threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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But I didn't even mention I'd have used the on the vine, organic tomatoes from Waitrose as grown by Tristan and Titania's smallholding in the home counties. Honestly...
Vegan sausages
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But I didn't even mention I'd have used the on the vine, organic tomatoes from Waitrose as grown by Tristan and Titania's smallholding in the home counties. Honestly...
All of that went without saying. Obvs.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
I think the "mock meat" trend is more down to being a product of marketing than anything else. And taking advantage of people's reliance on convenience. Really good vegetarian and vegan food is not that difficult to cook from scratch.
Some of the vegetarian / vegan meat products aren't half bad, but most are like eating overpriced wet cardboard. I've bought various on yellow sticker as I'm really open-minded when it comes to food, but the majority of the ones I've tried, I wouldn't have them again even if they paid me to take them away. I'd much rather have beans on toast.
Am a meat eater, but will cook whatever takes my fancy - doesn't matter whether it's got meat in or not. Last week it was a vegetable curry - which ended up being vegan, though it wasn't intentional. I just happened to have veg, pulses and creamed coconut that wanted using. This week it was vegetarian cannelloni with ricotta, walnuts and spinach. Tomorrow I'm cooking pulled ham hock in parsley sauce.
On the subject of cheap sausages, no, they're pretty *bleurgh*. But if it's dripping you're after...
Some of the vegetarian / vegan meat products aren't half bad, but most are like eating overpriced wet cardboard. I've bought various on yellow sticker as I'm really open-minded when it comes to food, but the majority of the ones I've tried, I wouldn't have them again even if they paid me to take them away. I'd much rather have beans on toast.
Am a meat eater, but will cook whatever takes my fancy - doesn't matter whether it's got meat in or not. Last week it was a vegetable curry - which ended up being vegan, though it wasn't intentional. I just happened to have veg, pulses and creamed coconut that wanted using. This week it was vegetarian cannelloni with ricotta, walnuts and spinach. Tomorrow I'm cooking pulled ham hock in parsley sauce.
On the subject of cheap sausages, no, they're pretty *bleurgh*. But if it's dripping you're after...
Salar
A fish out of water
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- Gorllewin Cymru
Really good vegetarian and vegan food is not that difficult to cook from scratch.
Very true, apart from occasionally having veggie sausages and quorn "mince" my better half and I cook from scratch most of our meals.
Stir fries, curries etc are quite easy.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
A crock pot is your friend here, especially for curries... Plus home made bean burgers and hummus are both so much nicer than anything you can buy - with the advantage that you can spice them up according to how the mood grabs you.
My fave combo of veggies etc for a curry is new tatties, aubergine, onions, green beans, chickpeas and broccoli.
Plus a can of tomatoes, a really good garam masala, chilli to taste, and either yoghurt or creamed coconut to finish.
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
I cant see the point of vegan sausages. If it's so morally offensive to eat mean, then why bother eating stuff that looks and tastes like meat?
AndyRM
XOXO
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- North Shields
I've yet to eat a vegan sausage which tastes anything like meat. They just don't, and beyond the shape (and name) bear no similarity.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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- Kirton, Devon.
IIRC, a Sausage by legal definition; is a comminuted meat-product that is described as being 'Sausage-shaped'....
Sausages aren’t meat shaped. It is a made up shape. It is made up for ease of cooking and eating. That is true whether it is from meat or vegetables.
I’m sure you’re sure, but is it true for most vegans?
Adam4868
Guru
That they don't want it to taste of meat ? I'm sort of presuming,a Vegan poster could probably tell us though.I wouldn't of thought a vegi or vegan would want a meat substitute to actually ''taste" of meat though.Maybe they do ?
I have no idea as I’m not vegan. I’d also not assume I’d know what they would want nor would I assume the thousands of vegans want the same thing.
Leaway2
Lycrist
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- Manchester (Sale)
Sausages are sausages as it is a convenient way of packing the meat for easy transport and cooking, just like the veggie version. Perhaps you need to sack the chef.
