Vancouver based Brigitte Gemme is a mom and researched professional who has been spreading her love of vegan eating and sustainable lifestyles with an international audience through her blogs, podcasts and workshops. In spring 2024, Brigitte traveled Japan with her family and has some advice for vegan eaters who want to enjoy the experience.
00:00 Welcome
00:40 Japan travel
02:40 Vegan Japan Travel Tips
06:40 Online seminars for vegan cooking
09:30 Happy Cow, Google Maps Help
10:50 Protein deficiency?
12:05 Vegan Ninja Doctor
14:28 Dairy farming background
19:30 Starting where people are willing to change
20:30 Crisis situation vs want to do better
21:30 Vegan after 6pm
23:50 learning standards of vegan basic cooking
27:44 winter comfort foods easier
31:00 creating flavorful vegan dishes
34:10 Add oil, salt, spice
35:38 Daily recipes for the year
41:05 Cooking for one person
43:50 Good food motivates healthy lifestyle
48:00 Get started cooking
50:00 Soups-Bowls-StirFry
51:00 Vegan-ZeroWaste Festival
51:50 Live Vegan Cooking Club Events
52:40 Minimum viable prep
55:00 Pantry Challenge
59:00 Basic shopping list
1:01:29 Love of Tofu
This spring, I had the chance to meet up with Brigitte and her lovely family as they traveled through Hiroshima, Japan and asked her to join the talkshow to share not only about the great work she does, but also what it was like traveling in Japan as a vegan family and any takeaways she has from her trip here in terms of how Japan could improve and some of the favorite foods and ingredients she was able to enjoy.
See more about Brigitte:
https://veganfamilykitchen.com/about/
