72. Integrating Plant-based Living into Cultural Traditions

Jun 8, 2022

How can you veganize your culture’s dishes that traditionally contain many animal products? It can sometimes be a challenge to maintain the flavors, but there is a way! Alexa Soto specializes in bringing her Mexican culture to the world through plant-based food, and she’s here to give us her best tips on cooking plant-based versions of our culture’s favorite dishes!

 

Show Notes:

• Mexican culture & mexican food
• How to enjoy & love your culture without sacrificing your plant-based lifestyle
• Dealing with pushback from family about being vegan
• Vegan swaps for items that are culturally significant
• Veganizing Mexican, American, and Jewish dishes
• How to tie your cultural identity into your plant-based food
• Tips for those trying to veganize their culture’s family recipes
• Plant-based, wholefood swaps for animal products in our culture’s dishes
• Learning to enjoy the flavors & textures of vegan ingredients
• Resources for vegan cultural dishes
• Tips for ordering a vegan dish at a traditional cultural restaurant
• Thank you to our sponsors, Maxine’s Heavenly and Natreve

 

Resources:

• Alexa’s Instagram
• Alexa’s Tik Tok
• The Korean Vegan