Your Favourite Vegan Alternatives

JAS_OH1 said:
I was a vegetarian (actually more of a pescatarian) back in my 20s (1980s) for about 2 years. Thee just weren't lot of options back then. Thats about the time Morningstar came out with their veggie burgers, which tasted nothing like meat and that was fine by me. They were a sodium bomb but very tasty. I fried them up in olive oil and ate them plain, no bun, no condiments.
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There are some great alternative burgers out there now. I prefer the ones that are nothing like meat. I particularly liked a vegetable patty that’s ‘Birds Eye’ released. It got absolutely panned but enough people obviously liked it because it’s still sold and Ocado are cut throat about what products they carry, it has to shift!

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SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
There are some great alternative burgers out there now. I prefer the ones that are nothing like meat. I particularly liked a vegetable patty that’s ‘Birds Eye’ released. It got absolutely panned but enough people obviously liked it because it’s still sold and Ocado are cut throat about what products they carry, it has to shift!

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I'm on my own with the veggie burgers. I would eat them and like them quite well if they were put in front of me but I don't buy stuff like that anymore because I still have to cook for DH and I am not making something different for myself...so when I come over to visit you, I will give it a try!
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
I particularly liked a vegetable patty that’s ‘Birds Eye’ released.
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That looks rather good, but as you say, it's a patty.
Having said that, I make veggie "burgers/patties" with borlotti beans. I've got a dozen in the freezer right now. The borlotti beans seem to hold up to the grill better than any other bean/lentil/legume. Original recipe from the British Vegetarian Society, about 20 years ago!
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karadekoolaid said:
That looks rather good, but as you say, it's a patty.
Having said that, I make veggie "burgers/patties" with borlotti beans. I've got a dozen in the freezer right now. The borlotti beans seem to hold up to the grill better than any other bean/lentil/legume. Original recipe from the British Vegetarian Society, about 20 years ago!
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As far as I’m aware a patty and a burger is precisely the same thing. A hamburger or beef burger is just a patty made of meat.

Nice recipe, not very vegan what with the cheese in it but ok for a vegetarian.
Of course if you were vegan you could always try finding a cheddar cheese alternative, hopefully your block of soy or coconut will have cheddar in the name somewhere to help you locate what you need 😜
 
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SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
Not all Quorn products are dairy free. Guess how I find out.
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They’re variable on whether they’re gluten free too!

Is dairy listed as an ingredient? Or was it a total surprise?

I nearly got caught out when I went to my brothers. He’s vegetarian and mostly vegan, he had planned to make something with quorn which I said yes to because stomach ache or not cooking for a coeliac is already difficult enough for the uninitiated. Just out of habit I checked the quorn mince and it contained wheat.
I had the exact same packet at home and mine did not! 😔
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
They’re variable on whether they’re gluten free too!

Is dairy listed as an ingredient? Or was it a total surprise?

I nearly got caught out when I went to my brothers. He’s vegetarian and mostly vegan, he had planned to make something with quorn which I said yes to because stomach ache or not cooking for a coeliac is already difficult enough for the uninitiated. Just out of habit I checked the quorn mince and it contained wheat.
I had the exact same packet at home and mine did not! 😔
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My OH made an assumption because we ate Quorn at home that was marked vegan and given what it was didn't appreciate that not all of it was dairy free. I found out afterwards my liking at the packet once I'd recovered.

The odd things still get us. There are tubes of 'fresh' herbs along side the fresh herbs section and one time they were out of coriander, so hubby picked it up. I checked the ingredients out of habit now than anything and found it contained dairy. Checking the other packets, none contain dairy except for the coriander one. Go figure.

Just recently we also spotted that I was having issues with the dark chocolate rice cake we've been eating for years. Without warning and with no notice on the packet or shelving they've changed the ingredients and the one dairy free, gluten free dark coriander rice cakes now contain dairy. Not impressed.
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
My OH made an assumption because we ate Quorn at home that was marked vegan and given what it was didn't appreciate that not all of it was dairy free. I found out afterwards my liking at the packet once I'd recovered.

The odd things still get us. There are tubes of 'fresh' herbs along side the fresh herbs section and one time they were out of coriander, so hubby picked it up. I checked the ingredients out of habit now than anything and found it contained dairy. Checking the other packets, none contain dairy except for the coriander one. Go figure.

Just recently we also spotted that I was having issues with the dark chocolate rice cake we've been eating for years. Without warning and with no notice on the packet or shelving they've changed the ingredients and the one dairy free, gluten free dark coriander rice cakes now contain dairy. Not impressed.
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It’s so frustrating and dangerous.
I signed up to the UK’s food standard agencies free text alert service. You tick what you’re interested in hearing about and they send you recall warnings on contaminated products.
I wanted the least alerts possible so ticked gluten and nuts.
Crikey there are a lot!
Recently a mustard seed producer had a bad cross contamination with nuts. It was staggering how many alerts I was sent.

Not just for spices as you’d expect but rafts of products from all over the place, sandwiches from supermarkets, pizza restaurants, chains like Itsu and even things like ketchup sachets!
 
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