Glycyrrhizin, one of the active components in licorice root, is 50 times sweeter than sugar and gives licorice its characteristic taste. Pure licorice root is also a herbal medicine that, while very effective, carries risk of side-effects at high doses or in susceptible people.
Vegan Cooking and Lifestyle. Vegan Moroccan Bisteeya (aka Bastilla or Pastilla) This recipe comes from the March/April 2012 issue of VegNews magazine. I could not find an online link for it though. Bisteeya is also called Bastilla or Pastilla, and is a favorite Berber dish from Morocco, served at the beginning of special meals. Itâs often made from pigeon, chicken, eggs and chicken fat (yuck).
There are many types of vegetarian diets. 1  Vegan is the strictest form of vegetarian diet which includes only plant-based foods and eliminates all animal products. 2  Lacto-vegetarian is plant based but also includes dairy and dairy products.  Lacto-ovo-vegetarian is plant based but also includes dairy and eggs.