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Welcome to r/vegetarian, a community for anyone interested in a vegetarian diet. While you don’t have to be a vegetarian to participate, we ask that you respect the focus of our community by staying on topic and refraining from promoting non-vegetarian foods. Most of us are based in the U.S. and consider vegetarianism to include dairy and/or eggs. Please take a moment to read the rules and familiarize yourself with Reddiquette before posting.

Full Rules HERE


Rules of Veggit

1. Be Civil and Follow Reddiquette

Follow Reddiquette and remember the human behind the screen. This means don’t be a jerk, no trolling, bullying, name-calling, hostility, badgering or mocking individuals or vegetarians as a group. People who violate this rule will be permanently banned. Users who harass other users or moderators will be reported to Reddit’s Admins.

2. Vegetarian Requirement

Posts and comments must be directly related to the vegetarian (human) diet (i.e., food). The connection must be clear, relevant and directly specific to a vegetarian diet. Evangelism, proselytizing and/or derailing discussions by arguing against vegetarianism is not welcome here. If you would like to discuss the ethical implications of the various vegetarian diets, egg/dairy industries, pet ownership, fashion, etc., please create a thread on the general subreddit r/vegetarianism instead.

3. Respect Other People’s Choices

If your only contribution to a discussion is to derail it, berate other users, and/or push or encourage a lifestyle or diet without provocation, the moderators will take action. Users who violate these policies will be warned or banned. This includes evangelism, proselytizing, or any other activism with the intent of converting users to another diet or lifestyle.

4. Vote Manipulation & Cross-Posting

Reddit prohibits brigading & vote manipulation, which applies when a call to action is made either directly or implied. This applies either to or from /r/vegetarian. If a post is suspected of such activity, it will be locked, removed & reported to the Reddit admins. Users who violate this policy will be permanently banned. Cross-posts to and from the subreddit must be formatted using a non-participation link: http://np.reddit.com/r/vegetarian/

5. Recipes Requirement

To ensure all meals posted are actually vegetarian, complete recipes & clear titles are required. Photos must present the dish in an appetizing way (i.e., in clean surroundings, not in your lap, on a plate or in a bowl, not half eaten, in good lighting, properly focused, etc.). More info. Low effort/overly simplistic dishes which don't need a recipe (i.e., raw fruits & vegetables or dishes made entirely from store-bought ingredients) will be removed.

6. Vegetarian Grocery Items & Faux Meats

New info about vegetarian products or faux meats being available at grocery stores/restaurants should be given the ‘News’ flair. If you'd like to share a product you tried, please use the ‘Product Endorsement’ flair & include the product name & the name of the store where you purchased it in the title. Per Rule 5, if you use a faux meat, it can't be the main component & must meet the requirements (i.e., homemade spaghetti & meatballs is fine, store bought sauce with Beyond meatballs is not).

7. Restaurant Meals

If you would like to share an experience you had in a restaurant, please use the ‘Travel’ flair and include a good quality photo of the dish prior to being eaten. Add the name and location of the eatery. As with Rule 6, we do not want to be a free advertising channel for big corporations & fast food chains, so pictures of faux meats from chains using Impossible, Beyond, Gardein, Linda McCartney etc., will be removed at moderator discretion. More info.

8. Common Questions

If you’re a beginner, please read this post. If you are new to this subreddit, please consider that your question may have been asked before & perform a basic search before asking your question. Please read our wiki & FAQs before posting. Moderators will remove vague and open-ended or general requests for recipes, advice or meal suggestions.

9. Food Restrictions Beyond a Vegetarian / Vegan Diet If you have specific foods that you are unable to eat for reasons beyond a vegetarian or vegan diet, there are better resources than this subreddit. If due to a medical condition, please seek help from a healthcare provider or post on /r/AskDocs. If due to reasons other than medical, help can be found on /r/PickyEaters and /r/EDAnonymous.

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Can I use this for spaghetti squash?

Or do I need a yellow one?

4 Comments
2024/11/10
16:54 UTC

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What is the simplest way to Cook 500g veggies if the choices are; multi cooker, boiling, air fryer?

The multi cooker is an insta pot shown in the picture above. I want to add veggies to my diet for a filling, low calorie meal but don't want to make my home any hotter than it is, so I'm not looking forward to stir fry or similar methods. I want to add this meal daily with the most efficient possible method, minimum utensils and cleaning ...

Should I simply blast them in the air fryer? What are my options here?

16 Comments
2024/11/09
21:59 UTC

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Cooking Plant-Based Chicken Tenders in an Instant Pot Stew?

Hi All - I cook a nice pineapple chicken recipe in the Instant Pot, and I'm going to try to make the same recipe but with plant-based Chicken Tenders for my vegetarian daughter. Final product is a pot of stew, of which the meat (or plant-based meat) will be a small part of. I've never cooked plant-based meat in the IP, so I'm looking for any thoughts/experience you have with this. For the regular recipe, I cook the chicken 9 minutes on high pressure with a natural release. Would you recommend more or less time in the IP? Or is the IP the wrong choice for plant-based meat? Any/all help appreciated, many thanks. [Cross-posting in r/instantpot]

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EDIT: First off, THANK YOU to everyone who replied!! It looks like my fears about cooking these in the IP were well-founded, so I will be following everyone's advice to cook the recipe and the tenders separately and combine at the end. Thanks again!!

15 Comments
2024/11/09
19:17 UTC

84

You’ve just been fired and gifted a food truck. What’s the name of your food truck, and what 5 menu items do you serve? (Shameless copycat post from cooking subreddit)

Saw this fun question on r/cooking, but of course most of the answers were meaty. Would love to know what all you creative veg heads would do with a food truck!

134 Comments
2024/11/08
01:06 UTC

34

Vegetarian Spicy Ramen?

HII anyone know of any store brands with spicy vegetarian ramen? I only find ramen that’s very little spicy and I like my ramen to be really spicy/hot

Update *** Thank you everyone for all the suggestions !! I am excited to try all of these suggestions!

73 Comments
2024/11/05
16:57 UTC

30

Dr. Praeger's veggie patties

What do you guys think about them? Just bought a box of them to try and am looking forward to trying, but also nervous. I am pretty picky personally, especially with textures (hence why I dont like meat a whole lot). Just curious on anyone's thoughts/ concerns. Will be updating in a comment once I cook them up!

46 Comments
2024/11/04
23:32 UTC

75

Low cost vegetarian lifestyle?

I've just got rid of the last of my meat ,cost is at an all time high ..did anyone see significant savings when switching to a vegetarian lifestyle..I've recently started steaming veg an it's like I'm trying it for the first time it seems so much better than boiling.

94 Comments
2024/11/04
13:37 UTC

9

Muhammara recipe

I used to get this Persian dip very often in Texas. It had crushed nuts, roasted pepper. Anyone have a recipe ? Authentic recipe

4 Comments
2024/11/04
00:33 UTC

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Anyone using this product?

First we are not vegetarians by any means, but my wife can no longer eat beef due to an allergy. We tend to eat a lot of chicken and are tired of it. Since she doesn’t eat beef i don’t really bother cooking it for myself and I really don’t miss it. I was craving a chilli and we used this as a beef replacement. It was ok but my question to this group is what’s your thoughts on these soy replacement products? I have read that the Beyond Meat burgers sure they aren’t beef but are they that much better for you, so does this stuff fall into that category?

65 Comments
2024/11/03
14:55 UTC

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How to get greasy pizza?

When I looked this up on google the answers were all for less greasy pizza or the few that were the correct results just said add pepperoni or sausage. How do I get the greasiness that pepperoni adds to pizza without pepperoni?

49 Comments
2024/11/03
03:45 UTC

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Boca chick’n patties :(

These were my favorite for like 15 years. Hadn’t bought them in awhile and omg they are TERRIBLE now. I thought they looked grey and kind of gross but the taste was awful. I googled and they changed the recipe. So disappointed.

What is your go to now?

43 Comments
2024/11/03
01:37 UTC

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Quorn Roast for the holidays?

Last year, following the advice on this sub, I discovered the Quorn Roast and had it for holiday meals (and I have been chasing that high ever since). It seemed somewhat hard to find last winter, so I have been gearing up all year to get my roast early this year. I live in the PNW, USA and I have been looking since the beginning of fall, and so far no dice. At any store. Anywhere! Any advice when this will hit shelves? Or how I can be sure to find myself one or two for my two big holiday meals this year? I am starting to get a bit anxious. Thanks in advance for your thoughts!!

23 Comments
2024/11/02
18:29 UTC

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Ground beef substitutes that are similar in ease, nutrition, and possibly taste

I would like to eat less meat, but I work a lot and don't have a lot of prep time or money. I make ground beef and rice for dinner very often because it's affordable, filling, nutritious and can take a wide variety of seasonings and spices. Does anyone have any recipes or suggestions? The biggest thing I'm looking for is ease of prep

EDIT: for some reason b'ef and all it's iterations had not occurred to me, thank you for the suggestions!

74 Comments
2024/11/02
03:34 UTC

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Thanksgiving dinner ideas for one?

I won’t be home until 4 or 5PM on Thanksgiving Day but I have some time beforehand to prep. A couple days of leftovers at most. No other dietary restrictions.

Edit: I have family and a partner and friends! But I work until 3:30PM so I can’t travel with them. I also plan on visiting the cats at the shelter where I volunteer (since I’m sure a lot of other volunteers will be busy)

37 Comments
2024/11/02
00:01 UTC

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Can green lentils be used instead of brown lentils

I'm making a Middle Eastern dish called Mujadara, which typically uses brown lentils. I only have green lentils, which I haven't tried before. Will using green lentils make

27 Comments
2024/10/30
20:48 UTC

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Plant-based cheese recommendations?

I have tried several brands of vegan cheese, and always come away disappointed. Ones that add probiotics to achieve that "fermented" taste seem to have a specific taste I don't care for, though I'm not sure if that's the reason or if it's because of another ingredient.

The vegan subs have plenty of recommendations and opinions, but I've found that often people who have not eaten dairy in a long time taste things differently than those of us that do, which is why I wanted to ask my fellow vegetarians... do any of you eat plant-based cheeses that genuinely taste good to you? I'm not expecting a 1:1 replacement for taste or texture, just something that can still scratch that itch as I try to move away from dairy as much as possible. For example, would you all consider Rebel Cheese to be worth the hype as people who still eat dairy cheese? What do you like that's available here in the States?

It's really just that "vegan cheese taste" that I don't want to encounter, if you know what you mean!

40 Comments
2024/10/29
22:38 UTC

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Vegetarians that have visited Japan or are from Japan, what are/were your favorite things to get at convenience stores?

Visiting for my first time. Arriving there on the 5th of November and will be there a litle over a week. Looking for recommendations. Btw how good are they on oat or even soy milk? I can't drink cow milk.

Edit

I’ll be spending most of my time in Tokyo around Taito, where I’ll be staying, dining, and even visiting a few onsen. I also plan to check out the Making of Harry Potter and TeamLab Planets. My schedule is Taito from November 5-7 and 14-16, and Kyoto in between, from November 7-14. But I plan on spending most of the day at Haneda's airport before flying out on the 16th since I've heard it's a whole amusement park and shopping mall in there.

For plant-based options, I’ve pinned all nearby spots on my Tripsy app, mostly from Vegewel recommendations, including a sushi-making class I found. My favorite vegetarian Asian meals include red bean rice cakes and soy milk cans from H Mart, along with rolled sushi (the staff at local sushi spots know my usual order without me saying a word!). I also love a specific green cup of noodles that I can find at H Mart, Harmons, and Smith’s Marketplace.

68 Comments
2024/10/29
05:43 UTC

46

Vegetarian Halloween Fingerfood

Hi y'all!

tldr An omni Halloween brunch goes vegetarian. Please inspire me: What would you love to find on the table? Has to be

  • vegetarian (of course)
  • fingerfood sized
  • filling enough to keep even our blue collar friends happy
  • able to be decorated somewhat whimsy/spooky

long version! I'm tasked with the savory part of our tiny neighborhood's Halloween brunch. We're about 10 people, between 20 and 65 years, all kinds of jobs, no kids, no alcohol allowed. We're in Germany so Halloween is not really celebrated but we dress the food up - think sausages with ketchup as "fingers", or mini pizza with olive eyes and cheese teeth. I don't eat much meat, but sometimes I do, and everyone else is pretty meat-based, too.

Now, our new-ish neighbor is vegetarian. Last year I used her favorite brand of soy sausages and some of the pizza monsters were missing their salami. Which was okay, I guess, but I'd like everyone to be able to eat everything. For this year I got everyone to agree to a completely vegetarian brunch.

Drinks, the pumpkin soup and sweets are being prepared by other neighbors, while I'm on the hunt for the most whimsical spooky recipes.

I found a few that look good. Still I'd love to hear about your favorite recipes, or get some blogs/cooks/links that I can get some more ideas from. Thanks in advance! 🎃

Edit 👻 Thank you all for your suggestions (and I'm sorry if I missed to answer someone, you're appreciated nonetheless!) I'll make sure to share any whimsy food I try out, and keep the rest for next year <3

52 Comments
2024/10/28
20:40 UTC

240

Date with a vegetarian

Hey all, I have a date vegetarian girl next weekend. I'm not a vegetarian, but I want to make sure I pick a place she'll enjoy. What are some best practices for picking a venue that a vegetarian will enjoy? What are some things that I should keep in mind? I'm just trying to make sure she has a great time and I don't eff it up for her.

Also, if anyone is familiar with DC and give some recs in the Dupont area that would be cool too.

Thanks!

EDIT: thank you to those who made great suggestions. Some of you who said just ask her or google vegatarian restaurants, however, missed the point of this post. I'm not necessarily just going on one date with this person but possibly will be making them a big part of my life. Therefore, it's prudent to begin to think like a vegetarian so that I can be considerate of her needs and preferences. Again, thanks to those of you who got it. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of you post a little more thoughfully on Reddit in the future 😉

154 Comments
2024/10/27
19:24 UTC

141

Guy Fieri’s Veggie Burger

I had one of the best meals of my life in an unexpected place. The Guy Fieri’s in the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino has a veggie burger, and it’s delicious. Apparently he created it for his sister for health reasons. It’s made of mushroom, quinoa, and black beans but you don’t really taste any of that. He tops it with fried onion straws and bbq sauce.

If anyone is planning on doing any hiking in Smoky Mountains National Park, it’s worth the drive to the casino for this burger!

9 Comments
2024/10/27
02:14 UTC

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'not suitable for vegetarians'

hi!!! i've only been vegetarian for two weeks and i just found out i ate something non-vegetarian this morning (the packaging was thrown away). it was some kind of chocolate dessert thing but there was nothing listed in the ingredients that wasnt suitable for vegetarians??? but it does say on the packaging that it isnt suitable.

i feel as though i've let myself down but idk i also think vegetarianism isn't something you can really 'fail', at least not if it's accidental, because it's more of a belief system.

i was just wondering why it could be labelled as not suitable for vegetarians if none of the ingredients are unsuitable??? im very confused

(EDIT: just looked at the ingredients more closely and saw that there is gelatine in it!!!! i'm trying not to let this get me down, cause it wasnt intentional. thank you all for your kind comments, i'll read them all when i get off work!!! <3)

166 Comments
2024/10/26
16:19 UTC

35

Let's talk about rice.

What's your favorite everyday brand?

43 Comments
2024/10/26
00:49 UTC

19

Vegetable stir fry as side dish

I want to make a simple vegetable story fry, but I don't want to make a sauce.

So far, I've been pan frying frozen vegetables with some garlic and soy sauce on high heat.

Is there a better way? This is just as a side dish.

Any good recipes?

19 Comments
2024/10/24
18:06 UTC

40

Vegetarian Chefs?

Are there any professional chefs on here who are vegetarian and if so, how do you manage/work around working with meat? Do you mind cooking with it, just not eating it?

12 Comments
2024/10/22
13:18 UTC

69

Talk to me about mushrooms please

I was making beef stroganoff for my family tonight. I have always said I didn't like mushrooms. It's a mouth feel thing. They were slimy. As I was slicing mushrooms it occurred to me that I never once saw fresh mushrooms in the house growing up. I know she used canned mushrooms for something but know I'm thinking that she only used canned mushrooms.

I went for hotpot with friends and tried the enoki mushroom and liked it. So can some explain mushrooms like I'm 5? The different mushrooms, textures, and whatnot. Or if there's a resource could you point that out?

66 Comments
2024/10/21
22:37 UTC

88

Thanksgiving Menus?

I'm working on mine, and I'm thinking it's going to look like this:

  • hot corn dip with fritos (lacto ovo)
  • sliced veggies with hummus (vegan)
  • vegetable pot pie (vegan)
  • roasted red potatoes with evoo and thyme (vegan)
  • roasted butternut squash with cranberries and goat cheese (lacto ovo)
  • salad of butter lettuce, radicchio, red cabbage, pickled apples, fennel, smoked almonds and vinaigrette (vegan)
  • roasted cauliflower (vegan)
  • sauteed green beans with garlic and walnuts (vegan)
  • cornbread muffins (lacto ovo)
  • apple crisp (vegan) with optional vanilla bean ice cream (lacto ovo)
  • pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting (lacto ovo)
42 Comments
2024/10/21
21:06 UTC

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Is there a good dating app for vegetarians that is also lgbtq friendly?

I'm not really sure who else to ask. Any input is welcome.

14 Comments
2024/10/21
13:24 UTC

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