting! :)

[Vanessa-fsoz]

My yiayia still doesn't understand how I could be vegan. I tried not to break her little Greek heart when she realized I would never eat her spanakopita again. It is the one food I miss most. I am planning on making my own vegan version as soon as I work up the nerve. 🐑💗🌱

[SenoritaConejita]

I haven't even finished the video yet but the bean curd as egg...wow that blew my mind. I was looking for a similar texture and I never even thought of it! For my use case, I wanted to replicate a dish my dad would make me growing up, huevos al albañil (eggs, construction worker style lol):
- Sauté diced onions, garlic and a can of diced tomatoes
- Once onions are translucent, add vegan chicken stock (or veggie). Ideally, this will be like a thickened soup so add as much stock/water as you want
- Now with the bean curd! You can cook it in oil, adding black salt and pepper (turmeric like Tiffany if you want)
- Once both the tomato broth and bean curds are done, serve the broth in a bowl and top with bean curd.
- Add a dollop of vegan sour cream or vegan white cheese (let it melt a bit) and enjoy with some warm tortillas!
Such a comfort food and I can't wait to try the bean curd!

I love this series, learning a lot of new recipes :)

[khalilahd.]

As a pescatarian trying to go vegan I absolutely love this! You’re taking classic dishes and making them healthy and delicious 😋 what else could we ask for?

[jompa]

Love this series, really inspiring seeing so many different recipes from all around the world!

[lindahuang]

I think Tiffany just changed my life...my favourite dish is tomatoes and eggs and to think that she was able to veganize it blows my mind

[Lala]

Ooooh I love how she combined tofu and mushrooms! We often eat mushrooms for the great meaty texture but they don’t have a good protein content like meat does. Combining them you get best of both worlds

[yiasminathefangirl]

ahh I love gigantes, or as we call them in Cyprus, gigantes giahni😊 there are so many Greek dishes that are already vegan especially in the giahni category (basically any ingredients in that tomato sauce) and paired with yogurt & bread it’s just the heartiest meals ever❤️

[travo]

Gonna have to try that Nutella recipe, looks absolutely BANGIN

[ΕλένηΔαμασκηνίδου]

Many dishes in Greece are vegan Spinacrice. green beans. oberg inens sucini green pepper and potatoes tomatoes in oven.Rice vith tomato .and many many different types of dishes.

[elisaninis]

4:17 Hear the word of the pressure cooker. Gas and time saver, you usually cook beans in 15 to 20 minutes.

[alainadacosta]

The Chinese recipes look especially good & the spanakopita. I have all of the ingredients for the the orange tofu & mushrooms so I'll definitely try that

[ativ]

It rarely happens, but 👏🏻 everyone understood the assignment 👏🏻