The following substitute for everything eatable gives a fare chance to all the veggies to enjoy all the taste of life.
Meat-free Ingredient Substitute
Gelatin--> Agar-agar (sea vegetable powder or flakes), arrowroot (starchy powder from tropical tuber), ground nuts and seeds, gums (guar gum is from an East Indian seed, xanthan gum is from corn), kudzu (starchy powder from tropical tuber).
Meat--> Beans, cheese, seitan (wheat meat), tempeh (cultured soy food), textured vegetable protein (TVP), tofu.
Meat, chicken or seafood stock--> Apple, cranberry, orange or pomegranate juice, beer, Dr. Bronner's mineral tonic, garlic broth, miso (fermented soybean paste) diluted with water, sherry, vegetable bouillon cubes, vegetable stock, water in which beans, pasta or vegetables have been
cooked, wine.
Seasoned or smoked meats--> For sausage, substitute crumbled tofu seasoned with fennel, parsley and garlic. For smoked meats, substitute canned chipotle chilies, oven-roasted vegetables, toasted nuts, smoked tofu or smoked cheeses.
Vegan Ingredient Substitute
Buttermilk--> Clabbered soymilk (to clabber, mix 2 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar per cup of soymilk).
Cheese--> Soy- and nut-based cheeses.
Cottage cheese/ricotta--> Crumbled tofu.
Eggs--> Crumbled or pureed tofu.
Mayonnaise--> Tofu mayonnaise.
Milk--> Nut milk, rice milk, soymilk.
Low fat Ingredient Substitute
Creamed soups and sauces--> Arrowroot (starchy powder from tropical tuber), kudzu. Use roasted, pureed vegetables as a base, then finish the soup or sauce with nonfat strained yogurt.
Oil in baked goods--> Applesauce, pureed bananas, pureed stewed prunes.
Oil for sautéing--> Apple juice, sherry, vegetable stock, wine.
Salad dressing--> Citrus juice or cider vinegar thickened with pureed roasted red peppers, carrots, onions or garlic.
Sour cream--> Strained nonfat yogurt.
White sauce--> Pureed white beans.
Yeast-Free Ingredient Substitute
Bread--> Baking soda breads (quick breads), flatbreads, muffins, sprouted breads.
Salad dressing (wine-or vinegar-based)--> Puree citrus juice and avocado, Puree citrus juice and oil, Mix peeled, cubed fruit such as mango, oranges and papaya into green salads
Vinegar--> Cranberry or pomegranate juice, lemon or lime juice, mango powder (amchoor), tamarind paste or pulp, vitamin C powder (ascorbic acid).
White sugar--> Bananas, barley malt, brown rice syrup, date sugar, dried fruits, fruit juices, maple syrup.
Allergy Ingredient Substitute
Butter--> Clarified butter (milk solids have been removed), olive oil, sesame oil.
Chocolate--> Carob.
Cow's milk--> Almond, goat, rice and soymilk.
Cow's milk cheese--> Cheeses made from soy, nuts, goat or sheep milk.
Eggs--> Egg Replacer; liquid lecithin with 2 tsp guar gum; baking soda plus pureed fruit or vegetables; and flax seeds pureed with water.
Peanuts--> Almonds.
Wheat flour (for baking)--> Barley, buckwheat, corn, kamut, oats, rice, rye, spelt.
Wheat pasta--> Corn, kamut and spelt pasta, rice noodles.
Ethnic Origin Ingredient Substitute
Cactus pads (nopales)--> Green beans, okra.
Chayote squash--> Yellow or green pattypan squash or zucchini.
Masa flour--> Mix corn flour with lime juice.
Poblano or Anaheim chilies--> Minced jalapeno chili and green bell pepper.
Posole (dried hominy)--> Canned white hominy.
Asian~~~
Bok choy (Chinese white cabbage)--> Beet greens, kale and Swiss chard
Chinese cooking wine--> Dry sherry.
Chinese five-spice powder--> Anise seed or star anise, fennel seed, cinnamon, black peppercorns and whole cloves. (If you have a mortar and pestle or electric spice grinder, use whole spices, otherwise use ground dry spices.).
Galangal (Thai ginger)--> Fresh ginger.
Lemon grass--> Lemon zest.
Lotus root--> Jicama or water chestnuts.
Mirin (Japanese rice wine)--> Sweet white wine.
Nam pla (Thai fish sauce)--> Soy sauce and lime juice.
Rice wine vinegar--> Cider vinegar, white wine vinegar.
Sesame oil--> 1 Tbsp sesame seeds fried in 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
Thai basil--> Italian basil.
Water chestnuts--> Jicama.
Indian~~~
Atta (chapati flour)--> 1/2 cup all-purpose unbleached flour plus 1/2 cup sifted whole wheat flour.
Chana dal--> Split yellow peas.
Curry powder--> Mix together to taste ground ginger, cumin, coriander, fenugreek, turmeric and fennel.
Garam masala (mixed spices)--> 1 tsp. cardamom seeds, 1 Tbs. cumin seed, 1 Tbs. coriander seed, 2 tsp. black peppercorns, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. cloves, 1 tsp nutmeg. (If you have a mortar and pestle or electric spice grinder, use whole spices, or mix together ground dry spices.)
Jaggery (coarse palm sugar)--> Date sugar or brown sugar.
Toor dal, urad dal, mung dal--> Red lentils.
Mediterranean~~~
Broccoli rabe (rapini)--> Broccoli plus arugula or dandelion greens.
Cannellini beans--> Great Northern beans, navy beans, red kidney beans.
Fava beans, dried--> Butter beans.
Fava beans, fresh--> Fresh or frozen lima beans.
Fennel--> Celery plus some fennel or anise seeds.
Parmesan cheese--> Any hard, aged grating cheese such as Asiago or Romano or aged Monterey jack.
Pine nuts--> Walnuts or a mixture of walnuts and almonds.
Alcohol-Free Ingredient Substitute
Red wine--> Pomegranate juice; 1/2 cup water plus 2 tsp balsamic vinegar.
White wine--> Apple, carrot or bell pepper juice, vegetable stock.
Wine or beer--> Non-alcoholic wine or beer.
This is based on an article by Gigia Kolouch. She specializes in creating and cooking vegetarian fare, especially low-cholesterol and allergy-free foods. She is based in Denver, Colorado.
Meat--> Beans, cheese, seitan (wheat meat), tempeh (cultured soy food), textured vegetable protein (TVP), tofu.
Meat, chicken or seafood stock--> Apple, cranberry, orange or pomegranate juice, beer, Dr. Bronner's mineral tonic, garlic broth, miso (fermented soybean paste) diluted with water, sherry, vegetable bouillon cubes, vegetable stock, water in which beans, pasta or vegetables have been
cooked, wine.
Seasoned or smoked meats--> For sausage, substitute crumbled tofu seasoned with fennel, parsley and garlic. For smoked meats, substitute canned chipotle chilies, oven-roasted vegetables, toasted nuts, smoked tofu or smoked cheeses.
Vegan Ingredient Substitute
Buttermilk--> Clabbered soymilk (to clabber, mix 2 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar per cup of soymilk).
Cheese--> Soy- and nut-based cheeses.
Cottage cheese/ricotta--> Crumbled tofu.
Eggs--> Crumbled or pureed tofu.
Mayonnaise--> Tofu mayonnaise.
Milk--> Nut milk, rice milk, soymilk.
Low fat Ingredient Substitute
Creamed soups and sauces--> Arrowroot (starchy powder from tropical tuber), kudzu. Use roasted, pureed vegetables as a base, then finish the soup or sauce with nonfat strained yogurt.
Oil in baked goods--> Applesauce, pureed bananas, pureed stewed prunes.
Oil for sautéing--> Apple juice, sherry, vegetable stock, wine.
Salad dressing--> Citrus juice or cider vinegar thickened with pureed roasted red peppers, carrots, onions or garlic.
Sour cream--> Strained nonfat yogurt.
White sauce--> Pureed white beans.
Yeast-Free Ingredient Substitute
Bread--> Baking soda breads (quick breads), flatbreads, muffins, sprouted breads.
Salad dressing (wine-or vinegar-based)--> Puree citrus juice and avocado, Puree citrus juice and oil, Mix peeled, cubed fruit such as mango, oranges and papaya into green salads
Vinegar--> Cranberry or pomegranate juice, lemon or lime juice, mango powder (amchoor), tamarind paste or pulp, vitamin C powder (ascorbic acid).
White sugar--> Bananas, barley malt, brown rice syrup, date sugar, dried fruits, fruit juices, maple syrup.
Allergy Ingredient Substitute
Butter--> Clarified butter (milk solids have been removed), olive oil, sesame oil.
Chocolate--> Carob.
Cow's milk--> Almond, goat, rice and soymilk.
Cow's milk cheese--> Cheeses made from soy, nuts, goat or sheep milk.
Eggs--> Egg Replacer; liquid lecithin with 2 tsp guar gum; baking soda plus pureed fruit or vegetables; and flax seeds pureed with water.
Peanuts--> Almonds.
Wheat flour (for baking)--> Barley, buckwheat, corn, kamut, oats, rice, rye, spelt.
Wheat pasta--> Corn, kamut and spelt pasta, rice noodles.
Ethnic Origin Ingredient Substitute
Cactus pads (nopales)--> Green beans, okra.
Chayote squash--> Yellow or green pattypan squash or zucchini.
Masa flour--> Mix corn flour with lime juice.
Poblano or Anaheim chilies--> Minced jalapeno chili and green bell pepper.
Posole (dried hominy)--> Canned white hominy.
Asian~~~
Bok choy (Chinese white cabbage)--> Beet greens, kale and Swiss chard
Chinese cooking wine--> Dry sherry.
Chinese five-spice powder--> Anise seed or star anise, fennel seed, cinnamon, black peppercorns and whole cloves. (If you have a mortar and pestle or electric spice grinder, use whole spices, otherwise use ground dry spices.).
Galangal (Thai ginger)--> Fresh ginger.
Lemon grass--> Lemon zest.
Lotus root--> Jicama or water chestnuts.
Mirin (Japanese rice wine)--> Sweet white wine.
Nam pla (Thai fish sauce)--> Soy sauce and lime juice.
Rice wine vinegar--> Cider vinegar, white wine vinegar.
Sesame oil--> 1 Tbsp sesame seeds fried in 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
Thai basil--> Italian basil.
Water chestnuts--> Jicama.
Indian~~~
Atta (chapati flour)--> 1/2 cup all-purpose unbleached flour plus 1/2 cup sifted whole wheat flour.
Chana dal--> Split yellow peas.
Curry powder--> Mix together to taste ground ginger, cumin, coriander, fenugreek, turmeric and fennel.
Garam masala (mixed spices)--> 1 tsp. cardamom seeds, 1 Tbs. cumin seed, 1 Tbs. coriander seed, 2 tsp. black peppercorns, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. cloves, 1 tsp nutmeg. (If you have a mortar and pestle or electric spice grinder, use whole spices, or mix together ground dry spices.)
Jaggery (coarse palm sugar)--> Date sugar or brown sugar.
Toor dal, urad dal, mung dal--> Red lentils.
Mediterranean~~~
Broccoli rabe (rapini)--> Broccoli plus arugula or dandelion greens.
Cannellini beans--> Great Northern beans, navy beans, red kidney beans.
Fava beans, dried--> Butter beans.
Fava beans, fresh--> Fresh or frozen lima beans.
Fennel--> Celery plus some fennel or anise seeds.
Parmesan cheese--> Any hard, aged grating cheese such as Asiago or Romano or aged Monterey jack.
Pine nuts--> Walnuts or a mixture of walnuts and almonds.
Alcohol-Free Ingredient Substitute
Red wine--> Pomegranate juice; 1/2 cup water plus 2 tsp balsamic vinegar.
White wine--> Apple, carrot or bell pepper juice, vegetable stock.
Wine or beer--> Non-alcoholic wine or beer.
This is based on an article by Gigia Kolouch. She specializes in creating and cooking vegetarian fare, especially low-cholesterol and allergy-free foods. She is based in Denver, Colorado.
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