Vegan pasta

[Wishin986]

Ok so a lot of Italian pastas in Italy apparently have eggs in them. What about in the United States though? When you go out to dinner at a restaurant do you usually trust that theres no eggs in the pasta, just not get pasta, or ask a bunch? I've always kinda just assumed pasta was okay, but now it could very well not be when I go out. That would leave a lot less options though while dining out with people. :confused:

[Glen]

A lot of Italian cooking seems to have fresh egg pasta in it. I work in a restaurant and all the pasta is wheat, and very rarely when I go out do I found that egg pasta is used. Still, best to ask. Also, chinese noodles tend to have egg in.

[Mystic]

Not the chinese rice noodles though.


At Italian, the only pastas that I find contain animal ingredients is gnocchi and fettucine. Everything else is usually ok.

[Wishin986]

Thanks guys! Phew, that makes me feel a lot better! :D

[DianeVegan]

I also spent time working in Italian restaurants and can tell you that "fresh" or "homemade" or made in the restaurant usually means that it contains egg. Almost all dried pasta (Italian) is egg-free. Fresh pasta costs more (it needs to be refrigerated) so it is usually obvious, unless you are in an expensive restaurant which makes all its own pasta. Hope that helped.

[eve]

many chinese noodles contain eggs, so please be careful if you really want to eat out. :)

[aubergine]

Not the chinese rice noodles though.


At Italian, the only pastas that I find contain animal ingredients is gnocchi and fettucine. Everything else is usually ok.

Gnocci? The Gnocci I buy is made from flour and potato.

[DianeVegan]

Some gnocci (sp?) has egg as a binder.

[Mystic]

Some gnocci (sp?) has egg as a binder.

LOL G-N-O-C-C-H-I :D - it also can have milk powder/solids. It varies from brand to brand. I can buy non-animal gnocchi at the supermarket, but at restaurants I never have.

[abrennan]

Regarding the pasta you can ask if it's egg pasta. Mostly it doesn't contain it as it's usually more expensive. As has already been said it's usually the fresh kind.

Asian noodles are usually egg noodles, wheat noodles , rice noodles or buckwheat. If you look in the supermarket or an asian grocer you can quickly familiarise yoursewlf with the different types and what is usuallu in them. Egg noodles are always yellowish, but some wheat only ones are too.

Unless its rice noodle i always ask is there egg in it. I like to be real friendly when eating out too and then after you've been a few times they look out for you. Of course having said that some are just rat bags. But 99%, in my experience are happy to help out.

Antony
of Oz

[DianeVegan]

LOL G-N-O-C-C-H-I :D - it also can have milk powder/solids. It varies from brand to brand. I can buy non-animal gnocchi at the supermarket, but at restaurants I never have.

Thanks, Banana! I couldn't for the life of me think of the spelling.

[peaches22]

According to this site, http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/criteria.php, riboflavin and ferrous lactate can be non-vegan. So, how do we know when they are or not. All of the average pastas are fortified and contain both riboflavin and ferrous lactate. Is regular pasta vegan?

[mophoto]

great question. i don't have an answer i just wanted to "subscribe" to the thread to get an e-mail when someone with an actual answer can respond. :) maybe even list some brand names.


sorry, i am just a newbie

[peaches22]

Thanks anyway for replying. Oh, and I live just north of Detroit, too!

[Monkey Wild]

According to this site, http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/criteria.php, riboflavin and ferrous lactate can be non-vegan. So, how do we know when they are or not. All of the average pastas are fortified and contain both riboflavin and ferrous lactate. Is regular pasta vegan?

Hi Peaches and Mophoto,

I have been wondering the same thing! If no one on the forum has info on this, I think the best thing would be to contact the pasta companies in question.

[mophoto]

peaches,

i bet you live in ferndale or one the west side. am i right?
i live in mt. clemens, not too many vegans around here.

[peaches22]

Actually, I'm a little more north. I live in Lake Orion, and there aren't very many vegans around here either.

[mophoto]

well, at least you have nature.

[Gorilla]

is most of the pasta available in America fortified? in the UK most dried pastas are just made from 100% durum wheat (or spelt, rice or other grains in gluten-free versions).

[Monkey Wild]

is most of the pasta available in America fortified? in the UK most dried pastas are just made from 100% durum wheat (or spelt, rice or other grains in gluten-free versions).

Hi Gorilla,

It seems that if you buy organic pasta over here, there aren't any 'questionable additives'...but if you opt for non-organic, well, those brands seem to always be fortified.

[Artichoke47]

I don't know the answer, either, as I buy organic pasta and/or pasta that has no additives.

[Roxy]

is most of the pasta available in America fortified? in the UK most dried pastas are just made from 100% durum wheat (or spelt, rice or other grains in gluten-free versions).

I buy 100% durum wheat pasta, and I can't always get organic pasta where I shop.

[adam antichrist]

Most lactates are not vegan, coming from pig corpses etc. Lactates are salts produced in animal muscles from lactic acid (nothing to do with lactose btw).

Anyway I guess that means pasta at restaurants is out for you guys, right? :rolleyes:

Over here you have to be unlucky for a pasta to contain anything more than wheat (or what gorilla said) and if they do it's an egg. They don't load up with rendered animal products :eek:

BTW I've never heard riboflavin may be animal derived, any more info on that? What is it exactly, a vitamin?

[Kim[ba]]

Hi Gorilla,

It seems that if you buy organic pasta over here, there aren't any 'questionable additives'...but if you opt for non-organic, well, those brands seem to always be fortified.


Yes, unforutunatly in the states (not sure about other countries) almost every single wheat product starts the ingredient list with enriched flour. I didn't realize this could mean non-vegan but I try to avoid enriched foods as best I can. I don't understand why the food industry in our country decided to start enriching wheat and grains, and why they choose those specific ingredients to use?? Fortunatley though I am seeing more and more organic, whole wheat, and "natural" products that do not contain enriched ingredients :)

[Roxy]

Those types are definately the ones that are more healthy for you! :)