Guest guest Posted January 18, 2001 Report Share Posted January 18, 2001 Linda wrote: <<I avoid peanuts and soy (it would be tough to have a vegan kid allergic to soy). He eats Thai, Indian, Mexican, Chinese, Ethiopian, etc.>> Thai & Chinese cooking use a great deal of peanut oil, and the woks are usually not washed in a dish washer (which uses near-boiling water) but rather are wiped clean. If you have any concerns about peanuts, Thai & Chinese are not the best way to go. Oh, and an authentic Mexican restaurant may use lard in things like the refried beans. Liz (sad at having to forego my two favourite cuisines unless- & -until Anna finally tests negative for peanut allergy at 5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2001 Report Share Posted January 22, 2001 Thanks for the warning on peanut oil and lard. We do almost all our cooking at home so I really don't have to worry about any ingredients we don't want! :-) When we do eat out, we eat at restaurants where they know us and our dietary needs. We are very lucky. Everywhere we have lived we find restaurants and get to know the owners/wait staff/cooks. In our present location the local Indian restaurant makes several special plates for us without any meat or dairy. We order the buffet and we can find or or two vegan things on the buffet and whatever is not vegan they make special for us at no extra charge! Pretty cool. I find 'ethnic' and locally owned restaurants will almost bend over backwards for us. We never go to chain restaurants because you really don't know what you'll get and the waitstaff usually doesn't know what is in the food. We've been vegan for years and we've always been very 'careful' when eating out and now that we have an 11 month old to nuture we enjoy cooking at home much more. On this same topic. Someone mentioned Amy's prepared foods. Just a note to vegans out there and parents with small children, a lot of her foods have honey. I've read honey can be deadly to infants. We never eat honey so I don't worry about it, but I was surprised how many parents didn't realize honey was a danger. Take care, Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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