anonymous comments. course of action.

[supercarrot]

i think vegancooking is an amazing community. not only because of you guys, but the majority of anonymous comments that i've seen throughout the long history of the community have all been so awesome and informative. (we're lucky that we haven't encountered any trolls or spambots. to my knowledge, at least.) we recently ran across one today that

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[giantsloths]

I agree with this. I was going to comment in the actually post, but this is probably a better place to do so.

I actually own the cookbook that was mentioned and really like it. Yes it uses some dairy, as indian cooking sometimes does, but i've never had a problem substituting oil for ghee or tofu for cubed cheese, etc. I would say about 75% of the recipes in the book, if not more, are vegan. I also do add garlic/onions to some recipes, and ::gasp:: people adapt cookbook recipes to thier personal taste all the time.

I also found the mods response to the annonymous comment a bit rude. I am not Hari Krishna, (although I have worked in a Hari Krishna resturant) but if this was my chosen religion, I would have found the comment made very offensive. While I haven't posted to the community in years, as a long time member, it is my understanding this is a community about cooking, not about debating opinions and religion.

While it makes sense to mention that the book uses dairy, and omits the use of garlic/onions, the attack on religion seems out of place.

[bizwac]

I agree with this. Mentioning that it isn't entirely vegan - perfectly acceptable.
Attacking a religion some of our members may adhere to - unacceptable.

[miiindy]

i see you're from philly-- i assume you worked at govindas? i am a little confused by their status as a hari krishna restaurant, as my friend worked there and he said there is garlic and onions in the soy cheese...do you know annything about that?

[giantsloths]

I did work at Govinda's! But it was about 4-5 years ago (boy that makes me feel old), and I have since moved to San Francisco, so I can't comment on any of the recipes they use now.

When I did work there, the owner and two managers were definitely Hari Krisha, and did not use onion/garlic in any of the foods. Instead they used a spice called Asafoetida, or Hing powder. At that time they were making their own soy cheese/sauce. I'm not sure what they are doing now, although I would be surprised if they are using onions/garlic.