Sandwiches are often an afterthought in vegan cooking, but the versatility of them can actually be quite astounding. There are almost endless varieties of patties and mixtures that you can put between two slices of bread and have as an easy lunch or a light supper. Some you can prepare in advance, while others need …
This is a recipe that I was making even before I became vegan. My wife was vegetarian and I wanted a non-meat version of the dish to serve to her. I use braised tofu for this version, which you can get here, but you can also use wheat gluten. You can actually buy Mock Duck …
This crispy tofu with shitake mushrooms is a wonderful Chinese-inspired dish, using wedges of tofu that have been drained for at least a few hours. I actually drained mine overnight in a tofu press kept in the fridge. The dryer you can get it the better. I’ve used fresh shiitake mushrooms, which you can get …
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This is a beautiful South East Asian-style soup, made with dried shiitake mushrooms and miso paste. It has a thin, lightly-flavoured stock, making it a perfect light evening meal, or even a starter to something more robust. You can get the dried mushrooms in any Chinese supermarket (you should be able to get the lemongrass …
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Noodles and black bean sauce has always been one of my favourite Chinese dishes. I used to eat it on Shaftsbury Avenue when I was in my early twenties, in those Chinese restaurants that were permanently busy and where they would cram you in at tables next to complete strangers to eat your food (It …
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The raw beetroot in this dish adds a pleasant earthy flavour to the spring roll that offsets it from the typical spring roll flavours. You can use Chinese pancakes for this recipe as well, but they are not as flexible and do not stretch and bend as well as spring roll wrappers, which makes them …