Tag: Groceries
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Vegan Baja
I always like to post about Vegan travels and although this one is not close to Paris, I hope you’ll find it interesting anyway! Ever since I heard there was a vegan restaurant in Ensenada, I’ve been itching to cross south into Mexico to check it out. It turns out there are several vegan destinations…
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Grand Reopening – ‘Un Monde Vegan’ Vegan Boutique
Exciting news, Paris Vegans! After briefly closing down their showroom to expand it, Un Monde Vegan is about ready to reopen in its new incarnation as an awesome vegan boutique. The store will be 100% vegan and stock over 1000 products ranging from vegan cheese to toothpaste to shoes. The grand opening is scheduled for…
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French Hemp: Veganize It!
For those who don’t believe that vegans can possibly be getting enough protein, one easy answer is hemp, which is 33% protein. Add to that the essential fatty acids and vitamin E and you have a very important food. Hemp seeds are nice eaten by the spoonful, generously sprinkled on salads, added to smoothies or…
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Vegan Baking in Paris
France is famous for its baked goods, as am I! But they do things a bit differently here than back in the USA, particularly their very precise flour classification system. Here are some key things I have learned about shopping for your baking supplies. Wheat flour is numbered based on how much of the original…
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Biscru: Raw Crackers Made in France
Until this week I hadn’t found any raw food products that were “Fabriqué en France”, but at the Vivez Nature expo I came across Biscru. Biscru are truly raw, organic, living crackers. Buckwheat and flaxseed based, these salty or sweet crackers are dehydrated at low temperatures (40ºC). Biscru has an environmentally friendly approach: for example, their…
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Freeze-dried Durian
Durian, a.k.a. “King of the Fruits” or, less flatteringly, “Stinky Fruit” grows throughout Southeast Asia. It has a dangerously spiky exterior but inside hide rich and smooth soft pillows of delicious delight. There’s nothing like fresh durian but I was excited to find these freeze-dried packets at Tang Frères for ony 2€10. I found it very…
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Canal Bio
On Friday afternoon the city got some warm air for the first time in what seems like ages and I got the urge to head to up to the Bassin de la Villette and visit the Canal Bio food co-op to pick up my groceries. (Also, the Naturalia down the road that I usually walk…
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Essene Macaroons
I don’t know if the Essenes, the mysterious Jewish sect that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE, really ate macaroons or not but I do know that I like the ‘Macarons Essene’ that Gaia makes. These macaroons are a sweet, naturally gluten-free treat, made from sprouted quinoa and sprouted buckwheat…
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Coconuts
One of the first staples that I made sure to track down after deciding to move to Paris was Young Thai Coconuts. Yes, Young Thai Coconuts. There are lots of fun things you can do with a coconut, but the one I like best is chopping the top off and pouring out the fresh coconut…
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