Vegan cheeses in Italy

Ciao a tutti! Vegan cheese can be a great addition to pizzas, sauces, pasta toppings, sandwiches, crepes and more! Most is made of rice protein and has the same texture as the real (un-friendly) cheese. In Italy, it can still be difficult to find the faux-cheese. Online websites carry it and it can be shipped […]


Largest Vegan supermarket – Rome, Italy

Ciao a tutti! Good news for you vegans in and around Rome! It is now official that as of July 2014 iVegan, which was originally just an online vegan store, has now a brick and mortar location. During their inauguration in July they gave away free vegan croissants and drinks for anyone, vegan or non-vegan […]



Cookies with meat?

Ciao a tutti! I sometimes get frustrated from people who consistently ask me why I continue to check what is in my food. Not that I am really bothered, because I am happy to explain what it means to eat a plant-based diet; but it’s the faces they sometimes make when I check and inspect […]


Reading food labels in Italy – Lard

Ciao a tutti! Many people who travel to Italy and do not know the language can often buy products with ingredients in them that they are not aware of. Even people who are well versed in the language may mistakenly read a food label. For example, there are many different ways to say sugar or […]