{"id":5869,"date":"2024-08-01T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T13:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/?p=5869"},"modified":"2024-08-01T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T13:20:11","slug":"shout-out-to-panarottis-vegan-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/shout-out-to-panarottis-vegan-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"Shout Out to Panarottis Vegan Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the risk of you clicking away in carnivore disgust I will try and make this quick.<\/p>\n<p>Going to any restaurant for me as a vegan is oftentimes a quiet nightmare sifting through the menu items searching for an appropriate meal.<\/p>\n<p>Then engaging with the wait staff is also a bit of a nightmare as most do not know the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan (FYI: Vegetarians do eat dairy and eggs &#8211; sometimes &#8211; whilst vegans eschew all animal products).<\/p>\n<p>Now fast food restaurants are also a bit of a hit and miss if you are Vegan so what happens is that vegans tend to cling to known restaurants that accommodate their lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Throw no alcohol and no sugar into the mix as well and you have a recipe for rolled eyes and sighs of exasperation from fellow diners as I try to navigate my way to a suitable choice from any menu.<\/p>\n<p>It just so happens that we walked at Panarottis at the Boardwalk for the umpteenth time last night whilst looking for somewhere to get a bite to eat.<\/p>\n<p>Enquiring at the front desk if there were any vegan options was a bit disappointing as the answer was not completely 100%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5870\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5870\" style=\"width: 251px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/straton.co.za\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5870 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mype.co.za\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Panarottis-Vegan-Arrabiata.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"201\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 251px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 251\/201;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panarottis Vegan Arrabiata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BUT, after taking delivery of the menu I was quite blown away &#8211; a whole page dedicated to vegan options PLUS one could elect to swap ingredients on other meals for plant based ingredients where available.<\/p>\n<p>We ordered a margarita pizza and an Arrabiata with Fettuccine.<\/p>\n<p>The Arrabiata came with vegan mozzarella, garlic and chilies on the side and was slurped up in no time.<\/p>\n<p>The pizza could have done with a bit more tomato sauce but was delicious.<\/p>\n<p>At around a hundred bucks each the meals were pronounced well worth it.<\/p>\n<p>I know that I will be back to try more of the vegan delights off of the Panarottis menu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the risk of you clicking away in carnivore disgust I will try and make this quick. 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