Source: https://www.rabbitandwolves.com/vegan-chicken-and-waffles-with-spicy-maple-syrup/
I tend to find vegan cooking to be very idiosyncratic or maybe even esoteric with a lot of recipe constructions compared to their non-vegan counterparts. This pair is no exception with its huge amount of cornstarch, ground flax seeds, and vinegar curdled almond milk.
Despite the deep frying, a lot of the excessive cornstarch coating on the chickpea fritters stayed as white flakes. Flavor-wise, they’re actually pretty good - crispy outside, but still light and fluffy on the inside - not too dense or too crunchy.
The waffles were a flop for me. The flax introduces a lot of nuttiness to the flavor and the batter just didn’t work like I expect a normal waffle batter to work. So they ended up coming out a bit flat and with a texture and flavor that just didn’t do it for me.