Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival

Black Eye Pea Balls

Beet and Ginger Punch

I also got a plate from an Ethiopian restaurant, Blue Nile Ethiopian Cuisine, based out of Harrisonburg, VA. The combination plate included:

  • Gomen: Fresh collard greens stewed with onions, garlic, ginger, and tomatoes.
  • Tofu Keye Wat: Tofu stewed with tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, and Berebere.
  • Misir Alicha: Red split lentils stewed with onions, garlic, green peppers, ginger and tumeric.
  • Injera: Thin, pancake like, sour bread made from barley and Teff flour.

Ethiopian Cuisine

So, even though the rain made it a bit soggy, everyone remained in good spirits and seemed to be enjoying the day. I think it was a great opportunity for not only expert and novice vegans and vegetarians but also carnivores and more to learn more about a healthy and humane lifestyle.

Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival

Lee Park located at 201 E. Market Street

Charlottesville, Virginia

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1 comment on this post.
  1. MB:

    Great write up. I do have to wonder, though, whether the dog in the “Meet your meat” picture actually understood the spirit of the occasion . . .

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