| Podcast 106: Bench pressing an eggplant sandwich |
| Saturday, 19 July 2008 | |
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Now Magazine writes about their favourite selection of sandwiches. Urban Herbivore's BBQ tofu made the list along with a breaded eggplant sandwich from Uno Mustachio in the St. Lawrence Market. It features a pound of eggplant! For those of you keeping score at home, that's a lot of eggplant. Colleen has some great tips on where to eat if you are in Vienna, Prague, Dresden or Cairo. But if you are eating on the Danforth in Toronto, don't go to Diner's Thai. There is fish sauce in all their dishes. See Hidden fish ingredients at Asian restaurants for more information. Shawn (an avid listener) wrote to inform us that packaged smoked tofu is presently sparse in the city, but it will be back soon. The "tofuery" which produces smoked tofu is presently relocating. Bryanna Clark Grogan's blog has some good smoked tofu info and a recipe. Shawn also mentions Govinda's restaurant (attached to Toronto's Hare Krishna temple) as being a good vegetarian option, but Steve informs us that this restaurant has recently closed. John has a great tip for eating locally and it involves the catchy (and annoying) song from Foodland Ontario. There are presently lots of fresh fruits and vegetables in season, including musk melon (or cantaloupe for those not in the know) coming up in August. Check out your local farmers’ market. This week's question of the week: What is your favourite "hot weather" food? John's response is hummus sandwiches. Colleen's reply is green smoothies and corn on the cob. Lastly, it is pretty darn easy to discover whether or not your favourite alcoholic beverages are vegan. This week's podcast is a BBQ tofued 30 minutes long. |
Colleen and I (John) were discussing our usual podcast material when Peter and Jenny McQueen entered the room. Hence, lots of additional opinions abound...especially when it comes to the debate about PETA and KFC's relationship regarding the latter's new vegetarian menu option.