#italchef

@Regrann from @chakabars - Blessed love @italfreshhq Jamaican food, for a lot of us, is probably synonymous with chicken. Jerk chicken, specifically. Also, goat curries, salt fish, tilapia & loads of other such meaty staples. On World Meat Free Day, which is an extension of the Meat Free Monday movement, we spoke to two young people who are spreading a lesser-known message about Rasta culture and its ancient links to vegan. Ital, a variation on 'vital', is a belief system, compulsory in the Nyabinghi Mansion of Rastafari, which dictates that its followers should eat food grown from the earth around them - unmodified. Typically, it's a plant-based diet. Poppy and Dan recently set up Ital Fresh, a pop-up vegan Caribbean food truck in Liverpool, with the mission to bring Ital eating to the forefront. We spoke to them about Ital, veganism & ancient Rasta philosophy...Poppy: It’s an interesting part of veganism. I don’t think many people really know about it, to be honest, but it leans more towards the spiritual aspect of eating naturally. The idea is to promote livity – life energy. Historically, Rastas would live in the hills of Jamaica & eat what grew from the earth around them. This is Ital. It’s about eating high-vibration foods. Processed meats & foods have a low-vibration, which your conscience takes on when consumed. Dan: We all know the term ‘food is thy medicine’ - supposedly from Hippocrates, known as the father of medicine; but he was actually taught this on his travels to Egypt, where he gained knowledge from physicians there. The true father of medicine is Imhotep. Knowledge from Ancient Egypt, then known as Kemet, travelled with its people from East Africa to West Africa, & then to the Caribbean through the transatlantic slave trade. Also in Kemet, priests training in the temple of Aset would follow a vegan diet in order to obtain a higher consciousness. (Source bbc) #famfoods #italisvital #italchef #veganchef #blackveganchef #blackveganmen #plantbased #plantstrong #italvegan #caribbeanvegan

"The multiple properties which are found in the Earth are found in Man, and the fruits grains, nuts, and vegetables contain the same elements which are in the Earth, and in Man. When a plantbased ITAL nutrition is consumed in their proper state and not perverted and robbed of their LIFE-giving properties in their preparation then Health, Beauty and Happiness will be the sure Reward." - Rasta Mixed Vegetable w/ Fresh Beans Coconut Rundown #ITAL #MixVeg #CoconutRundown #Cabbage #Beans #Carrots #Potato #Thyme #Heights #Vibes #Vegan #Organic #Veganchef #Italchef #Vegansofig #NorthEast #LongIsland #Eastend #Nyc #TheTafari #PlantBased #Nosalt #Lifestyle #whatveganseat