All About Vegan Seafood

Being a Florida girl, Meg misses seafood. So she jumped on the chance to do an episode all about vegan seafood. This is an area of food she thought she had to give up when she went vegan. Thankfully, there are a lot of options in the world of vegan seafood. We even give you a tip about an amazing, traveling, vegan seafood truck!

Why Say Goodbye to Seafood?

We recently did a whole episode about the documentary, Seaspiracy. That episode is highly recommended before you listen to this one. The effects of the fishing industry are almost beyond comprehension to those of us that value the life of animals. We give you some of the most shocking facts from the documentary in our episode. Besides the environmental effects, we also go into detail about dangers to your body when you eat seafood from our polluted waters. For people that have a hard time saying goodbye to seafood, have them watch that documentary. Then, listen to our episode about Seaspiracy and this one about vegan seafood options. They'll never look back.

All About Vegan Seafood

Recently, we tried every dish from the Oh My Cod Vegan Seafood Truck in Atlanta. To put it in the simpliest of terms, it was absolutely divine! This truck travels around the country so visit their website to find their upcoming locations. When we visited Oh My Cod Vegan Seafood Truck, we tried every bit they had to offer. We ordered:

• Crabby spring rolls
• Coconut shrimp
• Crabby cakes
• Yucca fries
• Vegan fish and chips
• Fried shrimp
• Vegan Lobster Mac and Cheese

The options for plant-based seafood come from some interesting places. Vegan shrimp and many other plant based seafood options are made from Konjac, or elephant yam, is a seaweed-based hydrocolloid. It mimics the taste and texture of a real shrimp and is sometimes used as an alternative for animal gelatin.

Listen to this episode to find out what plants are used to create vegan crab cakes, fish, and lobster!

Brands that Offer Vegan Seafood

We are beyond thankful for all the vegan options available at grocery stories nowadays and online so that we can cook some of these options at home.

• Good Catch
• Gardein
• May Wah Vegetarian Market
• BeLeaf
• Sophie's Kitchen
• The Plant Based Seafood Co
• Kuleana
• Loving Hut

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