Yeah, I know: you are probably wondering what the heck I was doing at The Seed, a two day event currently going on in the city. The goal is to have people who embrace a vegan diet, vegan curious and vegan skeptic to meet and discover what being vegan means, either via listening to over 30 speakers or trying some food.
So, I got invited to that event, and went, decided to explore some of the food presented there. People often think that vegan food is tasteless and boring and, coming from a country where butter is widely used in cuisine, I was in that mindset few years ago, until I tried some vegetarian restaurants that served vegan dishes, like the regretted Table Verte that had this fantastic chocolate tart, completely vegan and gluten-free, made with rice flour and avocado instead of butter. Or Café Blossom on Carmine where I was invited recently. I will be honest: this event did not convert me, but convinced me more that, if some food was served to people without mentioning that it was vegan, they would love it, like these delicious bean and rice chips (my favorite was the ranch one) or the Love Beans chocolate spread. If you are interested in going, you can get a 50% discount if you enter the code seed50 when ordering your entrance ticket on the ticketing site.
Here is some of the things we saw and tried:
Ortaggi - dairy free and organic frozen snacks made with vegetables, herbs and fruit juice.
Red pepper and peach:
Avocado and cucumber:
Whole Foods - Basil, Kale and walnut crostini:
Nicobella Organics:
Dark chocolate, maple coated pecans and sea salt:
Ginger and green tea dark chocolate:
This Pie Is Nuts - various pies:
Vegan Divas - Brownie:
Fairy Bites - Chocolate chip cookies:
Beanfield - Bean and rice chips:
Nacho:
Ranch:
Treeline cheese:
Love Bean - Chocolate spread:
The Regal Vegan - Faux Gras:
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