Eating Out: Brisbane Vegan Markets June 2019

After a few months away, my friends and I decided it was time to revisit the Brisbane Vegan Markets this month. Also because it is 'winter' here, so it isn't so hot and sweaty. Don't get me wrong, it was still warm and sunny, Brisbane doesn't do a very good winter. I had just been to yoga, and I was STARVING! The markets seemed a bit sparse in terms of stalls this time. Don't get me wrong, every space was filled, but there just didn't seem to be as many options? Or maybe it was just that there were quite a few stalls we are used to being there that were missing? But then we hit a pocket of exciting stalls, some of which we hadn't tried before. So it is good!

I rehydrated with a yummy Pink Grapefruit Iced Tea, that I didn't get a photo of. And then I ate! Starting with this BBQ Porc Bun from newish stall SoyBoi Chinese. They give all their food out on reusable plates, you just have to bring it back when you are done, which is cool. This was a delicious bun, and next time I will get two!



I then fell face first into a Breakfast Muffin from Gatherers. Sausage patty, egg, pickles, hash brown, BBQ sauce. Delicious! You can see the hash brown at the back, they forgot to put it on and I had to go back for it. But I think I actually preferred it on the side. One of my friends also got a cheeseburger from the same stall, though he ate it before any photos were taken. But he said it is delicious.



I was still a hungry hungry vegan, so I headed to an Italian stall I hadn't seen there before to try some of their stuff. Unfortunately I cannot remember what it was called. I had some gnocchi, which were delicious! The sauce was a bit like bolognese, with TVP in it, and it had a sprinkle of vegan Parmesan and some basil. This was steaming hot and super great. I also tried one of their vanilla custard filled cannolis. I am not sure if I have had a cannoli before? Anyway, the custard was nice. But the shell of it was just a bit meh. Very crispy and a bit dry.





By that point I was pretty full. Too full even for ice cream! But I got some treats to take home. First up, a couple of doughnuts from OMG Donuts, which make amazing doughnuts. They are coated in different flavours of sugar. I got a lemon one and a strawberry one. I also got a chocolate and strawberry muffin from the little coffee shop that is attached to part of the markets, and they have started offering some vegan stuff on these days. The muffin was OK, but had a bit of a funny something to it.



Bonus photo of the nachos my friend got from Vegetabelle! She took this photo, which is why it is so much better than mine!



Finally, I don't normally buy non-food stuff from the markets, but this t-shirt caught my eye as I walked by the Vegan Leather Co and I just fell in love. It is so cute and clever! The actual style of the t-shirt is not something I normally wear, but it is comfortable and I am all about trying to branch out away from my preconceived ideas of what I can and can't wear, so I bought it! You can get your own one here.



Cute Kitty Photo of the Post



It's been a minute since a Dim Sim update. I was feeling like every time I posted one, she'd then take a turn, but hopefully that isn't the case after this! She has been good for the last couple of weeks. We got some additional results back that made it look like it might be a UTI after all, with a sneaky E. coli that didn't culture immediately, so she is now on antibiotics and is doing good. Still sometimes dribbles a bit of wee when she sleeps, so we have lots of puppy pads around, but that is no problem if it means she is happy and the sheets stay dry! Look at her enjoying the sun, she is so perfect.