Imagine going to Thanksgiving dinner and instead of grandma’s mac and cheese, you're unknowingly being served a vegan substitute. Well, the BET.com staff got to experience this firsthand when they were tricked into a Thanksgiving dinner taste testing secretly prepared by vegan chef Jenné Claiborne of SweetPotatoSoul.com. Greens, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, lamb, rams, hogs, maws — were not on the menu, but vegan mac and cheese, cornbread stuffing, vegan ham and sweet potato pie were!
FYI, vegan cuisine uses no animal products or by-products, so say goodbye to the butter, milk, cheese, and meat that usually make up our favorite holiday dishes. Before completely dismissing chef Jenné’s vegan Turkey(-less) day menu, take note that although some of the staff thought the dinner did taste a bit different, they did give it five Shirley Caesar heads, which in this video means just as good as the real thing. Don’t believe it?
Watch BET.com’s Breaks host, Brook England, team up with Jenné to dupe the staff in this hilarious taste test. You might even hear someone shout, “You naaame it!”
Find some of the recipes courtesy of Jenné Claiborne below.
JENNE'S VEGAN MACARONI AND CHEESE
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 50 mins
(Photo: Courtesy of Jenne Claiborne of SweetPotatoSoul.com)
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JENNE'S VEGAN SWEET POTATO PIE
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 50 mins
Total time: 1 hour
(Photo: Courtesy of Jenne Claiborne of SweetPotatoSoul.com)
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