UK Kat Von D Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 https://www.viva.org.uk/3-in-4 This has been picking up some mainstream attention. Factory farming is the main cause for zoonotic diseases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted April 30, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted April 30, 2020 Not just factory farming - trade in live wildlife too. Saw a report on Al Jaz yesterday about the billions of dollars that industry is worth. They filmed a place in Bangkok which stocks almost every animal they can get their hands - they even had capybaras in cages, for fuck's sake. China and parts of south-east Asia are a huge part of the problem, unfortunately - even with laws in place, it becomes impossible to deal with such an industry, as it inevitably goes underground and the money circulating goes up exponentially, and the demand for various exotic animal parts and exotic pets in China and SE Asia is the main culprit. Until they actually end the trade, and take the money out of the equation, they'll never be able to shut down the industry or related ones, like poaching of rhinos and elephants. In less depressing news, based on the advice I got from this forum, I had some aquafaba left over from a couple of jars of chickpeas, and tried my hand at vegan pancakes. Unfortunately, it was only after I'd scarfed down the last one with peanut butter that I realised I hadn't taken any pics. They turned out way better than I expected them to; bloody nice. No difference in taste from regular pancakes, except maybe slightly less "richness" (for want of a better word), but pancakes are usually about the texture; flavour's in the filling. Definitely will be making them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 You know full well that if you didn't take any photos, it didn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I made fajitas using Naked Glory Smokey BBQ tender strips. They tasted nice though the texture was like overcooked chicken breast, but not stringy like real chicken. Although a google image search for Naked Glory strips, doesn't bring up anything remotely like the thing I bought from the Co-op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted June 21, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) My local Chinese takeaway changed owners pre lockdown. They started a vegan section and now it’s been expanded pretty decent selection Edited June 21, 2020 by Hannibal Scorch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Reasonable prices as well. That's a massive selection too. Made vegan ice cream with the kids the other day. I say made, they and their Mum did whilst I sat and did some crosswords. We used oat milk and it came out well, but a bit....grainy I want to say but that might not be the right word. Tasty though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: Made vegan ice cream with the kids the other day. That’s a novel approach to get around the “No animal products” rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamicazze Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Anyone based in or near Nottingham, a new company has opened called Vegan Pizza company. Quite decent, tried it. There is also the filthy vegan which does vegan kebabs worth a go. Plus a vegan place called Prickly Pear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted June 22, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 22, 2020 This thread is so old when it started the human appendix still worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSurgeon Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Anyone tried the Richmond Meat Free Sausages? I'm a meatasaurus, but it's difficult to tell the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted June 22, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 minute ago, TheSurgeon said: Anyone tried the Richmond Meat Free Sausages? I'm a meatasaurus, but it's difficult to tell the difference. The normal ones are my wife's favourite sausage (go on...), but we try to move to more vegetarian or vegan stuff where we can, so if these are any good you've just made my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, TheSurgeon said: Anyone tried the Richmond Meat Free Sausages? I'm a meatasaurus, but it's difficult to tell the difference. Think I mentioned them earlier in the thread somewhere. I was very pleasantly surprised at how sausagey they were, and the kids couldn't tell the difference at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 My girlfriend is veggie but I’m not so I’ve eaten a lot of different veggie sausages as well as still eating regular ones and the Richmond ones are easily the best and most like real sausages in terms of flavour and texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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