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Culture Tuesdayis a monthly column in which Best of Vegan EditorSamantha Onyemenam explores the cuisines of different cultures across the globe through a plant-based and vegan lens. To celebrate the 3-year anniversary of the Culture Tuesday column, here are 125+ cultural vegan recipes from around the world. To explore even more regions and cuisines, be sure to browse the column’s page.
Discover 125+ Delicious Cultural Vegan Recipes
The following recipes are divided into regions. Click on each image to access the respective recipes.
North American Vegan Recipes
10 Vegan Native American Recipes
In this piece, you will be introduced to 10 vegan Native American recipes. These recipes are great for appetizers, breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner meals. They are all rather easy-to-follow recipes making them great additions to your cooking repertoire. To find out more about Native American cuisines, read this article on Native American cuisine.
Caribbean Vegan Recipes
10 Vegan Jamaican Recipes
This list consists of 10 vegan-friendly Jamaican recipes by 10 Jamaican foodies and recipe developers. It includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes as well as snacks/treats, dessert, and side dishes – recipes for a delicious day-long Jamaican feast! This is a complementary piece for thearticle exploring Jamaican cuisine.
African Vegan Recipes
10 Vegan GhanaianRecipes
This article is a compilation of 10 flavourful dishes from Ghana. Some of the recipes are popularly known in the diaspora. However, others are lesser known outside West African communities. Although some other West African countries have the same, or very similar, cultural dishes, Ghanaians have their cooking methods and ingredients which give their cultural versions of the dishes a flavor, or texture, that could be noticeably different from that of neighboring countries. Either way, these vegan Ghanaian recipes are easy to follow, mostly made from a range of fresh and very nutritious ingredients, and following them will always result in a wonderful taste experience! This is a complementary piece to my article onGhanaian cuisine.
10 Vegan Nigerian Recipes
Here’s a list of 10 amazing Nigerian recipes for you to try. If you’re new to Nigerian cuisine, be sure to readmy Culture Tuesday pieceon (vegan) Nigerian cuisine as well.
10 West African Drinks
Over the last couple of years, West African cuisine has become more popular although emphasis has been on West African food such as Jollof rice, egusi, fufu, pounded yam, and tomato stew. However, not much attention has gone to West African drinks. These 10 drinks are (mostly) healthy, full of nutrients, and made from whole grains. So, next time you enjoy a West African dish, or any dish, really, consider pairing it with one of these drinks….or you could just spend a day relaxing with a glass or two (or three) of any of these.
Middle Eastern Vegan Recipes
10 Vegan Levant Recipes
This is a compilation of 10 amazing dishes from various countries within the Levant region. Some of the recipes are globally popular, especially within the vegan community while others are dishes that might be new to people from other cultures. Either way, these vegan Levant recipes are easy to follow, made from a range of fresh and nutritious ingredients. I am sure you will love these dishes! This is a complementary piece to my article onLevant cuisine.
10 Vegan Kurdish Recipes
This piece consists of 10 vegan-friendly Kurdish recipes from Kurdish foodies and recipe developers. It includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes as well as treats, dessert, appetizers, and side dishes. This complementary piece will introduce you to a variety of delicious Kurdish meals. This is a complementary piece to thearticle on Kurdish Cuisine.
Asian Vegan Recipes
10 Vegan Korean Recipes (Part 1)
This piece, which is split into two parts, consists of 10 vegan-friendly Korean recipes from Korean foodies and recipe developers. It includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes as well as treats/snacks and side dishes. This complementary piece will introduce you to 5 delicious vegan Korean meals this week, and 5 others next week, through history and recipes.This is a complementary piece to the article onKorean cuisine.
10 Vegan Korean Recipes (Part 2)
This piece, split into two parts, consists of 10 vegan-friendly Korean recipes from Korean foodies and recipe developers. It includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes as well as treats/snacks and side dishes. This piece will introduce you to 5 more Korean dishes through history and recipes.This is a complementary piece to the article onKorean cuisine.
10 Vegan Vietnamese Recipes
This article is a compilation of 10 delicious dishes from Vietnam. They include breakfast dishes, lunch/dinner dishes, finger foods/snacks, and desserts with some recipes consisting of few ingredients that require less than ten minutes to prepare while others take longer. If you try any of these vegan Vietnamese recipes do let the creators of the dishes know what you think. This is a companion piece to the article onVietnamese Cuisine.
10 Vegan Sri Lankan Recipes
For this, I decided to compile a list of 10 great vegan Sri Lankan recipes for you to try in order to have a greater experience of Sri Lankan food. I hope you enjoy these recipes and please share any feedback you have with the recipe developers. I am sure they will love to read what you have to say about their recipes! This is a companion piece to m article onSri Lankan cuisine.
5 Indian Chutney Recipes
This article featuring five vegan chutney recipes was written in collaboration with Priya Narayanan ofSpicesAndSpoons.comand@spices.and.spoonson Instagram.All images and recipes were made by Priya.
3 Vegan Tamil Breakfast Recipes
This article on vegan South Indian cuisine is written in collaboration with Supriya Raman ofsupriyaraman.comand@supriyaramankitchenon Instagram. All photographs are by her and each recipe developed by her based on the dishes she grew up eating in Tamil Nadu.
Oceanian Vegan Recipes
10 Vegan Guamanian Recipes
This piece consists of 10 vegan-friendly CHamorru recipes from Guamanian foodies and recipe developers. It includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes as well as treats, dessert, appetizers, and side dishes. This complementary piece will introduce you to a variety of delicious CHamorru meals perfect for at-home meals and feasts. This is a complementary piece to the article onGuamanian cuisine.
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Article by Samantha Onyemenam. Featured image: © Joanne Lee Molinaro, The Korean Vegan. All other images belong to their respective owners and are linked and credited in each of the linked articles/recipe lists.
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