TASTING HAWAI’I VEGAN STYLE IS OUT OCT 2021!!
TASTING HAWAI’IVEGAN STYLE (Oct 2021)
I'm so excited to tell you about my new cookbook, Tasting Hawai‘i Vegan Style.
Crispy Tofu
Over 120 plant-based and gluten-free recipes written and photographed by Lillian Cumic.
Vegan Chef Lillian Cumic is back with more trendsetting, plant-based versions of local favorite dishes such as poke, kalua “pork,” phishcakes, and moxtail stew that are also gluten-free, along with chapters featuring vegan sauces, cheeses, and condiments that will take your vegan cooking to the next level.
Phishcakes
CARROT SMOKED “SALMON” AND CASHEW CREAM CHEESE
Carrot Salmon & Tofu Cream Cheese
Honolulu—Mutual Publishing presents Vegan Chef Lillian Cumic’s new cookbook Tasting Hawai‘i Vegan Style. Vegan food continues to grow in popularity in Hawai‘i as people explore and expand their choices in plant-based cooking and eating.
With over 120 Island-inspired recipes—all plant-based and gluten-free, Tasting Hawai‘i Vegan Style opens your mind to the myriad of possibilities the plant kingdom offers and gives you the confidence to take on a healthy vegan lifestyle.
Crispy Oyster Mushroom Chicken
Traditional local favorites include Smoky Tofu Supam, Chik’n Hekka, and Candied Hurricane Popcorn. Hawai‘i’s most beloved food, poke, has its own chapter of recipes in all the colors of the rainbow, featuring a mouth-watering Chuna (vegan tuna) Watermelon Poke Bowl. Vegan seafood is also showcased—a decadent Lobsta Roll, “Scallop” Roll, Oyster “Calamari,” Eggplant Unagi Don, Orange Teriyaki “Scallops,” and the iconic Chuna Sandie.
Oyster “Calamari
A chapter of vegan cheeses will delight all cheese-lovers with recipes for Tofeta, Cashew Brie, Vegan Cheese Fondue, Sun-dried Tomato Cheese, and a Mockarella Caprese guaranteed to turn any platter into something special.
Vegan Cheese Platter
Going vegan doesn’t mean you have to give up chocolate. Cumic’s desserts like Rocky Beach Road, Impossible Snicky Bites, Chocolate Bark, and her unique Chocolate Chili Cheese will melt in your mouth and heart, too.
IMPOSSIBLE SNICKY BITES
Cumic’s stunning food photography is a feast for the eyes and tempting to the palate, showcasing the endless possibilities that exist with plants as the star ingredient. Suitable for any home cook, this definitive cookbook is filled with clear, easy-to-follow recipes you thought you’d have to give up by going vegan.
Acai Mermaid Bowl
Tasting Hawai‘i Vegan Style is about living vegan in the spirit of Aloha. Experience the innovative and exciting dishes now trending Island-wide and among plant-based foodies. Tasting Hawai‘i Vegan Style is the perfect cookbook to add to your collection, a conversation starter for every coffee table and kitchen, and the ideal gift bringing people together with food.
Lillian Cumic
Lillian Cumic is a Hawaii-based vegan chef, columnist, cooking instructor, and author of the cookbooks; Hawai‘i A Vegan Paradise, Tasting Hawai‘i Vegan Style, and Hawai’i Washoku. Originally from Sydney, Lillian lived in Sendai, Japan, for thirty years working in the culinary industry before moving to Hawaii in 2018. In 2024, Lillian placed 2nd in Taste of Home's 2024 Favorite Chef competition of over 95,000 contestants, helping raise more than $4.7 million for the James Beard Foundation. She currently resides in Honolulu.
