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The Vegan Guide Show

The Vegan Guide Show is a series of short cooking videos hosted by Yal Solan. The recipes are Samer Beyhum’s, and he works behind the camera.

Some episodes take something people think they have to give up, or buy imported, and make it at home: almond milk, tahini, labneh and shanklish, cashew cheese, mayonnaise, burgers and escalope. Others are dishes this kitchen has always known, cooked the way they were before meat became the default: hummus, lentil kibbeh, stuffed peppers.

The point is cost as much as taste. Made at home, most of these cost less than what you would pay for them in a shop, and you probably have half the ingredients already.

The Vegan Guide Show Episodes

  • Peanut Butter

    What a jar of peanut butter costs next to the peanuts in it, and how to make your own with peanuts, a little oil and a pinch of salt.

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  • Tahini From Scratch

    Tahini is at the heart of the Levantine kitchen. Yal shows how to make it at home from sesame seeds, roasted the way you like.

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  • Vegan Shepherd’s Pie

    Batata bil siniyeh, the Lebanese shepherd's pie, without the meat: mashed potato in layers around a filling of soy, mushrooms, nuts and spices.

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  • Vegan Labneh

    What do vegans eat for breakfast? Yal answers with labneh made from cashews, and a look at what dairy asks of the cow.

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  • Vegan Mayonnaise

    Mayonnaise without eggs: chickpea flour for body, olive oil for richness, and a pinch of black salt for the taste of egg.

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  • Vegan Omelette

    A savory breakfast of chickpea flour, aquafaba and black salt, cooked in minutes, with no eggs.

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  • Vegan Salmon

    Salmon made from a carrot: poached with nori and smoked paprika, then marinated with lemon and capers.

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  • Lentil Kibbeh

    Kibbeh without meat is nothing new in Lebanon. Yal makes it with red lentils and fine bulgur, shaped by hand and served with lemon.

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  • Vegan Escalope

    A crisp, golden escalope with no chicken: seitan made from wheat gluten and chickpeas, in a spiced crust.

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  • Vegan Tuna

    Tuna salad without the tuna: chickpeas, nori and capers, for sandwiches, salads and sushi.

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  • Mushroom Gravy

    A rich gravy with no meat drippings: mushrooms browned slowly in plant butter do the work.

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  • Cashew Cheese

    A warm, stretchy cheese made from cashews and tapioca, ready in about five minutes.

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  • Dolma

    Stuffed peppers the Lebanese way, without meat: rice, mushrooms, tomato and pomegranate molasses.

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  • Vegan Shanklish

    Shanklish without the cheese: balls of almond and cashew with garlic, lemon and Aleppo pepper, rolled in thyme.

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  • Hummus

    Is it hard to be vegan in an Arab country? Yal answers with chickpeas, one of the oldest foods on the Levantine table, and a hummus made with almond milk.

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  • Vegan Pancakes

    Pancakes with no eggs and no dairy: flour, plant milk, a little sugar, and whatever you want on top.

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  • Almond Milk

    Yal asks why cow's milk still counts as normal, and shows how little it takes to make almond milk at home: almonds, water and a pinch of salt.

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