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Breadcrumb Trail LinksLifeEating & DrinkingCultureBooksMontrealer Murielle Banackissa takes readers on a culinary journey from the Republic of the Congo to Quebec Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Mar 08, 2024  •  Last updated 0 minutes ago  •  12 minute read Clockwise from left: author Murielle Banackissa, saka saka (Congolese cassava leaf and spinach stew), sweet potato shiitake poutine and pampushki (Ukrainian garlic rolls). PHOTOS BY MURIELLE BANACKISSAReviews and…

Women’s History Month is in full swing, and International Women’s Day is just around the corner. With this year’s theme “inspiring inclusion,” aiming to “forge a more inclusive world for women,” a woman fighting for the well-being of animals reflected on her role in a male-dominated industry, as well as what the special day meant to her.Meet Tarion Partridge, the 25-year-old animal rights and vegan activist who has been risking her life to go undercover in Britain’s abattoirs to expose the mistreatment being perpetuated…

A study by the National Institutes of Health found that adopting a vegan or ketogenic diet leads to significant immune system changes, with the vegan diet enhancing innate immunity and the keto diet boosting adaptive immunity. Both diets also caused metabolic changes and altered the gut microbiome.NIH study finds distinct immune responses occur quickly when diets change, more research needed to determine health effects.Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) observed rapid and distinct immune system changes…

Generosity and reciprocity are core parts of friendship. Being true friends with someone means understanding the need for a healthy give-and-take dynamic. You naturally want to do nice things for each other without attaching any strings.So it’s a bit of a head-scratcher when someone who you thought you were close to does something slightly mean. Reddit user u/fakeenamee, who is vegan, turned to the AITA online community for their help with a delicate situation. The OP promised to pay for their friend’s birthday dinner.…

A study with 22 pairs of identical twins found that a vegan diet significantly improves cardiovascular health in just eight weeks. By focusing on twins, the study effectively controlled for genetic and lifestyle variations, revealing that a vegan diet led to lower LDL cholesterol, insulin levels, and body weight, which are key indicators of cardiovascular health. The research underscores the benefits of a plant-based diet, advocating for its adoption for long-term health improvements.A trial led by Stanford Medicine,…

You can’t get any more metal than carnivorous plants. You wouldn’t expect a piece of vegetation to bite back, but here we are, fascinated by how a piece of botanical wonder is eating a house fly. Well, that’s not the only thing it bites.Carnivorous plants are also a great argument to shut down obnoxious dietary preachers when they overstep the boundaries of common decency and start judging folks over their non-vegan ways.Who knew plants can be used as part of a petty revenge plot? All the more appropriate, these were…

Hollywood actor Alicia Silverstone teamed up with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India to provide delicious vegan desi food to HIV-positive orphans and children with learning disabilities. “I love children! And sharing yummy vegan food with them is the perfect way to showcase how rich and flavourful meals are when we leave animals in peace,” said Alicia. These youngsters enjoyed the tasty lunches after taking a tour to meet rescued cows, goats, sheep, camels, and other animals at Animal…

Weddings are supposed to be about happy couples celebrating their love for one another. It’s their Big Day and they should enjoy the spotlight. However, if they sideline their guests or treat them poorly, it can backfire hugely. Like having their bridezilla story go viral on a bunch of social networks and in the media.Case in point, one vegan bridezilla earned the ire of the internet after uninviting her omnivore friends and family from her wedding. Then, she bragged about it on the ‘Vegan Revolution’ Facebook page.…

The unmistakable stench of rotting food filled the space formerly occupied by chef Matthew Kenney’s trendy Venice restaurant, Plant Food + Wine.It was coming from the walk-in refrigerator, where spoiled sprouts, garlic and other vegetables had been left to fester after Kenney — an acclaimed vegan chef and cookbook author — closed the restaurant in May.Plant Food + Wine had been the flagship of Kenney’s culinary empire, which, by one count, included more than 50 eateries in a dozen-plus countries as of spring…

A trip to the cinema followed by a bite to eat is a staple treat of the school holidays. But the plot of one of this season’s big family films may mean the traditional stop-off afterwards suddenly seems less appetising.In Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, in cinemas on Friday, thousands of hens must be rescued from a nugget factory where they are kept in a state of stupefied joy by remote control lobotomising collars. This, a scientist explains, is because when a bird is frightened, “its muscles tense and the connective…