Vegan glossary
It’s easy to make delicious plant-based dishes with the foods you can find in any typical store cupboard. Some meals call for slightly less familiar foodstuffs. We have created a round-up of some of the most common uncommon vegan ingredients.
Black garlic
Simply ordinary garlic that has gone through a high heat, long duration, fermentation process, black garlic has a sweet and syrupy taste with hints of balsamic vinegar or tamarind.
Borage
Sometimes called star flower, this cucumber flavoured herb grows at least 2 feet tall. The slightly fuzzy young leaves of the borage plant can be eaten raw as salad greens or used in any way that you use lettuce.
Chaat masala
This spice blend is popular in northern India where it is often tossed with fruit or chickpeas to make simple ‘chaat’ snacks sold by street vendors. With a unique blend of spicy, salty and sour flavours the possibilities for this fragrant spice mix are endless.