Not vegan/vegetarian, but I never really understood this either. I absolutely love Indian food, vegan or not. Whereas most “western” vegan foods I see don’t look overly appealing or seem to just want to emulate meat .
> hereas most “western” vegan foods I see ... seem to just want to emulate meat .
You're looking at the wrong stuff. Most vegans don't eat that stuff its for recent converts and people who don't know how to eat. Most vegans make meals that aren't "we had meat and potatos and substituted fake meat" they're meals meant to be filling and nutritious without meat. They just use other better proteins. Silly example, but a ham sandwich vs a peanut butter sandwich. PB is way better than "ham sub" but still protein filled.
