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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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dembethewarrior
Where can I get a vivera?
Ken Thorne used to sell ‘em, I think.
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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splott parker
Ken Thorne used to sell ‘em, I think.
Hate vauxhalls
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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splott parker
Ken Thorne used to sell ‘em, I think.
I think you're getting 'em mixed up with the Sierrva :hehe:
He was Ken Thorne and, no he couldn't!
Feckin crook.
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
dembethewarrior
Where can I get vivera?
Sainsburys sell them, Tesco do aswell i think
The Steaks are very life like, cooked right you cut into them and see pinkish flesh and red juice, pretty sure it for people who like steaks but want to give up meat
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
Haven't tried many of the new brands, but I've always enjoyed the quorn 'chicken'. The pieces are great for cooking, quorn nuggets are my fave junk food by a long way, the deli chicken pieces great for sandwiches.
Burger kings plant based options are great. Had a vegan royale which was very good.
Ordered a plant based whopper recently. Either it tastes exactly like the beef one, or more likely they gave me a meat one by mistake! Going to order again this week to double check!
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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chrisp_1927
Ordered a plant based whopper recently. Either it tastes exactly like the beef one, or more likely they gave me a meat one by mistake! Going to order again this week to double check!
If you are a strict Veggie, this might not be what you want to hear :frown: sorry
the Plant based Whopper is cooked on the same Grill as the meat Whoppers, so i guess them Juices might have flavoured it
The Vegan Royale is cooked on its own grill, thus stays Vegan
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Some of Pappa johns Pizza toppings are good these days
Domino's are slowly following, we had Dominos in Holland before C19 hit, thy had ashed load of Veggie stuff, Chickn, fake pepperoni, Beefn, even had fake Prawns
talking of fake Prawns, Tesco's had them last year, they have the same shape, look similar and tasted ( from what i can remember, Ive been Veggie since 93 ) the same
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The food is indeed Beyond burgers and meat free Richmonds . Delicious though .
If you see the van , come and say hello...
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Originally Posted by
blue matt
If you are a strict Veggie, this might not be what you want to hear :frown: sorry
the Plant based Whopper is cooked on the same Grill as the meat Whoppers, so i guess them Juices might have flavoured it
The Vegan Royale is cooked on its own grill, thus stays Vegan
Interesting , That would certainly explain it
Luckily I'm not a veggie, just trying to cut down on meat. Only way I can eat quorn mince is by adding a couple of beef oxos !!
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
Jimmy the Jock
The food is indeed Beyond burgers and meat free Richmonds . Delicious though .
My new van .
you parking it up somewhere Jimmy ( like a food truck ) or doing events in it
Im coming upto see my mums next week, if you are doing a food truck park up, lmk where you are, I'll take the family out for lunch :thumbup:
Ive never understood why specialist food trucks ( I dont mean the Burger van or Stavros Kebab ) do not really happen over here, in the US they are massive, all Cuisines from around the world, They have a food truck quarter in Downtown Orlando ( its well away from the tourist area and always busy with Locals, must be 20 parked up at any one time, maybe a 1/3 of them are vegan
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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chrisp_1927
Interesting , That would certainly explain it
Luckily I'm not a veggie, just trying to cut down on meat. Only way I can eat quorn mince is by adding a couple of beef oxos !!
quorn mince with beef oxo's :hehe: that made me chuckle
it caused a bit of a uproar in the vegan world when it launched, thats why the Royale is labelled Vegan :thumbup: On the menu next to the plant based whopper it has a * and in very small print its stated its cooked with the meat
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
blue matt
you parking it up somewhere Jimmy ( like a food truck ) or doing events in it
Im coming upto see my mums next week, if you are doing a food truck park up, lmk where you are, I'll take the family out for lunch :thumbup:
Ive never understood why specialist food trucks ( I dont mean the Burger van or Stavros Kebab ) do not really happen over here, in the US they are massive, all Cuisines from around the world, They have a food truck quarter in Downtown Orlando ( its well away from the tourist area and always busy with Locals, must be 20 parked up at any one time, maybe a 1/3 of them are vegan
We did try Sully Sports for a few weeks . They have a few different types of vans and eating experiences there . We were fairly well supported but in the end it wasn't financially viable.
We are doing the makers markets and street food events . Cardiff Blooms on Friday . I may be going away nest week though ...
Chepstow (great for us) on Sundays .
Cardiff Bay street food coming middle of August on Fridays as well.
Doing Caldicot festival this Friday evening .
We have been doing Cwmbran on a Thursday, which is struggling to be honest .
Places like Thornbury , Coleford and Bel Vue in Newport are great for us.
Its a new business venture for me . Doesn't feel like work. Great chatting with the customers when it isn't too busy.
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My wife is a vegetarian and her favorite is Impossible Meat.
I’ve tried it and the texture, particularly for ground/minced beef is impressive.
There is a taste to me though that I don’t enjoy,
Using it in Lasagne or a Pie/Cottage Pie isn’t such an issue as it is just texture absorbing flavor.
There is a Chorizo (Not sure of the brand) as well that is fantastic once crisped.
Great for a Paella/Spanish Rice or potatoes.
I’m sure it’s full of additives but it does a great job.
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Wash DC Blue
My wife is a vegetarian and her favorite is Impossible Meat.
I’ve tried it and the texture, particularly for ground/minced beef is impressive.
There is a taste to me though that I don’t enjoy,
Using it in Lasagne or a Pie/Cottage Pie isn’t such an issue as it is just texture absorbing flavor.
There is a Chorizo (Not sure of the brand) as well that is fantastic once crisped.
Great for a Paella/Spanish Rice or potatoes.
I’m sure it’s full of additives but it does a great job.
Chris Evans was on about the impossible brand this morning .
You cant buy it here at the moment.
The beyond meat is ridiculously expensive. But excellent .
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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delmbox
Because some people think that anything which is different to what they think it should be is wrong. There's a few on this board.
That's pensioners for you.
Swimming against the tide on here. :old:
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
blue matt
Sainsburys sell them, Tesco do aswell i think
The Steaks are very life like, cooked right you cut into them and see pinkish flesh and red juice, pretty sure it for people who like steaks but want to give up meat
👍
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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mazadona10
Best sausage I'd say Richmond ones
Tried these tonight. Very impressive as they are a very good impersonation of Irish sausages. Only issue is I'm not really a fan of Irish sausages, I much prefer a quality Lincolnshire. I also misread the label, thought it said 1.1% carb not 11%! Still- very tasty.
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
blue matt
Some of Pappa johns Pizza toppings are good these days
Domino's are slowly following
I'd pay a lot of money for a takeaway pizza with a cauliflower base. I make them myself but it's a pain in the arse (this is a keto thing, not a Vegan one). I've made friends with the local Indian takeaway and they've made a keto lamb dish for me which is loaded with lamb and spinach, but I miss my pizza
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
chrisp_1927
Haven't tried many of the new brands, but I've always enjoyed the quorn 'chicken'. The pieces are great for cooking, quorn nuggets are my fave junk food by a long way, the deli chicken pieces great for sandwiches.
Burger kings plant based options are great. Had a vegan royale which was very good.
Ordered a plant based whopper recently. Either it tastes exactly like the beef one, or more likely they gave me a meat one by mistake! Going to order again this week to double check!
Very nice burgers. Expensive they are though which is a drag as meat is much more expensive to produce than veggie/vegan stuff. There's also an element of them 'cashing in' on something trendy.
McDonalds are way behind.
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
blue matt
quorn mince with beef oxo's :hehe: that made me chuckle
it caused a bit of a uproar in the vegan world when it launched, thats why the Royale is labelled Vegan :thumbup: On the menu next to the plant based whopper it has a * and in very small print its stated its cooked with the meat
Yeah, Quorn mince (as in the actual brand Quorn) is terrible. That's what I mean about them being hit or miss. Some of their stuff is great and the rest isn't.
I've only been a veggie for five years but so much new stuff has come on the market in that time. When I started, it was pretty much Quorn or Linda McCartney only.
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
B. Oddie
Yeah, Quorn mince (as in the actual brand Quorn) is terrible. That's what I mean about them being hit or miss. Some of their stuff is great and the rest isn't.
I've only been a veggie for five years but so much new stuff has come on the market in that time. When I started, it was pretty much Quorn or Linda McCartney only.
Given the chance which would you rather eat? Quorn or Linda?
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xsnaggle
Given the chance which would you rather eat? Quorn or Linda?
Linda will probably have gone off by now .
The boxes were more tasty than her sausages back in the day.
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Jimmy the Jock
Linda will probably have gone off by now .
The boxes were more tasty than her sausages back in the day.
The boxes were more tasty than her...
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Optimistic Nick
Tried these tonight. Very impressive as they are a very good impersonation of Irish sausages. Only issue is I'm not really a fan of Irish sausages, I much prefer a quality Lincolnshire. I also misread the label, thought it said 1.1% carb not 11%! Still- very tasty.
cauldron Veggie Lincolnshire sausages are very nice, they are in the fresh veggie sections :thumbup:
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
Jimmy the Jock
We did try Sully Sports for a few weeks . They have a few different types of vans and eating experiences there . We were fairly well supported but in the end it wasn't financially viable.
We are doing the makers markets and street food events . Cardiff Blooms on Friday . I may be going away nest week though ...
Chepstow (great for us) on Sundays .
Cardiff Bay street food coming middle of August on Fridays as well.
Doing Caldicot festival this Friday evening .
We have been doing Cwmbran on a Thursday, which is struggling to be honest .
Places like Thornbury , Coleford and Bel Vue in Newport are great for us.
Its a new business venture for me . Doesn't feel like work. Great chatting with the customers when it isn't too busy.
good luck with it Jimmy :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by
Optimistic Nick
I'd pay a lot of money for a takeaway pizza with a cauliflower base. I make them myself but it's a pain in the arse (this is a keto thing, not a Vegan one). I've made friends with the local Indian takeaway and they've made a keto lamb dish for me which is loaded with lamb and spinach, but I miss my pizza
We had in the US " BBQ cauliflower wings ", it was great, I did my take on the dish during the 1st lockdown, tasted great, have a google for a receipt :thumbup:
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
Optimistic Nick
I'd pay a lot of money for a takeaway pizza with a cauliflower base. I make them myself but it's a pain in the arse (this is a keto thing, not a Vegan one). I've made friends with the local Indian takeaway and they've made a keto lamb dish for me which is loaded with lamb and spinach, but I miss my pizza
I go Keto a few time a year.
I know that it’s not a sustainable thing to do unless you adhere to the lifestyle.
It’s ridiculous how much you fancy any legumes!!
Tell myself once I’ve lost a bunch of weight. It’s all good.
Something like Noom might be the answer for me, since I give up once the water weight plus 5 is shifted.
After a 20g carb diet for a few weeks, I genuinely believe that a bean salad will be the greatest thing ever
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Originally Posted by
B. Oddie
Yeah, Quorn mince (as in the actual brand Quorn) is terrible. That's what I mean about them being hit or miss. Some of their stuff is great and the rest isn't.
I've only been a veggie for five years but so much new stuff has come on the market in that time. When I started, it was pretty much Quorn or Linda McCartney only.
Quorn mince is just like Tofu in that it tastes of whatever you cook it in. The Cottage Pie I'll cook today or tomorrow will be made with vegetable stock and plenty of Worcester Sauce and herbs - I daresay the taste would be considered too strong for a Cottage Pie by many.
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Optimistic Nick
Anyone got any favourite vegan substitutes? I'm not vegan, but my diet is Keto and I try quite a few vegan things just to mix it up as they often have the right sort of nutritional profile.
I had Beyond Meat Plant Based Burgers today: £5 for 2 at sainsburys. They were awesome! To be honest they've got a bit too much filth in them for my liking - a load of crappy rapeseed oil, as well as maltodextrin, so reluctantly I'll not get them again but they really are very very good to eat.
Anyone got any other favourite meat replacements?
interesting way of coming out
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Feedback
interesting way of coming out
Thank you
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
blue matt
cauldron Veggie Lincolnshire sausages are very nice, they are in the fresh veggie sections :thumbup:
Those are great, probably the best veggie ones in my opinion
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So we've got cauldron sausages, beyond meat (Friday treats at them prices) veggiebutcher.. What else we got.
Might make a vegan out of me yet.
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
dembethewarrior
So we've got cauldron sausages, beyond meat (Friday treats at them prices) veggiebutcher.. What else we got.
Might make a vegan out of me yet.
here's a Friday night treat for you https://www.gotnobeef.co.uk/ absolutely awesome
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delmbox
Top man.
The way I eat I feel slouchy and have no energy, going to try it bit by bit 👍
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
B. Oddie
Very nice burgers. Expensive they are though which is a drag as meat is much more expensive to produce than veggie/vegan stuff. There's also an element of them 'cashing in' on something trendy.
McDonalds are way behind.
Well worth downloading the burger king app. They have a deals section on there, pretty much the same deals on there all the time. One of the deals is a whopper/plant based whopper or royale/vegan royale meal for 3.99. Just show the code when you order and get the discount . I'm way too tight to pay the regular burger king prices myself
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Re: very O/T: plant based food
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Originally Posted by
blue matt
quorn mince with beef oxo's :hehe: that made me chuckle
it caused a bit of a uproar in the vegan world when it launched, thats why the Royale is labelled Vegan :thumbup: On the menu next to the plant based whopper it has a * and in very small print its stated its cooked with the meat
It makes perfect sense to me, although a few people do consider it very strange 🤣🤣
Don't think I could ever be a full veggie, but trying to drastically cut back on my meat intake.
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Ben & Jerry’s vegan ice cream supposed to be good too
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delmbox
Thanks - interesting!
Although I find that menu a bit confusing? So it's a vegan restaurant, but there is nothing about the menu that suggests you are getting an alternative to actual chicken. It is described as buttermilk fried chicken, but obviously not chicken. So what is it? I know its a vegan restaurant so you should know it isn'y actually chicken, but it wouldn't hurt for them to tell you what it actually is!
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Originally Posted by
chrisp_1927
It makes perfect sense to me, although a few people do consider it very strange 🤣🤣
Don't think I could ever be a full veggie, but trying to drastically cut back on my meat intake.
This is my likely target.