Vegan Filipino Food
Here I go again with my malunggay/moringa recipes. This might be my last one for now, but I think I wanted to end my malunggay streak with a refreshment or even dessert. You’ve heard of malunggay latte, malunggay matcha, but have you heard of malunggay milkshake? Nope, not a smoothie—it’s a milkshake, a vegan…
Here I go again with malunggay. What can I say? A vegetable vendor gifted me a whole bunch, and I didn’t want them to go to waste, so I thought of different ways to use them in my cooking. Granted, malunggay pesto is not an original idea. Many have tried this before, but my version…
Aside from the classic Filipino Tinola and Munggo soup, malunggay (or moringa) can be used in many other dishes. For those unfamiliar, malunggay is a leafy green native to Asia that grows abundantly in the Philippines. It’s a superfood that tastes peppery and zesty, and Filipinos usually put the leaves in soups. But that’s about…
Hello and welcome to astigvegan.com, a website dedicated to all things vegan Filipino.
My name is Richgail Enriquez-Diez, or simply “RG”. I’m a vegan Filipina whose mission is to show the world that Filipino food can be vegan, healthy, and delicious without losing its soul.
Whether you’re here to improve your health and wellness, help save the environment, help build a more compassionate world, or you’re just plain curious, I welcome you here. Feel free to browse through the recipes and learn more about my work. You’ll see recipes here for kare-kare, chicharon, laing, longganisa, and many more on my recipe index and recipe list. You can also learn my story and why I became vegan here. I have also written a cookbook, “Filipino Vegan“, filled with new recipes and personal essays. Several media outlets have also featured my work, and you can learn about them here.
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