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I know this dude posted about cabbage as a 'this random vegetable sounds absurd' bit, but cabbage is fantastic sheet pan roasted.
He's also tattling on himself that he's never had good vegetables, ever
I absolutely love slow braised cabbage. People need to understand vegetables better.
It's kind of a ridiculous question because it's, like, the same thing as other drunks.
French fries.
As a non vegan, chips just get in the way. Fried chicken, yiros, meat pies and curry all top that list
I mean I don't keep vegan, either, but I party with vegans. It's still just fried food.
Personally? I like fried chicken or pickles.
Never had fried pickles, i can already feel the heart burn. But onion rings, ooooh boy
Naw naw like pickled radish, onion, cucumbers or eggplant.
Tho fried pickles are delicious.
Oh you're reminding me of the fried salt and pepper eggplant I had at a Vietnamese plane... almost had me buying a deep fryer for home on the spot
same thing as other drunks.
Kebab?
French fries.
Eh...
Honestly, back in undergrad there was a falafel shop just round the corner from halls. That stuff was a godsend. There's no reliable cure for hangovers, but that falafel came close.
Fuck I would kill for falafel rn
Instant noodles baby.
Heck yes, break out the ol' fully garnished:
It looks fantastic. But is it really instant anymore?
It looks fancy, but it's actually pretty quick. It only takes me like 10-12m, and a lot of that is boiling the water which you can get everything else ready in.
If I leave out the gyoza (which I steam for 3-4m once the water is boiling) then it's even quicker.
Chips (fries) are vegan unless you cooked them in an animal fat, garlic bread is pretty easy to make vegan, and cauliflower wings are banging because they're just a vehicle giving structure to fried batter and sauce
There's this misconception that vegan means forced healthy. It's not. If I want to be an unhealthy vegan I will eat some pasta, bread, fries... All mixed up.
Traditionally unhealthy stuff, all vegan. And don't come with "you can fry with fat" no I'm from Spain not France, here we fry with virgin olive oil as a default.
People whose main diet has always been meat are used to being able to put one thing (a cut of meat) in a pan with some seasoning and have it be the primary component of a meal that could likely satisfy on its own. Any veggies are always an accessory supplement to the meal. Maybe they enjoy them, maybe it's for the health benefits, but they are always on the side or as a garnish and would never satisfy on their own.
When they try to imagine omitting meat from their diet, they replace it 1-for-1 with vegetables and imagine a chunk of some vegetable (like cabbage in this instance) as the main component of meal. I've been to restaurants that need a token menu item for vegans/vegetarians so they serve literally what I just described and it's always disappointing and never satisfying.
But most vegans/vegetarians know that making a good, satisfying meal without meat goes beyond that format of one primary component with optional accessory details. It requires a little more effort and some imagination but a well constructed meal without meat is just as (if not subjectively more) satisfying/healthy/delicious as one with meat.
I discovered that most veggies I used to not like (eg cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts) was because I never had them properly done/cooked.
Learning to cook has opened a world of opportunities in terms of taste and culinary adventures. It also helps me save money!
Plug for the book that started it all for me: https://ohsheglows.com/
There is nothing better than just comming home extremely late and demolishing some kraut directly from the jar like some sort of goblin.
Sometimes I think "I don't eat that much meat anyway, I could probably go vegan", and then I read something like this to snap me out of it.
Honestly I'm not even vegan myself. Would like to be eventually, just not there yet. I just like kraut. I actually picked up a taste for kraut when I was doing keto. I never used to like it but I've learned to love it.
Alton Brown’s Shred Head Butter & Bread isn’t far from there. Toast up some bread crumbs in that olive oil and then toss in blanched shredded cabbage.
It’s also a great substitute for pasta if you need less carbs.
Nice!
cabbage pasta https://heartfultable.com/cabbage-pasta/
Could you post the recipe? I can't get past their stupid ebook offer trying to harvest my email.
I had an X to close that pop-up. You can also try using Reader view in Firefox. I'm just copy and pasting recipe below, not bothering with markdown.
Edit: never mind, that needed some markdown lol
This vegan-friendly cabbage pasta recipe is delicious, easy, very cheap, and quick to make. Can feed lots of people with super simple ingredients.
500g / 1.1 pounds farfalle pasta (aka bow tie pasta or pasta of choice)
1 head of green cabbage, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon salt
⅓ cup oil*
Pepper, to taste
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Notes
Oil: You can use olive oil, sunflower oil, rice bran oil, vegetable oil, canola oil, or grapeseed oil. I use the latter.
Diet: Vegan
Thanks! Sounds tasty!
Does sauerkraut count cause I'll fuck up some sauerkaut after a night out.
I am omnivorous, and you can pull my cabbage from my cold dead hands, that vegetable is so delicious. Raw in coleslaw? Good. Stir fry al dente? Good. Braised till tender? Good. Burned in the iron skillet then topped with flavored oil and sesame seeds and seaweed? So good. It is so versatile and so delicious.
Someone never had cabbage salad. Yes I'll absolutely devour that bowl after getting home.
every time i read one of the poems you post from now on, im gonna imagine you with cabbage farts.
Hahahahahahaha! Fair enough. I am actually very used to brassicas being vegan and no fibre bothers me.
Braise cabbage for hours? Is it still crunchy at all by that point? I like cabbage mostly for the crunch.
No it's soft and creamy and absolutely fantastic.
I'm doing the thing a little child does when they can't imagine what some unknown food could taste like so they instinctively recoil and assume it must be disgusting.
But I do like cabbage. Might give it a try some day.
If you cook it right, you can get it to a jammy consistency like onions. I have some in my fridge right now. So good.