• Raine_Wolf@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It’s because for the longest time, eggs were the cheapest and fastest way to get protein into your body. Especially compared to the cost of meat. But now, because of inflation, everyone is trying to be more frugal which just jacks the price of those goods and makes us all suffer more.

        • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          They are an essential binder to most recipes and finding substitutes for my vegan cooking is always a chemistry experiment.

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            1 year ago

            If it is just a single egg, you can often just remove it and be ok. With two eggs add a bit more flour (banana also works but alters taste). More than that and no idea.

            At least that is what my fiancée says

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              1 year ago

              LOL you can’t just leave an egg out. At least not anything that I would want to make. I use apple sauce and/or egg binder but not altering the flavor sometimes requires more chemistry, like adding a chemical emulsifier.

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            1 year ago

            clearly a stooge for Big Egg.

            /j, if it wasn’t obvious. but yeah. there’s just some things I…stay away from as best I can. got any good meringue recipes? that like, aren’t… chickpeas juice? I might know somebody who would appreciate the recipe.

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              1 year ago

              I am still waiting for literally anyone to do some testing about the PCB levels in aquafaba when using canned bean water…