| Author | Freya Dinshah |
|---|---|
Publication date | 1965 |
The Vegan Kitchen is a vegan cookbook by Freya Dinshah first published in 1965. It was the first cookbook published in the US titled as vegan.
History
editThe book was published in 1965 as a special issue of the magazine Ahimsa, then published in a spiral binding in 1967[1] and was the first cookbook in the US titled as vegan.[2] It advocates a raw vegan diet and food combining.[3]: 2037
The 3rd edition was published in 1967 in a spiral binding.[1]: 941 The 6th edition was published in 1970 in a saddle-stitched binding with an extra chapter, "Why Veganism?" by Eva Batt, and included soy-related recipes.[1]: 1022 The 9th edition was published in 1974 in a spiral binding and included soy-based recipes extensively.[1]: 1102 The 11th edition was published in 1987 in a spiral binding and incorporated an out of print cookbook by the same author titled More Vegan Recipes as an appendix, expanding the book by approximately one-third.[1]: 2341 The 1996 edition incorporated recipes developed by the North American Vegetarian Society for their 1975 World Vegetarian Congress.[4] The 13th edition was published in 2004[5] and as of January 2013 is the current edition.[6]
As of 1991, the book had sold more than 30,000 copies.[1]: 941
Reception
editFood historians William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagoi called it a pioneering vegan cookbook.[3] The Vegan Sourcebook called it a landmark book.[4]: 17 Vegan teacher and cookbook author Victoria Moran wrote that it was one of only two vegan cookbooks she'd been able to find when she first started exploring veganism in the 1970s.[7]
Author
editFreya Dinshah is the president of the American Vegan Society and widow of its founder H. Jay Dinshah. She was born and raised in England.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi (May 2013). History of Tofu and Tofu Products (965 CE to 2013). Soyinfo Center. pp. 941–. ISBN 978-1-928914-55-6.
- ^ Vance Lehmkuhl (1 July 2016). V for Veg: The Best of Philly’s Vegan Food Column. Sullivan Street Press. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-0-9963491-6-1.
- ^ a b William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi (17 February 2019). History of Soy Flour, Flakes and Grits (510 CE to 2019): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. Soyinfo Center. pp. 1332–. ISBN 978-1-948436-06-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Joanne Stepaniak (22 October 2000). The Vegan Sourcebook. McGraw Hill Professional. pp. 12–. ISBN 978-0-07-139221-1.
- ^ "The Vegan Kitchen". Amazon. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Interview with Freya Dinshah". All-creatures.org. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Victoria Moran; JL Fields (19 December 2017). The Main Street Vegan Academy Cookbook: Over 100 Plant-Sourced Recipes Plus Practical Tips for the Healthiest, Most Compassionate You. BenBella Books, Incorporated. pp. 315–. ISBN 978-1-944648-69-5.
- ^ William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi (2009). History of Edamame, Green Vegetable Soybeans, and Vegetable-Type Soybeans (1275-2009): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. Soyinfo Center. pp. 346–. ISBN 978-1-928914-24-2.