I’ve talked about Panago Pizza earlier than. They provide the most important collection of vegan pizza (from a non-vegan pizza place) that I’ve seen. I’m in love with their vegan tacky bread, which has Daiya on it, however someway doesn’t style like Daiya cheese in any respect. However, so far as desserts, I haven’t identified them to have something vegan, till now. They’re providing a brand new vegan apple pie on their menu! Or, as they name it, plant-based apple pie.
Isn’t Apple Pie Already Plant-Based mostly?
The issue with saying plant-based as an alternative of vegan is that it might imply the components are targeted totally on crops, however there are additionally animal merchandise discovered inside too.
I’ve talked about this entire plant-based difficulty earlier than.
The underside line is that some individuals suppose that plant-based equals vegan whereas others simply suppose it means one thing that’s largely fabricated from crops.
Panago introduced their plant-based apple pie by a Fb publish, and I believed the feedback on it have been telling of how complicated the time period plant-based is.
Within the feedback, a girl asks:
Versus… meat-based apple pie?
It’s an instance of how most individuals don’t consider dairy as one thing that comes from animals.
Then there was this remark:
Thank God, I used to be getting bored with all these apple and wheat-based pies, cool that you simply guys are utilizing crops now.
It’s such an ignorant and smart-ass remark, however on the similar time, I get the ignorance – somebody who doesn’t perceive or care about veganism wouldn’t have a clue why apple pie isn’t already thought of absolutely plant-based or vegan.
Actually, I feel it could be higher if Panago simply wrote ‘vegan’ as an alternative of ‘plant-based’, however I perceive that the phrase would trigger many non-vegan individuals to keep away from it as a result of… it’s vegan. But it surely may also trigger precise vegans to go it by as a result of it doesn’t say vegan.
It’s such a conundrum.
Then once more, possibly Panago is utilizing non-vegan sugar and might’t declare vegan for that cause?
What Makes An Apple Pie Vegan?
Usually, to make an apple pie vegan, you’d use non-dairy butter or margarine in and on the crust and vegan sugar within the filling.
Some sugar isn’t thought of vegan as a result of some kinds of sugar could also be processed utilizing bone char. Bone char is created from the bones of animals. Whereas it isn’t thought of an animal product itself, it’s typically used to filter and refine sugar. In consequence, some vegans select to keep away from refined sugars which have been processed utilizing bone char.
I understand how to search out vegan sugar in my space as a result of I’m in Western Canada, and Roger’s sugar which has a product quantity beginning with 22 is vegan, so I simply keep on with that. If it’s a priority to you, it’s vital to contact the corporate that makes the sugar instantly to search out out whether or not they use bone char.
Assessment Of Panago’s Apple Pie
I despatched a fast message to Panago to ask if the apple pie was thought of vegan. Right here’s the reply I received.
We needed to strive it. The outline of it was an apple pie baked in a flaky pastry, with (clearly) cinnamon and nutmeg inside.
From the look of the field, I believed it was going to be sizzling. However I feel that’s simply because it was in with the pizza and tacky bread we received.
It was really fairly chilly.
But it surely was good.
It simply tastes like an apple pie with a gentle crust round it. I don’t find out about flaky. It was simply gentle.
There could be just a little bit an excessive amount of nutmeg for my style, however my sense of style could be very excessive proper now, so that would simply be a me factor.
I attempted it cold and warm, and I prefer it higher sizzling.
Aside from that, there’s not a lot to say about it.
It’s apple pie.
It’s good.
And it’s plant-based!
