Vegan Educator-Entrepreneur Talks Japan Travel & Plantbased Philosophy - Brigitte Gemme

Seek Sustainable Japan

Vancouver based Brigitte Gemme is a mom and researched professional who has been spreading her love of vegan eating and sustainable lifestyles with an international audience through her blogs, podcasts and workshops. In spring 2024, Brigitte traveled Japan with her family and has some advice for vegan eaters who want to enjoy the experience.

00:00 Welcome

00:40 Japan travel

02:40 Vegan Japan Travel Tips

06:40 Online seminars for vegan cooking

09:30 Happy Cow, Google Maps Help

10:50 Protein deficiency?

12:05 Vegan Ninja Doctor

14:28 Dairy farming background

19:30 Starting where people are willing to change

20:30 Crisis situation vs want to do better

21:30 Vegan after 6pm

23:50 learning standards of vegan basic cooking

27:44 winter comfort foods easier

31:00 creating flavorful vegan dishes

34:10 Add oil, salt, spice

35:38 Daily recipes for the year

41:05 Cooking for one person

43:50 Good food motivates healthy lifestyle

48:00 Get started cooking

50:00 Soups-Bowls-StirFry

51:00 Vegan-ZeroWaste Festival

51:50 Live Vegan Cooking Club Events

52:40 Minimum viable prep

55:00 Pantry Challenge

59:00 Basic shopping list

1:01:29 Love of Tofu

This spring, I had the chance to meet up with Brigitte and her lovely family as they traveled through Hiroshima, Japan and asked her to join the talkshow to share not only about the great work she does, but also what it was like traveling in Japan as a vegan family and any takeaways she has from her trip here in terms of how Japan could improve and some of the favorite foods and ingredients she was able to enjoy.

See more about Brigitte:

https://veganfamilykitchen.com/about/