Meat free alternatives
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Heck, the sausage company, have just announced that they are reducing their vegan range from 15 items to 2. They were quite surprised that their quinoa and beetroot sausages were not more popular. Over the last 6 months all major supermarkets have reduced their meat free offerings by 11%.
Has anyone tried much of it and is it worth being brave?
Has anyone tried much of it and is it worth being brave?
Edited by mtvessel on Wednesday 3rd May 18:58
mtvessel said:
Heck, the sausage company, have just announced that they are reducing their vegan range from 15 items to 2. They were quite surprised that their quinoa and beetroot sausages were not more popular. Over the last 6 months all major supermarkets have reduced their meat free offerings by 11%.
Has anyone tried much of it and is it worth being brave?
Linda McArtneys burgers are top notch (freezer) and Richmond Sausages are very good. Squeaky Bean sandwich hams are good too. THIS Isn't product range is good but pretty expensive.Has anyone tried much of it and is it worth being brave?
Edited by mtvessel on Wednesday 3rd May 18:58
For me, alot of it is over-priced so generally I just eat a s
tload of tofu or soy mince. Also for me, whether it contains animal flesh or is completely meat-free, they're still highly processed and not particularly good for you so I consider them a treat as opposed to a staple. I tried a full fillet from "Juicy Marbles" and made a pie with it. Genuinely the kids didn't notice that the pie wasn't beef as the texture was very close to beef. To use it as a steak would be tough (but it does crust up like a steak) and the taste isn't a perfect match.
However it is expensive. The whole fillet was about £45 but as a treat and an experiment it was a success.
Order it from there website.
However it is expensive. The whole fillet was about £45 but as a treat and an experiment it was a success.
Order it from there website.
theplayingmantis said:
i tried to buy one of those from waitrose when it was mentioned in one of the broadsheet weekend supplements a number of months back but the 3 waitroses i looked in were sold out! never bothered since.
I was the same. Think they only had it for a valentine's day dine-in meal deal type thing. Was by the Israeli company "redefine meat" IIRC. I've been vegan for about 5 years and I'm pretty sick of the meat free stuff tbh. It all tastes quite samey so you get bored of it quite easily.
I do like the This Isn't range of stuff though, their sausages are especially good. Also beyond meat burgers are good.
Heck's vegan stuff is frustrating tbh, they do some really nice stuff but the discontinue a lot of it quite quickly and keep the little picnic falafels etc which aren't as nice.
I do like the This Isn't range of stuff though, their sausages are especially good. Also beyond meat burgers are good.
Heck's vegan stuff is frustrating tbh, they do some really nice stuff but the discontinue a lot of it quite quickly and keep the little picnic falafels etc which aren't as nice.
I buy and and consume a lot of Birds Eye Green Cuisine meat free stuff, and it's all very good. I particularly like their Fishless Fingers. Their burgers are OK too, but I think Beyond Meat beat them there. Breaded meat free chicken and fish fillets are good too - cook in the air fryer in minutes from frozen.
For mince substitute, I haven't found anything which beats Quorn mince. I add Maggi liquid seasoning and a bit of soy sauce to things for extra depth, works very well in the slow cooker for Chilli sin Carne.
Aldi have some good products in their freezer, but I don't get them very often as we get the bulk of groceries delivered from Tesco.
For mince substitute, I haven't found anything which beats Quorn mince. I add Maggi liquid seasoning and a bit of soy sauce to things for extra depth, works very well in the slow cooker for Chilli sin Carne.
Aldi have some good products in their freezer, but I don't get them very often as we get the bulk of groceries delivered from Tesco.
Quorn Southern Fried Bites are good. Quorn chicken pieces have their uses. I'm not a fan of the mince.
Aldi have some decent burgers, but need to cook carefully as otherwise chewy.
Aldi have some decent burgers, but need to cook carefully as otherwise chewy.
Zumbruk said:
Recently tried a Greggs vegan sausage roll, just because. It was vile.
And yet better than the actual meat sausage roll from Gregg's Bannock said:
I buy and and consume a lot of Birds Eye Green Cuisine meat free stuff, and it's all very good. I particularly like their Fishless Fingers. Their burgers are OK too, but I think Beyond Meat beat them there. Breaded meat free chicken and fish fillets are good too - cook in the air fryer in minutes from frozen.
For mince substitute, I haven't found anything which beats Quorn mince. I add Maggi liquid seasoning and a bit of soy sauce to things for extra depth, works very well in the slow cooker for Chilli sin Carne.
Aldi have some good products in their freezer, but I don't get them very often as we get the bulk of groceries delivered from Tesco.
some of the birdseye green cuisine is nice in its own right, the problem with a lot of the stuff thought generally is its terribly unhealthy. Higher kcal and processed to sh*t than what its meant to be replacing. For mince substitute, I haven't found anything which beats Quorn mince. I add Maggi liquid seasoning and a bit of soy sauce to things for extra depth, works very well in the slow cooker for Chilli sin Carne.
Aldi have some good products in their freezer, but I don't get them very often as we get the bulk of groceries delivered from Tesco.
birdseye veg fingers used to gods own work, havent had them since a kid.
Evanivitch said:
Zumbruk said:
Recently tried a Greggs vegan sausage roll, just because. It was vile.
And yet better than the actual meat sausage roll from Gregg's Bannock said:
I buy and and consume a lot of Birds Eye Green Cuisine meat free stuff, and it's all very good. I particularly like their Fishless Fingers. Their burgers are OK too, but I think Beyond Meat beat them there. Breaded meat free chicken and fish fillets are good too - cook in the air fryer in minutes from frozen.
For mince substitute, I haven't found anything which beats Quorn mince. I add Maggi liquid seasoning and a bit of soy sauce to things for extra depth, works very well in the slow cooker for Chilli sin Carne.
Aldi have some good products in their freezer, but I don't get them very often as we get the bulk of groceries delivered from Tesco.
For mince I swear by this stuff For mince substitute, I haven't found anything which beats Quorn mince. I add Maggi liquid seasoning and a bit of soy sauce to things for extra depth, works very well in the slow cooker for Chilli sin Carne.
Aldi have some good products in their freezer, but I don't get them very often as we get the bulk of groceries delivered from Tesco.
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