Thommy

Any time I watch a #PastaGrannies episode and they manage to go through the whole episode without using animal products in the final dish (as far as I can tell) I add it to my "Pasta Grannies but Vegan" playlist. It's painful how often it gets so, so close but they'll add a little cheese right at the end. One of my favorites, which I've made a few times already, is tagliatelle with borlotti bean, carrot and fennel #Italian #Vegan #MediterraneanCuisine

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLILp33mWqfpTKfEOMeSp8klPhpUXSLjdh

Pasta Grannies but Vegan

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Dec 1, 2023 at 5:40amWeb
Show threadThommyDec 1, 2023
Americans don't think of Italian cuisine as being vegan friendly because we tend to emphasize the heavier side of the cuisine. Also because we don't eat Italian food the traditional way with multiple courses, meat and pasta are combined into one dish. There's also a common misconception that pasta always has egg in it, even though the pasta on our store shelves usually don't. Many Americans have such a narrow conception of what Italian food is despite the apparent popularity.
Show threadThommyDec 1, 2023
Same goes for other dietary restrictions. If you don't like carbs or you can't have gluten, that doesn't eliminate all Italian food because it's not all pasta! Like I've mentioned before, farinata is a better gluten-free pizza than gluten-free pizza (it's also usually vegan).
Show threadlynn / clarissaDec 1, 2023
@thomasjwebb [looks up farinata] whaaaa? why I have never seen this before?
Show threadThommyDec 1, 2023
@left_adjoint there's also the French equivalent which is a bit creamier, socca. And there's also panella which is kinda similar but fried - basically a square or triangular, Sicilian variant of falafel. All really good if you like the flavor of chickpeas.
Show threadThommyDec 1, 2023
@left_adjoint I think the lack of chickpea flour means that Italian dishes that use it didn't tend to make it into Italian-American cuisine. Somehow farinata did catch on in Argentina.
Show threadlynn / clarissaDec 1, 2023
@thomasjwebb I love chickpea so yyyyyeah I'm listening
Show threadThommyDec 1, 2023
@left_adjoint oh yeah me too. My brother once wrote a poem called something like “the flavor of my favorite chickpea” and now we have a semi-neglected food blog on which I posted one of these chickpea flour things to https://shallotsanctuary.com/2021/02/28/panella-chickpea-fritters/
Panella - Shallot Sanctuary

Sicilian equivalent of falafel, wonderful chickpea fritters you can have alone or on a sandwich

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