“Astig” is slang for “Gutsy” or “Badass” in Tagalog (a Filipino dialect).
It’s a wordplay popularized in the Philippines in the 70s, when then-young generation would flip the syllables to create their own language (“ermats” as in mother, “erpats” father, etc). “Astig” is slang for “Tig-as”, literally “tough” or “hard”, and is still widely coined by Filipinos to describe something gutsy.
TJ & RG look at veganism as being “Astig”, and not as a weak approach to eating. Their blog, AstigVegan, looks to bravely break the stereotype that Filipino food cannot be vegan, healthy, and delicious all at the same time.
We would love to hear from you!
Do you have any recipes you’d like to see on this blog? Or have any questions on any of the posted recipes? Wondering where to get certain ingredients? Or perhaps looking for insights on the vegan Filipino lifestyle? Send your feedback our way.
twitter.com/AstigVegan
pinterest.com/AstigVegan
Astigvegan.tumblr.com
astigvegan@gmail.com
Good to “meet” you ladies! I am not vegan, though I have a cousin who is one. When she’s around, I’d like to be able to prepare delicious vegan meals for her.
What a thoughtful cousin! Glad to meet you too. Let us know if you have questions regarding the recipes. We don’t update our blog everyday but you may subscribe via email for new posts.
Hi RG! i love your blog.
Thanks Crissy! We’re also on Twitter =) Take Care!
Wow!! finally I found a pinoy-Vegan blog!! hahaha
i love it 
God bless! ^^
I’m glad you found us!
Richgail very nice blog and photos too.. have you also tried being raw vegan and do you have a youtube channel?
we are a Filipino family based in Singapore and is also trying to be mostly vegan
Hi there!
I’m glad you like the site. Yes I’ve tried going raw vegan for a week and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the experience. You could find that raw post on this blog. Thanks to friend, Charmaine Mercado aka “Raw Manilena”, I was able to find good raw vegan dishes (some are Filipino too!).
As for the youtube channel, I do have one but it’s not updated. Feel free to search “astigvegan” on youtube. Hopefully, I’ll be able to add more materials there.
Please feel free to keep in touch. Let me know if you want a recipe featured on this blog or if you have any questions, recipes, suggestions you’d like to share. That’s so awesome that you’re trying vegan dishes! Please keep it up!
Take Care,
RG
Ohmygosh. You’re the only Filos I know to be vegan too! Well met mates!
Hi Rayni! I’m glad you found our blog. I’m following you now too
Yay for Vegan Pinoys! Please keep in touch.
I’m going to have to live there or visit to indulge ourselves at your restaurant…..dream to reality come true for Pinoy vegan food lovers.
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