Comments on: Vegan Filipino: Pinakbet Stew

By: Dodge Freire

Dodge Freire — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:04:00 +0000

Thank you for your version of pinakbet. There is nothing wrong with white rice. Brown rice contains more arsenic than white rice. What makes brown rice brown is that the bran and germ are still intact. The bran is what makes arsenic content in brown rice much higher and also what causes problems with people that lack the tolerance for gluten. Vitamin wise the bran does make it a little more nutritious but not by much. Also the bran and germ make brown rice difficult for the body to digest. Science has shown that countries that consume white rice regularly especially areas throughout Asia have very low instances of diabetes as compared to western countries.

By: April Harkness

April Harkness — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:58:00 +0000

Just made this!!! So good.

By: RG @ Astig Vegan

RG @ Astig Vegan — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 02:36:28 +0000

In reply to Kat. Thanks for sharing your story Kat! Yes please let me know how the recipe goes. I'm sorry about your family sneaking in meat. What worked for me was I never ask for them to cook for me unless they sincerely and truly want to. I also constantly cook big enough servings to share with my family so they don't think I'm snubbing them.I hope that helps. Keep in touch! And oh, the bagoong is now ready for purchase (savorfilipino.com/store)

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 05:06:45 +0000

Thanks for veganizing this! My family version always sneaks in meat somehow and my husband’s always looking for purely vegetarian/vegan Filipino recipes. I offered Pinakbet as the closest thing I could find, and I can’t wait to try this version. 🙂