Boston 2013 Vegetarian Food Festival

This was my first time attending the BVS. It's a free Saturday and Sunday Food festival event. They also offered 100 people to enter at 10:00 am  for only $5.00. Otherwise the food festival starts at 11:00 am at no charge to the public. I paid the $5.00 so I could start sampling the food early. There was a lot of different food, jewelry, clothing, arts, drink vendors in this one big large circular room. The restaurant owners was cooking and giving away free food. They ask that you bring your own big shopping bag for the many free food samplers. I also purchased some food items I've never had before like, Prepared mocked meat sold in little packages from Loving Hut. The Citris mocked chikin was my favorite which sold for $3.00 for 8 0z bag. 

We also purchased a vegetarian burger from Roots and I must say the burger didn't fall apart while I was eating it on a bun, We will definitely be checking out their other mouth watering food items on their menu at their restaurant which I read a lot of positive reviews on yelp's website.

Follow your heart gave a lot of free samplers of their vegan mayo. Mah Wah also gave a lot of their fried spring rolls, mocked fried Chikin. Vitamix was giving away samplers - like fruit smoothies, ice cream, and soup. I was to full to indulge but it was fun to watch. I notice he was rinsing the pitcher he was serving customers in a hugh trash bin lined with a black garbage bag. He did this in between making recipes and serving it to the customers. I didn't see a sink near by...

I guess that's what they do? Besides that we had a blast also I forgot to mention there were a few food vendor trucks outside so, on our way out we purchased our first vegan vanilla ice cream on a cone from like no udder. Very tasty

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Mocked Ribs

Vegan Mocked BBQ Ribs

¾ cup Vital Wheat Gluten Flour
¼ cup Rice Flour
1 cup water
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 Tbsp Beefless Bouillon
1 cup BBQ sauce
6 Cinnamon sticks

Mix the flours with garlic and onion powder. In a separate container, mix water with beefless bouillon. Combine the dough. If the dough is to dry, add some water. The dough should be a sticky constancy. Divide the dough in separate bowls Spray a 9 x 11 pan. To make the ribs, spread out the dough from one of the bowls on the pan, about ¼ inch thick and 2” by 3”. Then place the cinnamon sticks on top. Use the dough from the second bowl to layer the mixture on the top of the cinnamon stick and press, forming to create a rib shaped. Bake in a preheated 300 degree oven for 40 minutes. To finish cooking, splash with barbecue sauce and bake at 400 degrees for about 7 minutes on each side.