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    Re: Vegan Brum (Birmingham)

    Cafe Soya have just re-opened their smaller premises over in the Arcadian as a vegetarian offshoot - you would still have to check for no eggs, but they do need all the v*an support they can get. We...
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    I tried to contact Veggies, but they never got back to me (when I phoned I got told "he's out catching his dog at the moment") - not great customer service...
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    Anyone have any clues who I might contact for this? I only have a few months to arrange this...
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    Re: Blue Cheese

    My partner swears that the so-called "Cheddar" flavour Scheese tastes more like a mild blue than Cheddar, and he was an afficionado of the stuff, so he may well be onto something...
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    Re: Veganforum meetup @ Bristol Vegan Fayre, October 29th

    I don't do photos, particularly not on the internet!

    I also don't give out my phone number to people I've not met yet (however nice they may seem), or use texts (nasty, English mangling things...
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    Re: Veganforum meetup @ Bristol Vegan Fayre, October 29th

    So excited about this weekend!!

    Do we have plans to actually meet up?...the thread's getting too long to check!
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    Re: Vegan party food?

    My kids adored hummus from a very young age, but you might want to think about crisps/bits of cucumber/breadsticks to dip as well as just carrots.

    Sos rolls always go down well, and mine like...
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    Re: Celebrations at work

    Don't really want to make truffles with alcohol - a lot of Muslim people work in my offices, and it'd be nice if they could eat my stuff (it'll be after Ramadan finishes, and obviously Vegan stuff is...
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    Vegan meals to bring to others' parties

    My workplace is one of those offices where everyone brings in "treats" for celebrations. When it is just a team event, people often remember to bring something I can have, and I bake/cook when it's...
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    Re: Veganforum meetup @ Bristol Vegan Fayre October 2005?

    We've just booked a small self-catering apartment for the weekend, and are dithering about the aftershow party. Seems a long way out, and I'm dubious about being able to get any food without onions...
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    Re: Boots vegan sandwich

    Not "owned by" - MacDonalds do hold a large amount of shares in Pret, but not a controlling interest...I was concerned by this so did research.
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    Re: Victory, veganaise!

    I always hated egg mayo, but love the Plamil stuff.... Different strokes for different folks...

    I have seen Veganaisse, but it's not as common as the Plamil...
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    Re: Business Research (please!)

    Thank you all for your comments - the more people who just jot in here over the next few months, the more idea I'll have of the market when we're in a position to look seriously at premises and...
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    Re: Business Research (please!)

    As a private business, we likely couldn't afford the space required to have meetings of any great size (at least at first). My real aim is to have a bookshop where people like me could spend the...
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    Re: Business Research (please!)

    Postponed for a year until my partner does a postgrad course - decided we needed a high earner to see us through the start-up phase!
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    Re: Let Me Reccomend A Food Thread

    Sigh...all full of onions as usual...
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    Re: other vegan pizza brands besides Amy's?

    If you don't fancy bashing out the bread dough, you may be able to find vegan pizza bases that you can just put toppings on, or make (I suppose I'd better say "English") muffin pizzas - just split,...
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    Poll: Re: Do you consume MSG?

    It is sold by many "ethnic" shops in Britain, usually in little packets. I have bought it in powder and crystal form - I think the crystals are easier to "portion", so prefer them.

    Sometimes...
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    Poll: Re: Do you consume MSG?

    In my opinion, MSG if used sensibly is no more harmful than salt - you can easily overdo it, some people have to avoid it altogether, but in the main it can be used sparingly to enhance food.

    I...
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    Re: Vegan Society moving to Birmingham

    unfortunately I'll be away this weekend...still, no doubt they'll be well taken care of...
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    Re: Favourite vegan food/meal

    My partner's home-made falaffel in pittas with green salad and grated carrot (hmm, wonder if I can get him to make that for me soon...)

    Although tonight should be good: "mock-duck" (Chinese...
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    Re: Vegan Society moving to Birmingham

    We're renting this next year - largish 3-bed on the Moseley/Sparkhill border (really Sparkhill, but a Moseley postcode no less) for £450 p/month. Can't speak for the single roomers...

    We've found...
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    Re: Vegan Society moving to Birmingham

    Oh, and "greater expense"... I wonder where they think that will come in. It may not be typical, but I've found most prices here (including house prices) compare quite favourably with the North West,...
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    Re: Vegan Society moving to Birmingham

    I only moved here a year ago, and I think it's great!

    It's a very up and coming city - forget all the old stereotypes, Birmingham is about change and growth, is VERY welcoming and amazingly...
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    Re: Vegan Society moving to Birmingham

    I think you'll find that the growing number of vegans in the Midlands from all levels of professional and office experience will be more than happy to apply to replace those staff who don't want to...
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    Re: recipes with soya yoghurt

    make naan bread - just substitute soy yoghurt for cows in any authentic recipe without eggs!
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    Re: Environmental concerns

    Just been reading in this months New Internationalist about the dangers of some so-called "environmentalists" jumping on the nuclear bandwagon just because they're shit scared of what the fossil fuel...
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    Re: Vaccinations

    I decided not to have my kids done with MMR (although Tom had his Dip-Tet and Polio)...very glad now Aly has turned out to have an extremely rare karyotype (read, unique as far as we know) and...
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    Re: Vegan friendly restaurants in UK

    I've skimmed this thread but not read it thoroughly, so apologies if I'm repeating, but has anyone mentioned Jyoti's in Birmingham? It's an all veg*n Indian restaurant where the NON-vegan things are...
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    Re: Move to commercialise human milk

    One thing that worries me is that they plan to pasteurise it - I have heard (and mind, all the studies were in relation to cows milk and calves) that this can cause failure to thrive, as it destroys...
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    Re: Vegan but not pro-"alternative therapies"

    The problem with the definitions you're using is that things like herbs have been branded as "alternative", whereas really they're the most empirically tested over time...
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    Re: Soya milk in tea

    Gave the plumber (long story) tea with soy milk in yesterday, and he didn't even seem to notice - mind, he did take 2 sugars as well...
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    Re: Semi-veganism

    just for reference, I received this in a pm from Melina (OK, maybe I started it by sending her one which said good riddance - but she has said she's going several times now, and keeps coming back to...
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    Re: Semi-veganism

    Actually, I only ever said that the THREAD had been hijacked, since it started as a simple request for Vegan alcoholic beverage information - not an invitation to be attacked by Straight-Edgers and...
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    Re: Alcohol and veganism

    I think this thread has wandered a long way from the original intention, which was to share information about which alcohol is vegan for those of us who choose to consume it. And now it's been...
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    Re: Alcohol and veganism

    Indeed! Being able to point out the vast amount of not-quite-so-healthy food and drink suitable for vegans has helped me convince several omnivores to cut down their animal intakes and accept my...
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    Re: Alcohol and veganism

    Oh, and just as a side note, I think I see another UK/US attitude thing happening...
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    Re: Alcohol and veganism

    I think the point those of us who consume alcohol are making is that we are responsible for our own actions - not those of others...not the people who are stupid enough to drink and drive, not those...
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    Re: Alcohol and veganism

    The difference is, no-one (human or animal) has to die for ME to have an alcoholic drink. This may not be true for others (ie those who abuse it, drink drive etc), but it's true for me.

    Whereas if...
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    Re: tofu ice cream?

    Just fed Tofutti cones to my omnivore workmates today - they all said they were "very nice", or "delicious"....
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