Last weekend, Mharie and I attended the Vancouver Vegan Festival at Kits Beach. This was our second time attending the festival (the first time being last year). We were less thrilled with the location this year, along a stretch of the main pathway of the beach to the north of the Boathouse Restaurant. It could get crowded. We liked last year's location as it was a little more spread out and in a less crowded park area. That being said, being on the main pathway was better for the vendors who would have interacted more with the public (civilians) rather than just the expected vegans!
Grumbling aside, we managed to indulge in some good plant-based eats to the point of being more than satiated. Many of the usual favourites were there including Chickpea.
They have some impressive items on their menu but we wanted to spread our cash around (does anyone still use cash?) and try out some different vendors. We noticed a few people walking around with their chickpea fries and tried that.
Chickpea fries are not just French fries sold by the Chickpea truck but are actually fries made from chickpea flour and water made into a batter and then cut up and deep fried. This was truly a treat and came with a spicy sweet sauce.
It's not really the fault of anyone (other than people who get bunnies for Easter and then release them...don't do that) that rabbits multiply like...well, rabbits. They could easily overrun us if it weren't for the likes of Rabbitats who gather up populations, fix them (there are some very busy volunteer vets) and provide them sanctuary. We visited a couple of other sanctuaries that were represented and some other vendors such as K-So, Riviera, and of course, the folks from This Is Plant Curious, between snacks (eating being our main goal here).
Kula was represented and we tried some of their tacos. They sell a few African-style faux meat products such as G.O.A.T. Curry and Ginger Beef that we have tried and blogged about and we even have a bottle of their sauce in our fridge at the moment.
Got some tasty dumplings and noodles from House of Yee. Nice!
I feel like we might have eaten too many sweets such as baked goods from Vogue Bakery. This Chocolate Croissant was wonderful!
And cookies from Whisked Away! Now I'm full just thinking about it but these cookies were insanely rich and sweet! There was a lot of ube, white chocolate and macadamia nut on this plate!
So we ate some stuff, met some people and felt good about being vegans. Then we went on our merry way.
We'll probably see you all next year! I think it's a vegan duty to support the festival, isn't it?
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