There’s so much going on in this recipe: cooked lettuce, umami, history, tradition… all my favourite things. Let’s start with what is this. This is a savoury stuffed pie that is typically Neapolitan. In the 19th and early 20th century, this pie would have been eaten on Christmas Eve as a light fare because no…
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Vegan Fish Pie With Cheesy Mashed Potato Top
Fish pies in Britain have their origins in the Christian practice of “fasting” days, particularly during Lent, when “fasting” did not necessarily mean not eating, rather it meant not eating meat. Fish was the substitute for those who could afford it. Traditional fish pies were made with rosewater, sugar, spices and wine. Thankfully, this fish…
Thai Vegan Fish Soup (with a side of fish sauce history)
Thanks to Messy Vegan Cook, I discovered that vegan fish sauce exists. Seriously, it does and it’s as stinky and flavourful as the non-kind kind. Here’s a little history on fish sauce. The first printed instance of fish sauce appears in the 2,000 year old Roman cookbook Apicius. They called it garum and liquamen (they were two different…
