Glossary V
Vegan are people who consume plant products, legumes, grains, nuts, seeds, fruit, vegetables and avoids all animal products, dairy, white cane sugar
Vipavski pršut (Vipava Prosciutto Ham) refers to a special kind of ham from Slovenia coated with lard and ground black pepper. It is processed until matured for a longer period of time as compared to any other hams produced in the country, which makes its meat softer and juicier.
Vipavski pršut is a high quality product from Slovenia that it is registered as Protected Designation of Origin.
Vegan refers to a person who does not consume animal products. It can also use to describe foods made with no animal ingredients.
Vegan is coined by Donald Watson (1910-2005) in 1944 to describe a "non-dairy vegetarian".