Comments on: Vegan Calamari (Astig 2.0)

By: LillianH

LillianH — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 01:49:00 +0000

I am so salivating right now. The one thing that I miss eating is fried calamari. I’ve made Hot For Food’s vegan po’ boy using oyster mushrooms and it was delicious. I can’t wait to try your recipe.

By: Lillian Hom

Lillian Hom — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 01:47:00 +0000

I am so salivating right now. It looks like the real thing!! The one thing that I miss eating is fried calamari. I’ve made Hot For Food’s vegan po’ boy using oyster mushrooms and it was delicious. I can’t wait to try your recipe.

By: RG @ Astig Vegan

RG @ Astig Vegan — Wed, 03 May 2017 06:09:01 +0000

In reply to Gary. Hi Gary, Sorry for the late reply. It's really hard sub mushrooms for this one and expect the same result. I wish I could think of a better answer for you but for calamari, it has to be mushrooms:(

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 05:26:00 +0000

Any idea what I can substitute for the mushrooms? I was thinking puso ng saging but perhaps that wouldn’t come out too great.

By: RG of AstigVegan

RG of AstigVegan — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 03:17:00 +0000

In reply to Christina. That's great! Thank you so much for sharing how your vegan calamari went. The result looks delicious! I love the use of seasoned salt. I'm so glad you enjoyed! :)

By: RG of AstigVegan

RG of AstigVegan — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 03:14:00 +0000

In reply to Sheen R. Hi Sheen! You can get vegan ingredients at supermarkets like SM :) The best way is to just use vegetables and fruits that are available at your closest public market. No need to use mock meats ;) Hope that helps!

By: Christina

Christina — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 03:10:00 +0000

I just cooked it, and it’s absolutely delicious! I didn’t have Old Bay but I used “5th Season’s Seasoned Salt”. It’s salt with a subtle garlic & Old Bay taste. I found this salt at the last minute in my kitchen and added it after cooking the calamari instead of in the batter. As I ate this, I didn’t really taste that authentic squid taste, of course, but the texture comes out exactly like squid, and the seasoned salt is reminiscent of real calamari, which is perfect. I very much enjoyed this recipe and will cook it again, most likely for a party or potluck! Thank you! I attached pics.

By: Sheen R

Sheen R — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:50:00 +0000

Hi! Where do you shop for vegan ingredients? Do you know of any vegan grocery stores in Las Pinas-Paranaque area?