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Tag Archives: Vegetarianism
Vegetarian Cooking with Samin Nosrat: A Virtual Event
The chef and writer Samin Nosrat will speak with The Times’s Tejal Rao and Emily Weinstein, who will also offer guidance on readers’ vegetarian home cooking challenges.
What Does the End of Beef Mean for Our Sense of Self?
When it comes to America’s legacy of Manifest Destiny, there’s perhaps no meal more symbolic than a bleeding steak. So who are we now that we’re consuming less red meat?
Nondairy Plant-Based Milk Offerings Continue to Peak
There is already a vast array of dairy alternatives, but experts say the flow of new offerings won’t slow down anytime soon.
The Diet Worked For Them. Now Their Pets Are on It.
Paleo, vegan, gluten-free: Owners are putting animals on human regimens and fueling a huge pet-wellness industry. But some health experts are concerned.
Easy One-Pot Vegetarian Recipes
Resolve to wash fewer dishes in 2022.
The Highlight of Mary and Paul McCartney’s Holiday Is Yorkshire Pudding
A recipe that evokes the traditional holiday fare of Paul McCartney’s youth via the plant-based cooking of his daughter Mary.
Connecting With West Africa’s Plant-Based Past
Though meat dominates a number of the region’s most popular dishes, a growing number of cooks see adapting vegan and vegetarian diets as a way of embracing their heritage.
India Cities Ban Eggs, Drawing a Backlash
Food-cart rules spurred by conservative beliefs draw a backlash, showcasing the tensions around the country’s rising Hindu nationalist movement.
The Godmother of ‘Plant-Based’ Living
Frances Moore Lappé, the author of “Diet for a Small Planet,” which was published 50 years ago and spurred a movement toward vegetarianism, looks back on her legacy.
Vegetarian Casserole Recipes for Fall
Tuck into the warm embrace of these cheesy, starchy, comforting bakes.
Can Lab-Grown Burgers Help Stop Climate Change?
Lab-grown meat has been hailed as a solution to humanity’s unsustainable consumption of animal products, but some say the idea is a fantasy.
Vegetarian Soup and Stew Recipes for Fall
Spend some rewarding time in the kitchen with warming recipes that build up layers and layers of flavor.
Plant-Based Foods Expand, With Consumers Hungry for More
A broad variety of options are now available in grocery aisles and on restaurant menus, and more companies are looking to get in on the action.
Plant-Based ‘Fish’ Is Here (and Lab-Grown Versions Are Coming)
Sophisticated, plant-based alternatives that mimic seafood are cropping up at restaurants and grocery stores around the world. And “cultivated” seafood, grown in labs from real cells, is on the horizon.
The ‘Hedonistic Altruism’ of Plant-Based Meat
Ethan Brown, the founder and C.E.O. of Beyond Meat, on his moral and environmental priorities.
11 Vegetarian Recipes Our Readers Can’t Get Enough Of
These are the dishes our readers return to again and again.
18 Vegetarian Grilling Recipes for Your Next BBQ
Enliven your repertoire with these deeply flavorful vegetarian options.
Roast Pig Statue in Rome Draws Animal Rights Protests
A new set of public artworks was supposed to pay tribute to the Italian capital, but a sculpture of a roasted pig has raised the hackles of animal rights groups and finnicky Romans.
Is Going Meatless in Our Future?
Readers explore issues of diet, agriculture, ethics and climate change.
Let’s Launch a Moonshot for Meatless Meat
It wouldn’t actually take that much of an investment for Biden to get us headed in the right direction.
A Meat War Is Waged Across State Lines
In a ceremonial effort to discourage meat consumption, the Colorado governor declared March 20 “MeatOut Day.” Then Nebraska’s governor announced “Meat on the Menu Day,” seeking to do just the opposite.
There’s Nothing Better Than This Cheesy Potato Soup
Silky-smooth and simple to make, it gets verve and heat from homemade pickled jalapeños.
The Crispiest, Creamiest Vegan Pasta
With just a little effort, this no-waste creamy leek pasta delivers a ton of texture and flavor.
Brazil Is Famous for Its Meat. But Vegetarianism Is Soaring.
The number of vegetarians in Brazil doubled over a six-year period, which has given rise to a booming plant-based industry that is seeking to turn meatpacking plants obsolete.
Fake Meat vs. Real Meat
Millennials are gobbling down plant-based burgers, prompting meat producers to question the health benefits of “ultra-processed imitations.”
Vegetarian or Vegan? Watch Your Bone Health
Those who ate a meat-free diet were at increased risk for bone fractures.
E.U. Debates Whether a Veggie Burger Is Really a Burger
The European Parliament is voting on proposals that would ban products without meat from being labeled burgers or sausages, drawing ire from environmentalists and manufacturers.
I Think of My Grandfather Every Time I Make Kofta
He wouldn’t have approved of this vegetarian version, but my meatless meatballs wouldn’t exist without his recipe.
Charcuterie With All of the Smoke but None of the Meat
American chefs are exploring the possibilities of plant-based salumi, and even home chefs can try their hand.
Bean Cakes You Can Depend On
These spicy vegetarian patties come together in about 45 minutes using practically any kind of cooked bean.
Don’t Fear Dying. Fear Violence.
Why do millions of practitioners of the Jain religion strive to avoid harming even microscopic creatures?
Why Will Our Great-Grandchildren Scorn Us?
As we topple statues, let’s also search for our own moral blind spots.
A Veggie Burger Unlike the Others
David Tanis set out to create an exceptional black bean burger, and a whole summer menu to go with it.
Is Meat Grown in a Lab Really Meat?
We can, if we can agree that it doesn’t need to come from the body of an animal.
Plant-Based ‘Meats’ Catch On in the Pandemic
As the meat industry struggles to respond to the outbreak, makers of vegan substitutes are ramping up production to meet new interest from shoppers.