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Anecdotally, > I rarely see vegans driving adoption for Indian/Haitian/west-african food. As a vegan-ish non-indian american person, i am a huge advocate for
by vineyardmike 5y ago
Anecdotally,
> I rarely see vegans driving adoption for Indian/Haitian/west-african food.
As a vegan-ish non-indian american person, i am a huge advocate for more indian food. I LOVE indian food.
But not everyone is onboard. I see the issue more to do with culture and flavor than anything. Americans want american food not indian food (at least in part). Thats why impossible burgers are more popular than Aloo burgers.
On the flip side, i see tofu appearing in all sorts of dishes, even Tofu tacos and the like. This is because tofu is less imposing. You can make tofu whatever you want (like meat), which is not as true of more flavorful alternatives from eg. india. This makes it a better "gateway" alternative". Thats why alt-milk is getting popular now - its just milk, but made differently and now better. Everyone already knows and likes Almonds and Oats, so why be nervous about the change?
- the_only_law 5y agoNot vegan/vegetarian, but I never really understood this either. I absolutely love Indian food, vegan or not. Whereas most “western” vegan foods I see don’t look overly appealing or seem to just want to emulate meat .
- vineyardmike 5y ago> hereas most “western” vegan foods I see ... seem to just want to emulate meat . You're looking at the wrong stuff. Most vegans don't eat that stuff its for recent converts and people who don't know how to eat. Most vegans make meals that aren't "we had meat and potatos and substituted fake meat" they're meals meant to be filling and nutritious without meat. They just use other better proteins. Silly example, but a ham sandwich vs a peanut butter sandwich. PB is way better than "ham sub" but still protein filled.