Pacific Vegan Cookbook

Pacific Vegan Cookbook

Award-winning cookbook Pacific Vegan, by Vittoria Pasca, is proudly 100% plant-based so that Pacific fruits and vegetables can get the spotlight they deserve.

Vittoria, a Suva-based nutritionist, has been teaching healthy cooking classes with Fijian plants since 2017 and decided to write her own cookbook in order to share her knowledge with a broader audience.

In June 2022 the cookbook won the 'Best in the World' award for Fiji in the South Pacific category at the World Cookbook Fair - Gourmand International - at the Gourmand Awards in Umea, Sweden. That's testament to what a wonderful cookbook it is, packed with delicious, nutritious recipes and beautiful pictures of the dishes. It's simply stunning as you can see from the beautiful illustrations and pictures.

Excerpt from page 3:

"In the South Pacific we're really blessed with an amazing quality and variety of local produce, and this is great not only for our health, but also for our taste buds. Whether you're transitioning towards a plant-based diet or looking for inspiration on how to eat more local produce, this book will support you in your journey. All the recipes have been designed to be healthy, tasty and nutritious. To show you that healthy eating is not at all boring and can actually be delicious. Bonus: all the dishes are completely free from cholesterol (as plants don't contain it...)!"

Seven Pacific Plants are the focus of the cookbook

The plant-based cookbook focuses on seven Pacific plants as below. Pacific Vegan describes their nutritional benefits and explains how to prepare them in ways that are healthier and better preserve their nutrients. The cookbook contains over 40 healthy and creative fusion recipes made from local ingredients from the Pacific. They are largely low-fat, low-sugar and completely free from cholesterol

• Taro
• Sweet potato
• Breadfruit
• Watercress
• Cassava
• Coconut
• Pineapple

 

About Vittoria Pasca

Vittoria Pasca is an Italian nutritionist and healthy food blogger specialized in vegetarian and sports dietetics. She lives in Suva, Fiji, where she created Healthy Eating Fiji, a business promoting healthy nutrition and lifestyles.

She likes cooking with local plants and creating nutritious recipes that she shares on her blog and Facebook page, Healthy Eating Fiji. She combines different ingredients to make sure meals are balanced and nutrients are well absorbed.

She is the co-founder and lead organiser of VegFest Fiji, a festival promoting plant-based diets and the consumption of local fruits and vegetables.

She is also a certified Lifestyle Medicine professional.