about vegan pudding & co.
How "Truly incredible puddings" began!
A poet Sora and his wife Hiro traveled around the world for 4 and a half years. Because Sora is vegan, in 2011 they came to the vegan friendly city of Vancouver. Sora started to host poetry reading events with vegan food made by Hiro. Sora asked Hiro if she could make vegan custard puddings for the event. Hiro created a vegan pudding recipe and it was huge success!replica rolex watches with japanese movement replica rolex yacth master ii safira em sp replica rolex cellini prince
After that anyone who tried the pudding wanted to try it again. Sora and Hiro decided to start catering. As the catering numbers grew, they decided to start the small take-away window pudding shop. Now their pudding is available at many restaurants, cafes, and grocery stores.
Proudly Certified Organic
We aim to create the best pudding in the world, so we choose organic ingredients. We believe organic food and organic practices help our health and the environment. We wanted to give our customers the peace of mind that comes with an organic certification, so we are organic certified. Our cups and cutlery are BPA free and compostable.
Media coverages
Our s3 in the Vancouver Keizai News right after our January 2015 opening. Our featured article stayed number 1 for 2015. We were also featured twice in Vancouver’s famous information portal, Vancity Buzz. Vancouver metro picked us up as a featured article in 2015 as well. In 2017, we are so honored to be featured as the one of the 9 shops in the world as a representative of Vancouver on the lonely planet, the most famous tour guide in the world.
Sora, Hiro and Vegan Pudding & Co. were featured in Global Work's "CM" series about interesting Japanese people living all over the world.
Sora's official site: www.takayamasoramaru.com
public reviews
The Only Vegan Custard Pudding Store - Vegan Pudding & Co.
Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in food and beverage but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Sora Takayama, owner of Vegan Pudding & Co., located in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
THE ONE AND ONLY VEGAN CUSTARD PUDDING STORE. We sell our products from the small window on 422 Richards Street and wholesale at Whole Foods Market, supermarkets, etc. People who want to enjoy a healthy diet are our customers!
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Honourable Mention Vegan Pudding & Co: Crème Brûlée
If you’ve spotted a small downtown window counter selling pudding and soup on Richards Street, you know you’ve found the Vegan Pudding & Co. Co-owner Hiro Takayama began making pudding after her husband Sora became vegan and found that he really missed the Japanese custard dessert, purin. Having studied various cooking techniques while the couple travelled the world for several years before settling in Vancouver, Hiro started using kabocha squash, a common ingredient in Japanese cooking, as the base for both her vegan puddings and their top seller, the vegan crème brûlée. The desserts share a texture similar to the creaminess of pumpkin pie, which should come as no surprise since kabocha is also known as the “Japanese Pumpkin.” While both puddings and crème brûlée are sweetened with simple ingredients such as coconut and maple sugar, what makes the crème brûlée really stand out is its caramelized top. Their pudding is now sold in local markets, including bigger names like Whole Foods and T&T, but swing by their downtown kiosk to get some coconut whipped cream on top of your dessert.
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We are selected the one of the 9 shops in the world as a representative of Vancouver on the lonely planet, the most famous tour guide in the world~!!
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Western Canada’s largest city is a hotbed of health-aware dining with Vancouverites ever-ready to try the latest tasty trends – from vegetarian comfort dishes and nutritious poke bowls to cold-pressed juices and fermented kombucha teas.
But the biggest challenge for many locals is finding delicious, healthy desserts. Step forward Vegan Pudding & Company, downtown’s hidden gem. Their little tubs of custard-like pudding – including chocolate, vanilla and matcha green tea flavours – are organic and dairy-free, made with kabocha squash and coconut milk to create a silky texture.
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It’s all in the name here: Vegan Pudding. With flavours like Matcha Green Tea, Roasted Black Sesame, Earl Grey, Strawberry, and their Original Vanilla, it will be hard to remember these treats are made without any animal products.
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Vegan Vancouver: The ‘hood Guide
“ Vegan Pudding Co (422 Richards, @vegan_pudding_co): What do you get when you mix a base of kabocha squash, creamy coconut milk, and a selection of rotating flavour infusions? Perfect pudding. Say goodbye to questionable, mysterious textures, and say hello to one of the most delicious and unique sweet treats in the city, which has been going strong since 2011. All organic ingredients in this mix, including cups and cutlery that are all BPA free, Non-GMO and compostable. ” – January 26, 2016 by Zoe
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Food notes: Richards Street take-away counter serves truly incredible vegan pudding
“Married couple use kabocha squash, coconut milk and maple syrup in their vegan creations that taste 'rich like whole milk and smooth as raw silk.'
Sometimes, the first sign of a mediocre restaurant is a hyperbolic claim plastered on the front door: “best ______ in Vancouver!”
However, in the case of Vegan Pudding & Co., I’ve found every word of their marketing to be delightfully true. Sora and Hiro, the Japanese husband-and-wife-team behind what they claim is the world’s only vegan custard pudding store, call their product “truly incredible”...it’s “rich like whole milk and smooth like raw silk”.
I couldn’t create a more accurate description myself.
Made with kabocha squash, coconut milk, maple syrup and a variety of other plant-based ingredients, this vegan dessert looks and tastes as creamy as if it came from an udder.
Sold from a take-away counter at 422 Richards St. and a growing number of stockists, the uniquely delectable pudding is also organic and gluten free.
Eight flavours grace their menu, including Hoji-cha (roasted green tea), Roasted Black Sesame, Earl Grey Tea, Strawberry, Chocolate, Caffe Mocha and Matcha.
If you have to pick just one? Original Vanilla with caramel sauce stole my heart. Also worth a try is Hiro and Sora’s Vegan Creme Brulee, sweetened with maple sugar.”
– Erin Ireland Metro Published on Wed Dec 16 2015
Richards Street take-away counter serves truly incredible vegan pudding 
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“ Guilt-free, hand-made dessert is what you can expect to find at Vegan Pudding Co.’s tiny walk-up window, located at 422 Richards Street. Priding itself on being the one and only vegan custard pudding store in Vancouver, Vegan Pudding Co. offers customers creamy cups of vegan, organic custard (great for those with allergies and food intolerances), which come in variety of flavours including vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and matcha (green tea) and black sesame. Packaged in biodegradable containers, Vegan Pudding Co.’s custard based dessert lasts a week refrigerated, so you can stock up on flavours a week at a time. ” – Vancity Buzz, Jess Fleming
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"Guilt-free, hand-made dessert is what you can expect to find at Vegan Pudding Co.’s little walk-up window. Priding itself on being the one and only vegan custard pudding store in Vancouver, Vegan Pudding Co. offers customers creamy cups of vegan, organic custard (great for those with allergies and food intolerances), which come in variety of flavours including vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, matcha green tea and black sesame."
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Creamy, Delicious Pudding - Do we really need to explain this one? Vegan Pudding & Co is a little hole-in-the-wall (literally) in downtown Vancouver where you can order up a delicious creamy serving of organic vegan pudding. What’s not to love? Go ahead and top your creamy treat with some organic vegan whipped cream. Seriously yum.
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