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    Trojan horse way to veganism: Slowly sneak in the sweet potatoes

    Animal rights, environment, and health are the trifecta for turning to vegetarian and vegan cooking. A Gallup poll concluded that 5% of Americans consider themselves vegan.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 29, 2020 • 1 min read

    Animal rights, environment, and health are the trifecta for turning to vegetarian and vegan cooking. A Gallup poll concluded that 5% of Americans consider themselves vegan. Jonathan Kauffman tells the history of veganism in his book, “Hippie Food,” and offers recipes from some favorite vegan chefs in his recent piece for the Wall Street Journal.

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    Roxane Gay, plant-based Mexican, Indian spices
    1. 0:00Roxane Gay: ‘There’s so much stigma around food, no matter how you consume it as a fat person’
    2. 10:17Trojan horse way to veganism: Slowly sneak in the sweet potatoesYou’re reading this
    3. 21:29Keeping plant-based Mexican food culturally relevant
    4. 32:17‘People think I’m Indiana Jones but it’s not that,’: Sana Javeri Kadri on sourcing spices
    5. 42:16Herbs, banchan, and renewed energy at the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market
    6. 50:10Filtering the air we breathe: masks made from coffee filters
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    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Roxane Gay, plant-based Mexican, Indian spices
    1. 0:00Roxane Gay: ‘There’s so much stigma around food, no matter how you consume it as a fat person’
    2. 10:17Trojan horse way to veganism: Slowly sneak in the sweet potatoesYou’re reading this
    3. 21:29Keeping plant-based Mexican food culturally relevant
    4. 32:17‘People think I’m Indiana Jones but it’s not that,’: Sana Javeri Kadri on sourcing spices
    5. 42:16Herbs, banchan, and renewed energy at the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market
    6. 50:10Filtering the air we breathe: masks made from coffee filters
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