# @thekoreanvegan on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C4bvvX_ucS9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11508225-thekoreanvegan-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Joanne L. Molinaro, The Korean Vegan (@thekoreanvegan) — https://gondola.cc/thekoreanvegan

## Caption

As an Asian American who also happens to be vegan, I sometimes occupy a strange place—on the one hand, I’m very familiar with the harm of othering language or behavior, the damage caused by cultural insensitivity around food. On the other hand, my personal values dictate against eating many of the foods that are endemic to my culture. I think some have concluded that these are mutually exclusive. That’s a shame. It’s very possible to remain respectful towards other people’s cultures, their stories, and even the trauma surrounding those stories, while still being true to your values.
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I can’t even tell you how nostalgic it was for me to make this Filipino spaghetti!! That first bite was unREAL—it tasted EXACTLY like I remembered! Here’s the #recipe for my vegan version, which, with the exception of Banana Sauce and syrup, is a one-for-one vegan replica of my mother’s spaghetti (she used plain Ketchup instead of Banana Sauce and sugar instead of syrup):

2/3 cup walnuts
5 medium mushrooms
1 tablespoon oil
3 vegan hot dogs, sliced on a bias
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons Banana Sauce
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 container Prego tomato sauce
Optional: 1/4 cup vegetable broth
1 tablespoon sweetener (I used brown rice syrup)
1 lb cooked spaghetti noodles
1/4 cup shredded vegan cheddar cheese

Place walnuts and mushrooms into food processor and pulse about 10 times, until you get a crumbly texture that looks like ground beef. Add oil to a large pan over medium high heat. Then add your vegan hot dogs and cook until browned. Remove from pan and set aside. To the same pan, add onion, red bell pepper, and garlic. Saute for about 3 minutes. Add Banana Sauce and tomato paste and stir until pan contents are evenly coated. Add Prego tomato sauce and stir. Lower heat to medium low, add back hot dogs, and continue to cook for about 15 minutes, until sauce has reduced a little bit and turned into a gravy consistency. If your sauce gets too thick, add a tablespoon or two of vegetable broth to slacken it. Serve with cooked spaghetti noodles and garnish with vegan shredded cheese.

#filipinospaghetti #veganfood

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