Nothing fishy going on…
Is there isinglass in your wine glass or egg white in your red? Did you know that not all alcohol is vegan?
’But it’s made from grapes!’ I hear you say…
Isinglass is a substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish – who knew? It is a form of collagen used mainly for the clarification or fining of some beer and wine.
It can also be cooked into a paste for specialised gluing purposes – just yick!
And eggs! A solution of egg whites can be used to remove phenolic compounds associated with harsh astringency in red wines, as the protein binds with the larger polymeric material in the wine. The fining leads to a softening and improved suppleness in the wine.
That’s right people – and I suppose if you add things that kill insects on hop and wine crops, then even the vegan wines and beers might be tipping the scales towards being omnivorous, but you can only try your hardest.
The good news is, many annoying vegans are also alcohol loving earthlings and pressure on bottle shops and wine clubs to stock vegan friendly drinks is doing its job, and now most outlets have at least one vegan option.
So this New Year’s Eve you can eat and drink and be a merry vegan.
Signed, The Annoying Vegan.
Lismore incumbent – Janelle Saffin MP
With just a few days until we head to the polls, The Echo asked the candidates for the seat of Lismore one last bunch of questions.
Lismore candidate Adam Guise
With just a few days until we head to the polls, The Echo asked the candidates for the seat of Lismore one last bunch of questions.
Lismore candidate Matthew Bertalli
With just a few days until we head to the polls, The Echo asked the candidates for the seat of Lismore one last bunch of questions.
Lismore candidate Vanessa Rosayro
With just a few days until we head to the polls, The Echo asked the candidates for the seat of Lismore one last bunch of questions.
Election 2023 – Lismore: Vanessa Rosayro AJP
Vanessa Rosayro, is running for the Seat of Lismore in the election at the end of next month. A dedicated vegan and animal advocate, Rosayro says the Animal Justice Party is about more than just loving animals.
Getting annoyed with NSW Farmers naming ‘rights’
The Annoying Vegan has become more annoyed today with what they see as the NSW Farmers getting on their high horse about the use of the words ‘meat’ and ‘milk’.
The annoying vegan – Iron salad
The two challenges for me as a vegan are my B12 and iron levels. I’ll save the B12 conversation for another time and talk about iron. There are two types of iron – haem and non-haem; the latter is iron not found in animal tissue and is found in many plant foods.
Eating vegan is no longer like Mac Vs PC
Remember back in the bad old days when you used either a PC or Mac? Those were your choices, and never the twain could meet. They were so many miles apart in operations that they were like different countries with different languages and appearances
Byron Bay Tempeh
There’s a reason everyone wants to live in the Northern Rivers, and a big part of that is the fresh food that’s made locally and the sustainable principles that many businesses make sure are underpinning that food.
Making no bones about the yumminess of No Bones
There’s nothing worse than an annoying vegan telling you about some ‘great vegan place’ they went to eat. So I am NOT going to do that – BUT, I am going to tell you about an amazing place I ate at recently. A place that sold food. Very yummy food. No Bones food.
You’re right of course. We must do the best we can.
Hmm. Beer, wine…. All goes so good with a medium rare steak…