7 Vegan Filipino Cookbooks to Check Out (Yes, They Exist!)
I grew up in a big extended Filipino family, and I’m still the only vegan. But my relatives are always impressed whenever they see that traditional Filipino food can be made vegan.
Most Filipinos think that vegan Filipino food just isn’t impossible, and those interested in eating less meat can’t picture it.
That’s why vegan cookbooks are important.
Here are 7 vegan Filipino cookbooks to try, including where to buy them.
Related: 13 Vegan Filipino Restaurants and Food Options in the US
And if you’re a vegan Filipino recipe maker who wants to publish a vegan Filipino cookbook, I hope you do! There’s always space and more people need to see that eating vegan while not losing the culture we grew up with is 100% possible.
2. “Ay Sus!: Whole Food Plant-Based Global Filipino Cuisine” by Cleodia Martinez
Paperback, $27 USD, 80+ recipes, 120 pages
If you’re in the Philippines, you can get this vegan Filipino cookbook at www.cleodiamartinez.com/aysusph
Follow Cleodia on Instagram.
3. “Plant Based Filipino Comfort Classics” by Reina Montenegro
eBook, 16 pages, $9.99
Reina is the owner of Chef Reina, a vegan Filipino restaurant in northern California. Follow Reina on Instagram.
4. “Vegan Filipino Food Recipe” Booklet by Food Empowerment Project
eBook, available in Tagalog
Suggested donation: $3.00 – $5.00
5. “Vegan Cookbook: Filipino Veganized ” by Ariya Netjoy
ebook, $3.38 USD
50 recipes, 158 pages
6. “Vegan Filipino Recipes” by Angel and Love Bargas
eBook, $3
68 pages
7. “Sustaining A Plant-Based Diet With Filipino Food” by E. Vargas Alberto
Paperback, $21.70
160 pages, 88 recipes
