Every chef I know, their cholesterol is through the roof. And mine's not so great.
~ Anthony Bourdain
Eating out
Study the restaurant menu next time you're eating out. Notice what ingredients are featured repeatedly throughout the menu.
It surprises me to realize the most popular ingredients also contain the most cholesterol!These 5 ingredients - bacon, butter, cheese, sour cream and eggs - cause me wonder what is creative about restaurant eating, if all you're offered are variations of animal-based products?
Many cuisines use NO dairy or meat
One of the top-ten best meals of my life was at a very special Korean Restaurant in Los Angeles. My lovely daughter-in-law's parents treated us to an incredible lunch at Yong Su San. What an experience of flavor, color, and texture!
I had the notion - from awesome Korean BBQ and Kimchee - that Korean food is highly spicy. Not so! In Korean cuisine, creating delicious vegetarian dishes is an art form. In fact (from Wikipedia) there are hundreds of Vegetarian restaurants throughout Korea!
From the menu, which includes animal-based ingredients, too, the plant-based dishes ordered at Yong Su San were a symphony of carefully and thoughtfully balanced flavors, textures and colors. Every item on each dish had a reason for being there, including the size, shape and color of each plate or bowl. It was a delicious revelation.
Here are some challenges for you
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Allez
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Instead of a secret ingredient at a competition,
eliminate all animal-products!
VeggieBound Challenge to You
A ) Study restaurant menus. Notice what ingredients
are used most often
B) Visit a *non-chain restaurant, order a plant-based
dish (no animal products) and take time to identify
the blend of flavors, textures and ingredients and
how the herbs and spices are applied.
*Many chain restaurants do much of their food preparation off-site, offer controlled portions and have little flexibility to tweak their offerings.
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