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La Basconnaise – French Vegan Salad

Sharing some more old items from our Ernest Bell Library – items connected to – Végétalisme historique / Historical Veganism. The French were 20+ years ahead of the British in creating the names – végétalisme – végétaliste – végétalien – végétalienne – ……for what Dorothy & Donald Watson – plus other friends termed – veganism – vegan – in 1944. Most of the links in this blog post go to French sources. A Famous Dish The Basconnaise…

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Veganism – Végétalisme – French Communities

Végétalisme historique / Historical Veganism The French were 20+ years ahead of the British in creating the names – le végétalisme – végétalien – végétalienne – ……for what Dorothy & Donald Watson termed – veganism – vegan – in 1944. Here we will give some tasters of French veganism going back to the early 20th Century. Most of the links in this blog post go to French sources. We will also present Jean…

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