{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"eric","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/eric\/","title":"Ancient Traditional Staples Offer Innovative Vegan Alternatives - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fa8xIygWz4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/ancient-traditional-staples-offer-innovative-vegan-alternatives\/\">Ancient Traditional Staples Offer Innovative Vegan Alternatives<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/ancient-traditional-staples-offer-innovative-vegan-alternatives\/embed\/#?secret=fa8xIygWz4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ancient Traditional Staples Offer Innovative Vegan Alternatives&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"fa8xIygWz4\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/konjacheader.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":180,"description":"Traditional, staple foods from Asia, central South America, New Zealand, Australia and many more continents have made their way to American tables for some time, and if one surveys the grocery, natural food, and even big box store aisles one can see that they are here to stay. Even though thirty years ago Asian foods like tofu, soymilk, and shiitake mushrooms were novelties reserved for hard-core \u2018foodies\u2019, these foods have been enthusiastically embraced by the public and are considered commonplace. Now there is a new \u201ckid\u201d on the block! Konjac is another traditional staple being introduced as an ingredient with amazing versatility and health benefits. Konjac, pronounced \u2018kon-jack\u2019, is also known as konjaku, konnyaku, and elephant yam. It is native to warm, sub tropical countries like Southeast Asia and Indonesia where it has been used for thousands of years as an everyday food. It is extremely popular in traditional Japanese cuisine where most of us have enjoyed it as oden or shirataki noodles, as well as a dessert. Where It is often used as a vegan substitute for conventional, animal-based gelatin. In the US, Konjac is being introduced to consumers in products like weight loss supplements, (Konjac has almost no [&hellip;]"}