Top 10 Vegan & Vegetarian Videos on #DDD with Guy Fieri | Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives

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AI GeneratedGuy Fieri explores the cutting edge of plant-based cuisine, visiting innovative eateries like the Herbivorous Butcher and Pingala. The journey highlights the sophisticated science behind vegan meats, cheeses, and global vegetarian specialties, demonstrating how diverse ingredients can replicate traditional textures and flavors to satisfy both vegans and meat-eaters.
So what the show's called is Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,
but what it really is, it's just a trip to Flavortown.
We're looking for real food by real people
all across the country and now all around the world.
So here we are in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
to check out the one and the only that I've ever heard of.
This is the herbivorous butcher.
Sliced meats everywhere.
I need some turkey.
But of course, it's all plant-based.
This is the only vegan butcher shop I've ever been to,
but I feel like they're changing the world.
But for siblings, Aubrey and Kel Walsh,
it all started with very personal changes
back in their teens.
For me, it was for ethical reasons.
Ethical reasons?
Yeah, for me, it was for health.
Health reasons.
My nickname was Boated Ball.
So they started making meat-free meats
and cheese-free cheeses,
first selling at local farmer's markets in 2014,
and then less than two years later
at their own takeout joint.
They want people who eat meat to say,
this looks like what I'm used to eating,
and I can still eat it and enjoy it.
Turkey del Havarti.
The turkey sandwich tastes amazing.
So what are we gonna make first?
This'll be the vegan turkey.
Start with a vital wheat gluten.
It's a 95% protein flour.
This is nutritional yeast flakes, some onion powder.
And these are recipes that you just developed?
Yes.
We've got sea salt, and this is some thyme.
It's some thyme.
When is it gonna get the turkey flavor?
A lot of it comes from house-made chicken broth powder.
We take nutritional yeast, thyme, sage, turmeric, salt,
mix it with water, just like mom used to make.
Instant flavor.
Got some olive oil so it doesn't turn out like a sponge.
Soy sauce for a little bit more depth.
We're gonna pour the liquid in there.
This is the turkey.
We will wrap it in its cheesecloth home here.
What do we do with that?
This goes into boiling water for about an hour and a half.
Cooks it all the way through.
Bake it for another 10 minutes.
Dries it out a little bit.
Now we add some soy sauce and olive oil on top of it.
Give it a little texture.
Yeah.
Give it a little color to the outside.
Yep.
And then you go and slice it from there.
Slice it ready.
So this is your deli meat right here.
That's the deli turkey.
It's got texture.
It's moist, and it's not rubber, and it's not a sponge.
I'm impressed.
I'm trippin'.
All right, well let's do the cheese then.
All right, what are we making now?
Dill Havarti.
We start with a coconut oil base.
Soy milk, lemon juice, and white wine vinegar
helps to emulsify it.
Put that in the blender.
Next up.
We got tapioca flour.
Kappa carrageenan, so it's a seaweed.
I was just.
Helps solidify the cheese.
Nutritional yeast flakes, sea salts.
And that's the white miso.
That's basically the flavor foundation?
Pretty much.
Onto the stove.
This fresh dill.
Heat it up.
Thicken it up.
It cools in the fridge overnight,
and then it solidifies into a solid block.
Whoa, that's crazy.
Okay, make that sandwich?
All right, yeah.
Let's do it.
We've got our garlic mayo.
We've got Dijon mustard.
We'll throw some turkey on there.
All right, the dill Havarti, best part.
Throw some lettuce on here.
Tomatoes, and there's the onion.
All right.
Jump in.
I'd eat it all day long.
Fresh veggies.
A good amount of moisturizer with the vegan mayo.
We're eating on a fantastic roll.
You definitely get the creaminess of the cheese.
You get that chew.
You get that texture, that meaty texture
coming through from the turkey.
Fantastic.
So good.
The dill Havarti is off the hook.
The turkey is flavored really well.
The texture, the feel,
everything about it is just like meat.
How do you get different textures in different meats?
It's different ratios,
and we use different bean flours
to create different textures.
This is like groundbreaking stuff here, bud.
Yeah, well, we're trying.
And wait till you see the texture he's mixing up
for the three meats on this monster.
Giant pull cut is amazing.
Just packed with so many good things.
This is one of my pride and joys.
So you're saying the turkey was dynamite,
but the pastrami is legit?
It's my favorite.
Tomato juice, liquid smoke.
Got some water.
Next up, soy sauce.
Plenty of olive oil.
Pastrami is a nice, juicy meat.
Tomato paste.
Lots of garlic.
White miso paste, yep.
Next, dry ingredients.
Vital wheat gluten.
Nutritional yeast flakes.
Red beet powder.
Gives it the nice color, a little sweetness.
This is agar agar.
Another seaweed like carrageenan.
Agar agar?
Agar agar.
They just couldn't use one agar?
That was so good, they had to name it twice.
Ground mustard.
We've got basil and oregano.
Smoked paprika.
Sea salt.
Onion powder.
And the fennel and peppercorns.
Mix all this together.
Okay.
Right in.
Looks like ground beef.
Crazy.
Throw it on here.
This will all go into the steamer?
Yep.
How long's it gonna steam for?
It steams for an hour.
Bakes for the other half hour, then you let it cool.
Bring it out and you'll slice from there.
Yep.
All right.
Got that same garlic mayo that we put on the turkey.
Oregano, salt, and pepper here.
Oh, I'm so excited.
So we got that pastrami.
Capicola.
Salty ham.
And we got the pepperoni in there too.
And this is our mozzarella cheese.
Lettuce.
Got some onions.
Red onion.
Cherry peppers.
Oil and vinegar.
Let's see if I can get this one shut.
You own this.
No way.
I'm picking up the notes of the smoke.
I'm picking up the notes of the pepper.
There's a good fat amount.
It's not dry.
You're the Columbus of this, man.
You guys are gonna dig it.
Trust me.
If you really wanna make the bomb tofu,
this is the process.
Yes.
We have soybeans.
And then I'm gonna grind it through the grinder.
Which looks like it's a water fountain in elementary school.
Turn on the water.
Milk comes out on this bucket.
Cook it in my dad's amazing steamer
that he converted from a water boiler
to a steam generator.
We're steaming milk like we're taking it at a coffee shop.
Skim off the foam.
ET foam home.
Now I'm gonna develop it.
We use vinegar and water.
It's like making cheese.
So we're gonna go ahead and strain.
Use some cheesecloth that I soaked in
a little bit of vinegar and water.
I'm gonna scoop in the curd.
I curd what you're saying.
Fold this.
Now we're gonna press it.
I'm so impressed.
There we go.
Gorgeous.
Like a big birthday cake.
Cut it up and fry.
We're gonna add some oil.
White onion.
Tofu, house made.
Korean barbecue sauce.
Just glaze that sauce on there a little bit.
Now we're gonna make the tofu noodle bowl.
Rice noodle.
Lettuce.
Cucumber.
Pickled carrots and daikon.
Gorgeous.
Bean sprout.
Cilantro.
Mint from my mom's garden.
Put it on the plate.
Scallion oil.
Roasted peanuts.
Soy vinegar.
I've been eating tofu since I was a kid.
But this is tender, creamy, sweet, but light.
That's the top best three tofus I've ever had in my life.
And this dish, that is perfectly made.
Perfectly balanced.
Gorgeous.
I would come back minimum once a week,
if not twice a week, just to get that dish.
Thank you.
For your tofu noodle.
Oh my god, this looks so good.
This tofu is amazing.
The consistency on the inside is like a custard.
And then it has a little bit of crisp on the outside.
Combined with all these pickled cucumber
and carrots and daikon.
And then there's this sauce
that is just the right amount of salty and sweet
with a little bit of spicy to it.
It really just knocks it out of the park.
What are we making?
We're gonna make a little marinara sauce
for our spaghetti squash.
Fire it up.
Heat up the sauce pan.
Pop in a little olive oil.
Chopped onions and chopped garlic.
Just want it to brown up a little bit.
Okay.
A little pepper, a little salt.
This is the recipe that your mom taught you?
This is what we did every Sunday in our house.
Add some fresh crushed Italian tomatoes.
San Marzano?
Yes sir.
So this has had a chance to simmer, now what?
Some really good Parmesan.
Right in the sauce now?
Right in the sauce now.
And I'm gonna add a little fresh basil.
We add a little Chianti.
That's really a little.
And then I'm gonna just simmer this and continue to stir.
All right, so.
Now let's cut the spaghetti squash.
Fantastic.
Okay, now we're gonna boil these.
Not roast them.
It's just a different flavor.
Okay.
These will cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
Now the spaghetti squash is done.
So what are you gonna do now?
I'm gonna spoon out the seeds
and I'm gonna fork out the flesh.
And we'll save the shells to stuff later.
What are you into now?
We're gonna saute some veggies for the spaghetti squash.
Give me the lowdown on the showdown.
Just heat up the pan.
Some olive oil.
Some chopped shallots.
Some chopped garlic.
Okay.
Some onions.
Chopped carrots.
Some chopped celery.
Red bell pepper.
So you're gonna sweat all the veggies.
Sweat them down.
So you wanna have a little texture to them
but you don't want them to be all the way mushy.
Yeah, certainly not.
Yellow squash.
Zucchini squash.
Uncooked broccoli.
And a little uncooked asparagus.
And then some pepper and salt.
A quick stir.
Then I'm gonna add some of the marinara sauce.
Just for a little color
because it's gonna get a little bit more later
in the preparation.
You're actually not a cook.
You're just not another pretty face.
So that's that.
I'm gonna take the squash
and just pop some of this in here
and give it another stir.
And then some salt and pepper.
And then we're gonna cool it real quick.
One of these is in order?
One of those is in order.
That's gotta be eight ounces.
Too big for you?
I can answer that.
We're gonna add a little fresh tarragon in there.
A little more marinara.
And now we give it a toss.
Then we're gonna grab a little bit of the stuffing
and pop it into the shell.
Oh, it's a bounty right there, huh?
That's good lunch.
And then we'll top with a little fresh mozzarella.
In the oven for how long?
About 20 minutes.
You'll see that cheese start to bubble up a little bit.
Dig it.
Good.
And ready to go.
A little marinara on the plate.
It's like a pterodactyl leg.
Give it a little more sauce on the top.
Okay.
I'll tell you something right now, brother.
That marinara is right on point.
Look at all the juice that's generated
right down the bottom of that from those veggies.
A little bit of sweetness, saltiness of the mox.
The time, the detail, the energy,
and the appreciation for food.
Nice job.
You got any squash for you?
It's delicious.
That was tasty, huh?
It's like eating spaghetti even though it's a squash.
I'm picking up a spaghetti squash.
The marinara is fantastic.
The vegetables are fresh and crunchy.
Of course, melted mozzarella
because you can't have anything without melted mozzarella.
The food is always delicious.
I've got a lasagna here.
It's nice to be able to walk into a place
and they recognize you and they shake your hand.
Got a little eggplant rollatini.
I thought it was gonna be good food.
I just didn't know that it was gonna be great food.
Thanks.
I mean, every time I come down here
for Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,
there's a new place I gotta check out,
like this joint, Weights & Measures.
Pan seared croissant, up.
Food with a little bit of interest.
What's not to love?
Stick of shrimp for Jennifer.
Everything is clearly homemade.
It's gotta be something for everybody.
We're original investors in it.
After five years, the chef that was one of the partners
decided to retire, and I said,
Catherine, we're gonna take over Weights & Measures.
We said, this is your time.
Whatever you produce, whatever you want.
Roasted carrot pizza, up.
Roasted carrot pizza is my absolute favorite dish.
It's unexpected in the best way possible.
That's what we're gonna eat, is a roasted carrot pizza?
Yes, sir.
All right, let's get into it, chef.
Dough first.
High-gluten flour, starter, dough.
We use for natural yeast.
So this was from yesterday?
Yes, sir.
Water, sugar, salt, a little bit more yeast.
A little olive oil.
Got it.
Let this go for about 15 minutes.
And are we letting this proof overnight?
Yes, we do.
Knock it down, portion it,
let it develop for 24 hours, and then go.
All right, this is weird.
That looks like pepperoni.
A little salt and pepper, orange zest, honey.
We just met each other, he's calling me honey already.
Butter, orange juice.
This gets weirder as it goes.
A little olive oil.
In the oven.
Give or take 20 minutes.
Okay, this I gotta see.
I'm gonna see it.
Now we're gonna do the dukkah.
The what?
Dukkah's a Moroccan spice.
Okay.
Some almonds, some sesame seeds, cumin,
some hazelnuts, black peppercorn, coriander, fennel.
Are we gonna cook this all in the wood-fired oven also?
Yes.
How long?
10 minutes.
I love the way you roll.
When those get done, what are we gonna do?
Grind up the spices to make the dukkah.
We add the salt and pepper, paprika.
That's it, that's the garnish for the pizza.
I need more dukkah in my life.
This is one interesting pie.
We get the pizza dough, get it stretched out.
French sous-vide.
Gruyere cheese, roasted carrots,
a little Fresno pepper for heat.
Why not?
Crazy pizza.
You're gonna put it in the oven,
and then cook it for about nine minutes.
Look at that.
So I put it on a napkin,
to get the ashes out a little bit.
I've never seen that.
Dukkah.
I am lost.
We have to talk.
Outstanding.
The tang of the gruyere,
the sweetness of the caramelized carrot,
the spice of the Fresno.
Without the dukkah, you sprinkle on like pixie dust.
Wouldn't be the same.
It's giving me goosebumps.
That is probably in the top three most unique pizzas
I've ever had in my life, like.
Roasted carrot pizza's coming out.
The spices and the carrot combination are amazing.
Nobody believes you.
Carrot pizza?
That does not sound good.
I'm like, you have to try it.
I tried it just because I wanted to prove it wrong.
I was proved wrong.
Well, you know what people have been asking
for a lot lately?
Vegetarian.
And if you know anything about me,
about my family, about my sister Morgan,
we love vegetarian food.
And this is Sweet Melissa.
Bar's filling up.
Get ready to be slammed.
It doesn't really matter if you're vegetarian or not.
Everyone is just very into Sweet Melissa's.
Buffalo cauliflower wings.
Melissa is fabulous at changing cauliflower
or mushroom or black bean into something
that just is unique.
And for over two decades,
Melissa Murphy and her husband, Mark Ziers,
have turned surviving into thriving
with their restaurant, bar, and food truck.
We just thought, probably won't make it,
but let's give it a try.
You went from, I hope we make it, to 22 years?
Congratulations.
Are you vegetarian?
Yeah.
Both of you?
No. No.
I respect the diet and I eat it at home.
Right, and here.
Selling two lentil loaves for table six.
The lentil loaves, amazing.
If you didn't know, you would have thought
it was meatloaf.
Doused in ketchup, just like growing up.
It comes with mashed potatoes and a mushroom gravy.
It's delicious.
What's the first dish we're gonna make?
A lentil version of a meatloaf.
Do you understand that I get mental for the lentil?
Excellent.
The first thing we're gonna do is mash some potatoes.
We precooked some Yukon Gold, some salt and pepper,
almond milk, and melted vegan butter.
What's our next step?
The mushroom gravy that goes on top of the mashed potatoes.
Olive oil, and then onions.
Cranberry mushrooms, black pepper, tamari.
You can have it today, but it's also good tomorrow.
Water that we use when we boil the potatoes.
Thickens it up, you also get the flavor.
Ta-da.
Cornstarch slurry.
It'll tighten up.
Let this cook for about 30 minutes.
Next we make the meatloaf?
Yeah.
Okay.
Olive oil, onions, potatoes, minced celery, and carrots.
A little garlic powder, black pepper, sea salt,
fresh red chilies, soaked lentils, and our veggie stock.
It takes about an hour or so for it to cook.
Okay.
We're going to do the next step for our lentil loaf.
The lentil mixture we just cooked,
a little bit of Tabasco, poultry seasoning,
tamari, crackers, cheddar cheese.
And that is a fair amount of egg.
That's how it works out for us.
Okay.
It's going into a loaf pan.
Ta-da.
And a little spray?
Yeah.
Just had to freshen up.
Bake at 350, about an hour, 15 minutes.
We're going to slam it out of here.
Slice a few slices.
Crisp it on both sides.
Steam it just a little bit.
Okay.
Mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy.
Top it with some of this tangy tomato sauce.
And what's in that tomato sauce?
Ketchup, brown sugar, Tabasco, and mustard.
Stick this up in the salamander just to heat up that sauce.
All right.
This right here is like the most tender,
moist meatloaf you could find.
I mean, it's got great texture.
It's got great chew.
Love the little bit of crust that you put on it.
The vegan mashed potatoes and this mushroom gravy.
What I like is how creamy you're able to get them
without the dairy.
And the kicker to the whole thing
is the ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, Tabasco sauce.
Really delicious.
Mashed potatoes and gravy going down for the lentil loaf.
I'm a meat eater,
and I don't feel like I'm missing that meat at all.
On top of that, she has great mashed potatoes.
It's just a die for.
Arepa machia, which is the vegetarian arepa.
It's kind of like a pita pocket,
but instead of being bread, it's corn.
And all the vegetables in it, you get that good hearty,
like, yes, I ate something delicious feeling from it.
We are ready for a vegetarian arepa
built with white mushrooms.
A lot of them.
Garlic, salt, veggie oil.
Roast that off.
This is going to be an hour.
Next, black beans.
Some green onions, pepper, salt, garlic cloves,
bay leaves, red pepper, and a bunch of water.
Cover them with plastic and foil.
350 for an hour.
So time to make the arepa dough.
White cornmeal.
Nice and fine.
Salt.
And then we just add water.
It's going to take forever doing it like this.
Just be easier if I poured it.
Right now, we need to go through the hand.
Can you add some more, please?
Don't want to add too much though.
It is ready.
And we're going to go on the panini?
And then we grill it.
Both sides.
All right.
Just need some crust outside.
What's next?
Ogao.
That's from Colombia.
The ogao is the sauce.
Tomatoes, green onions, pepper, salt, comino.
More memories from home.
Achiote.
And then some oil.
Blend it up in the oil.
All right, how long is this going to go?
It's going to be an hour again.
White cornmeal, fluffy inside, sweet plantains.
A lot of plantains.
Oh yeah.
The black beans we built.
Mushrooms.
You're going to fit all that in there?
The red bell peppers on top.
I'm not going to fit all that in my mouth.
Topped with the fresco cheese.
Right there.
And some ogao on the side.
It's heavy.
That's a really good red bell pepper.
Nice and tender, soft and pillowy on the inside.
I love that you really roasted down the mushrooms.
That's my favorite part.
Good bite to the beans.
The roasted red bell peppers are great.
And the salsa.
Ogao.
I like the acid of that.
You got sweet, you got tangy, you got rich.
I mean, really good, buddy.
Got one machiga ready.
Amazing crunch on the outside,
and then soft and flavorful and smooth on the inside.
Layers of flavor, literally.
The sweetness of the plantains is a real surprise.
The salsa that came with the arepa was delicious.
Masa y papa for Alan.
What torta are we into now?
The masa y papa.
Potato and masa?
Yeah.
Oh, so a vegetarian torta.
Yes.
Huh.
We're going to start with some mashed potatoes.
Some masarina.
Salt, oil, and water.
Okay.
And we're just going to make a sort of rustic little dough.
I feel like I'm getting a sope with potatoes in it.
It's exactly what it's like.
That, that goes down real lightly.
That was just about right.
Put our chili in.
Roasted down jalapeno.
Kind of get it tucked in there.
Give it another smush.
From here, we hand shape it.
Could you make this more difficult?
It's a salaried position.
So I'll order this a day ahead of time.
Exactly.
Make sure that somebody can have this ready to go.
We're going to par bake it.
What temp?
350 for 20 minutes.
Got it.
And what are we making here?
Roasted tamarind tomatoes.
Those are going to go on the sandwich?
Yes.
Tuck our rosemary in.
This is maybe the least traditional thing we do here.
Some avocado leaf that we're putting in.
Habanero.
Garlic.
Diluted tamarind paste.
This is weird.
Bit of oil, salt, and some pepper.
Roast this off at?
375 at an hour and 20 minutes.
What are we onto next?
We're going to make jalapeno mayo, charred chilies.
Garlic.
Salt, lime juice, some mayo.
Let's see it.
Okay, chef.
So we're going to put our jalapeno mayo on first.
I'm going to hide behind this thing.
So it's as big as your head.
That's what we're going for.
It's good.
Well, you almost covered that.
Okay.
Once our huaraches are baked off,
pan fry for about a minute.
Both sides go in right on top.
Wow.
The tamarind tomato.
I think I'm feeling lucky I'm going to get three.
There you go.
Queso botanero.
It's like queso fresco
and it's got a little chili and cilantro.
Fresh onion with cilantro and lime.
Slices of avocado.
Shredded cabbage and pickled onion.
And that's all she wrote.
That might be one of the best vegetarian
Mexican tortillas I've ever had.
Great crunch.
It's creamy.
It's spicy.
It's tangy.
It's rich.
The acidity of the pickled onion is a must.
The avocado flies right in.
Then you get a little bit of fat
coming through from that cheese.
That's dynamite.
Anyway, you slice it.
Tempeh is traditional Indonesian food.
It's really unusual to get fresh tempeh in America.
It's almost like junk food, but it's not.
I've never made tempeh.
Okay, so I'm going to show you.
If you're familiar with tofu,
tempeh is the unprocessed.
Unprocessed tofu.
You actually get the whole beans.
We remove the hull.
It's you and me.
Yes.
We have to soak the soybeans overnight.
Boil for about two hours.
Skim off the foam.
Okay.
Drain the water.
I can start to see the hull coming off them.
So the hull's float.
I knew there was going to be a method to the madness.
This has been made for thousands of years
and I'm just learning it.
Now we're going to boil them one more time.
Just to soften it up a little bit more.
Got it.
These are the beans that have been dried.
If it's wet, it will ferment.
Fermenting is a real key here.
It breaks down the proteins
and gives it another layer of flavor.
Did anybody trade lunch with you at school?
No.
When you rolled up with the tempeh fritter,
people were like, I'm having bologna.
We're going to put our yeast in there.
Put it in the bag.
Then you want to poke some holes
so that the yeast can breathe.
So now we leave it for about two days.
Going to funk up
and then turn into a big old loaf inside of this.
Yep.
All right, so what are we making next?
So the Indonesian name is acar.
Spicy pickled veggies.
Sugar.
This is samo ulu.
Salt here.
Water.
Vinegar.
Cabbage.
Cucumber.
Red peppers.
Carrots and canned pineapple.
We like the juice.
I got it.
Let it sit for a few hours.
Next thing?
Tempeh.
Now, is it always that warm?
So when it ferments, it creates its own heat.
Oh, so I'm fermenting all the time.
So we're going to make the batter.
Flour.
A little bit of turmeric.
Some garlic powder.
Salt.
Pepper.
One egg.
Got it.
Water here.
Scallions.
Cut the tempeh.
You see the beans here?
And what did you call the white stuff inside?
Mycelium.
Your cilium, mycelium, their cilium.
Tempeh goes in.
And then we're going to fry it.
Dynamite.
I'm telling you the first time you ever tried tempeh,
you should come here and try it.
It's got delicious texture.
It's a bit nutty.
I love the batter with the green onions.
You get that little herbaceous kick.
A little pickled veggie, that little acid kick.
Fantastic.
Dosa coming up.
Dosa's absolutely the way to go.
It's a crepe filled with potato and onion.
You have sambar on the side and coconut chutney.
There's just so much flavor.
What's the dish we're going to make?
Masala dosa today.
Masala is the stuffing that goes inside the dosa.
So now we are making a dosa batter.
Sona masoori rice.
In the water for a few hours.
These are the black lentils.
They don't look black.
They wash it and then they break it, so they're white.
Fenugreek seeds.
And you're going to puree that?
Yeah, we have a special grinder for that.
It's called Whetstone grinder, especially from India.
The average person has this at home?
Yep.
What?
Add water just to start the spinning process.
Oh, you have got to be kidding me.
How long is this going to run?
15 to 20 minutes.
Then we do the rice.
Then we mix the two together.
And then we ferment it again for 12 hours.
Next morning, we add salt.
It has to sit in the fridge.
A few hours, it'll be ready to hit the griddle.
What are we working on now?
The chutneys.
But the coconut one is a special one.
This is our desiccated coconuts.
So it's like dehydrated coconut almost.
Exactly.
Green chilies, super spicy.
Cumin seeds, ginger garlic paste.
Salt to taste.
The roasted chana dal.
It's like a lentil, which is roasted.
Water.
It's like a smoothie.
We're going to do a tempering for that one.
So that's a hot pan.
Canola oil.
I'll have this just by itself.
Mustard seeds.
This is urad dal.
Dal is just another word for...
Lentils.
Red chili whole.
Curry leaf.
We just pour it in here.
And now we're going to mix it together.
We're going to make the curry
that you're going to dip this dosa in.
It's called sambar.
The oil, the mustard seeds.
Green chilies.
Coriander seeds.
Crush it in your hand.
Red chili.
Give it a good stir.
Curry leaf.
Chopped onions.
Ginger garlic paste.
We add all the spices in here.
Coriander powder.
Turmeric.
Red chili powder.
Kashmiri.
Once the spice is cooked,
add water.
Tomatoes.
Yellow lentils.
Cooked and ready to go.
Salt.
Sugar.
Let it boil for 15 minutes.
And that's it.
So we're making the masala.
Hot pan.
Canola oil.
Mustard seeds.
Green chilies.
Red chilies.
A lot of curry leaves in this place.
Onions.
Ginger garlic paste.
Turmeric now.
And this is our very special masher.
Very special masher?
Nobody has it here.
They all borrow from us.
Here in the whole food hall?
Yeah.
We put the potatoes now.
Special masher's happening right now.
Salt.
Cilantro.
This one is ready to scoop out for the dosas.
Our tomato chutney, coconut chutney we made.
The sambar that we just made.
For dosas, you gotta season the griddle first.
Oil.
Spread it all over.
Basically making a non-stick.
You're gonna season it with a little bit of onion.
I like that.
This is the fermented batter.
That's it.
So a little bit more oil.
The dosa masala that we made right here.
And then we just fold it.
The size of this thing.
How do you attack it?
Rip and dip.
Rip and dip?
There are very few things in this world
that have that much flavor, that much texture.
That's outstanding.
The coconut, tangy, subtle, delicious.
The sambar is a little bit sweet.
The tomato chutney is more like a salsa.
And then you get the meatiness and the body
from the potato.
I think the top five best Indian dishes I've ever had.
So I'm here in Burlington, Vermont to check out a joint
where this guy's getting such acclaim.
People are saying that he should be the driver
of the vegan bust of Flavortown.
This is Pingala.
Runner, crunch wrap, please.
The crunch wrap's this ooey gooey mess of awesomeness
with the beans, the queso, and the rice
inside this crunchy flour tortilla
that's just toasted and grilled to perfection.
What are we gonna make first?
We're gonna do the crunch wrap.
We get our chili going, sunflower seed oil,
some fresh garlic, mirapua, serranos.
So everything that we love about a good chili.
Chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, cinnamon,
some salt, a little brown sugar.
Sweat that all together.
Now add the tomatoes, organic tomato paste,
tamari, gives a lot of depth.
Lentils.
I get mental with lentil.
Yeah, sentimental lentil.
Black beans.
All right, so how long are we gonna
let this cook down for?
An hour, hour and a half.
What's up next?
Not avocado mash.
So we're gonna make some herb oil.
Fresh garlic, raw onion, rosemary,
sage, tarragon, parsley, salt.
I'm gonna get this going.
Multiply with the oil.
And it's ready to go in the processor
with the chickpeas and the peas.
Nutritional yeast, and then last secret ingredient here,
a little lemon extract.
Blend this down.
Okay.
Take our herb oil.
Voila.
Look at it from here and tell me it's not avocado.
Bro.
The texture is spot on.
Can I get this with some chips?
Salsa?
Yeah, man.
That probably isn't the top five greatest
vegetarian, vegan items I've ever had in my life.
Oh!
Let's make some cashew cheese.
I'm willing to learn.
We'll start with some soaked cashews.
Sweet potato puree.
Nutritional yeast.
You got it.
Cayenne, oregano, garlic powder, some turmeric.
Great color from that.
Little salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
And hot water.
You wanna let this roll for a little bit
till it gets nice and smooth and creamy.
It's outstanding.
It's creamy, it's not over salty, it's not overpowering.
Love the little bit of the lemon.
And the great thing is that little spice in there.
Yeah.
What's left?
Oat milk cheese.
So boiling water.
Adding our rolled oats in.
How long is this gonna cook?
Three to five minutes.
We're gonna get right in there.
Nutritional yeast again.
Turmeric.
Some garlic powder.
Little salt, lemon juice, a little oil,
a little immersion blender action.
Start adding in our tapioca flour.
Tighten it up.
Dude, I'm so impressed.
Let's build this thing, I'm dying.
All right, tortilla, oat cheese.
Brown rice.
Just seasoned up a little special.
Our chili, cashew cheese.
Couple crunchy tortillas that we just toasted in the oven.
Not avocado mash.
Tomato, some scallion, cilantro, some pickled jalapeno.
I'm not sure where this is going.
It's going right in there.
We just fold it up, press this on a panini press.
30 seconds, 45 seconds.
There's your crunch wrap.
Bro, it's outstanding.
The textures, the seasoning, the fake avocado.
Yeah.
Probably was the foundation of me getting my mind blown.
I mean, out of vegetarian, vegan dishes I've had in my life,
this is easily in the top five, if not top three.
I would challenge anybody
who doesn't think they like vegetarian, vegan
to come down here and try this.
It's remarkable.
Get on a plane and come to Vermont, remarkable.
Crunch wrap, I need a runner.
If you're a cheese lover, this is the one to go to.
It's just comforting, it's really yummy.
