Of Shitake Mushrooms and Rice Bubbles

The idea lingered in my mind as I seesawed on the threshold of consciousness. A vague, dreamlike idea of a batter, made from shitake mushroom and rice bubbles. Later, in conversation with Shosh, it became clear that nuggets of seitan would be the perfect carrier for such an ambitious crust.

And it was no mere dream. I am pleased to report that seitan nuggets, rolled first in a batter of blended shitake mushrooms and egg-replacer powder, then encrusted with rice bubbles before being briefly deep fried - are 100% spectacular. Let it not be said that a vegan diet is bland or unappetizing.

If you dream it, it is no swill.