

Musings and Inspiration on Living in the Present Moment Our Red Kidney Beans and Mushroom Rougaille is a delicious vegan version. The rougaille is a versatile dish and other ingredients can be added to the base sauce. Traditionally, it is very common to prepare the rougaille in a cast iron pan this gives it another depth of flavour. Added to that, a bold layer of heat from the chilli (as is typical in many Mauritian dishes), used alongside the base components of a tomato sauce that is onions, garlic and ginger. But we feel the Mauritian Rougaille probably portrays the essence of the Mauritian cuisine where modest ingredients come together to create a really flavoursome Creole-style dish.Īs simple as a rougaille dish is to make, its uniqueness and complex flavours come from the combination of the fresh French herbs like thyme and parsley and Indian notes from the coriander and curry leaves. For that reason, it is really not easy to encapsulate the blog through one post only. It is very common to have dishes from various cuisines to be part of the same meal. Mauritian cuisine is really an amalgam of various cultures that results in something really unique. Well, one post is probably not going to entirely encapsulate us. What post on your blog most encapsulates you? As we’ve been travelling and enjoying the cuisine of different countries and cultures for quite a while, we’ve developed and perfected a fusion kind of approach in the variety of recipes that we present. We intend to inspire and shine the light on Mauritian cuisine and share its uniqueness with the world. We mostly share vegan recipes that depict a Mauritian fusion cuisine style. When Kevin joined in, we did consider changing the name but a lot of people recognise the blog by this name, so for the moment we’ve put the idea aside. Since the blog started with me and I was going to write about vegan food and vegan related topics, I picked the name VeganLovlie without much thought to it. Lovlie or Lovliebutterfly is an online pseudonym that I (Teenuja) was often using before I started the blog. The channel brought a totally new dimension of interaction and this gave us the opportunity to better showcase our recipes in a more artistic, concise manner and be closer to our audience. Gradually, as our recipes became more liked, tried and appreciated, we decided to experiment with the YouTube channel. This blog was initially a way for me (Teenuja) to learn more, explore and share experiences of my then new vegan journey. The Veganlovlie blog was started by Teenuja in 2008 and Kevin eventually joined in this amazing adventure. We moved to Canada three and a half years ago after living in a few countries. Where are you living now? We are now living in Saint-Lambert, Quebec. Where were you born? We were both born in Mauritius - a small island in the Indian Ocean it’s just a dot but it’s there.
