Funny enough, it wasn’t until recently that I learned about the dish Chicken Ala King. It’s a creamy, savory dish with minced chicken and vegetables, and sounded very close to another creamy dish called Pastel, except Pastel is more festive and complicated. When I was a kid, my mom would make Pastel with ingredients like…
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Filipino Vegan “Beef” Nilaga Soup
After having lived in the US for at least twenty years, I wondered (and forgot) why anyone in the Philippines would want to have a hot bowl of soup when the weather there is always sweltering, tropical, and humid. Sometimes, you would start sweating right after you get out of the shower! Yet, Filipino soups…
Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
Cream of Mushroom has always been my go-to order at Max’s Restaurant, a popular Filipino restaurant in the Philippines. Back then, Max’s was still somewhat fine dining, with white linen table cloth, waiters wearing formal uniforms, and food that seemed should be ordered in courses. My dad brought us here as a special treat almost…
Mangandang araw po!
Hello and welcome to astigvegan.com, a website dedicated to all things vegan Filipino.
My name is Richgail Enriquez-Diez, or simply “RG”. I’m a vegan Filipina whose mission is to show the world that Filipino food can be vegan, healthy, and delicious without losing its soul.
Whether you’re here to improve your health and wellness, help save the environment, help build a more compassionate world, or you’re just plain curious, I welcome you here. Feel free to browse through the recipes and learn more about my work. You’ll see recipes here for kare-kare, chicharon, laing, longganisa, and many more on my recipe index and recipe list. You can also learn my story and why I became vegan here. I have also written a cookbook, “Filipino Vegan“, filled with new recipes and personal essays. Several media outlets have also featured my work, and you can learn about them here.
I invite you to stay awhile, familiarize yourself with the site, and keep in touch. Like most hospitable Filipinos, I open my doors to you and invite you to my dining table.
Kain na, let’s eat!