Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. As a vegan, I’m happy with the commercially available substitutes for most animal products. With so ...

Isn’t it rather preposterous to think throughout these years of pouring chickpea brine down the sink, we were wasting a valuable staple? Nearly every chickpea recipe calls for draining and rinsing the ...

Don’t know what aquafaba is? Chances are, you’ve had it in your kitchen before and poured it straight down the drain. That’s because aquafaba is simply the liquid you find in a can of chickpeas.

The use of bean water in your baking makes use of a miracle ingredient and saves money on expensive eggs, too Today’s macaroons are easy and fun little treats using just a few store-cupboard ...

Aquafaba is a trendy new food that has many interesting uses. Often featured on social media and health and wellness websites, aquafaba is a liquid in which legumes such as chickpeas have been cooked ...

Attention. That jar of canned chickpeas you just opened hides more than just legumes: it contains a little culinary secret called aquafaba. Before throwing that viscous, yellowish liquid down the ...

With the current high price of eggs, you might be looking for reliable egg substitutes for baking. Not much can replace an egg “eggs-actly,” but some replacements can be suitable alternatives in a ...

Have you ever tried making vegan meringues? These delightful treats are made with aquafaba, the liquid from a can of ...

Why would an opera singer from France think that the liquid from canned chickpeas could be substituted for egg whites? And why would a software engineer from Indiana register a URL, or website, for it ...