The Passionate Vegetarian

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

American Public Media

Arts, Food

4.3 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2004

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

We're taking a look at vegetarian meat substitutes—things with names like tempeh, seitan, and textured soy protein—that make cutting back on animal products easier for beginning vegetarians. Our guest, Crescent Dragonwagon, author of The Passionate Vegetarian, is a long-time vegan and expert chef. Her Deep December Ragoût of Seitan, Shiitakes, and Winter Vegetables is rich and hearty. Who needs beef?

Jane and Michael Stern wandered off course and are now looking for street food in Rome. Joshua Wesson suggests we look toward the heel of the boot for interesting Southern Italian wines. The Washington Post's Bureau Chief T.R. Reid takes us out to eat in Nepal. And tea merchant Bill Waddington says knowing the flushes is key to bargains in great tea. We'll have a report on the return of TV dinners (sans the foil tray) in a most unlikely setting: the ultra-luxury Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel, and, as always, Lynne takes your calls.

Broadcast dates for this episode:

March 15, 2003 (originally aired)
March 6, 2004 (rebroadcast)

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0:00.0	Joe Wix is on a mission.
0:02.2	I want to make this and sell it.
0:03.9	He's creating a protein bar.
0:05.6	This is ultra-processing.
0:06.9	That could potentially kill you.
0:08.4	I want the maximum amount of each harmful ingredient while staying within the legal limit.
0:12.4	So just how ridiculous the food system really is.
0:15.7	Joe Wix, licensed to kill on Channel 4.
0:18.4	Stream now.
0:21.4	Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Anna Gonzalez,
0:26.6	through this complicated country.
0:28.6	We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails, to meet people, hear their stories,
0:34.4	their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get
0:40.9	closer to the things we're missing. Listen to Our Common Nature from WNYC, wherever you get podcasts.
0:52.3	It's Lynn Rosetta Casper with the splendid table.
0:55.5	Today it's vegetarian mystery meats, also known as the rookie vegan saviors.
1:09.6	I'm talking about things like satan, tempe, and the
1:12.9	also tempting sounding textured soy protein. Our guest is Crescent Dragon Wagon. She is author of
1:19.1	Passionate Vegetarian. Well, the Stearns are in Rome, as in Italy, and what have they turned
1:25.1	up? The Bak of burnt food.
1:32.2	Wineways Joshua Wesson brings us the newest darling, southern Italian wines.
1:37.0	Then Washington Post Bureau Chief T.R. Reed takes us out to eat in Nepal,
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