Paid Members Carbomb Posted June 16, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 16, 2021 On 6/9/2021 at 4:50 PM, BomberPat said: isinglass Where they took the hobbits Anyway, today, I made another dish from Spain On A Fork, Andalusian Chickpea stew, or Potaje de garbanzos de Baza. Was vegetarian rather than vegan, as I'd run out of almonds to use for the thickener, so had to use the egg that the video recipe called for instead. Recipe video here: Turned out really well - I love that smoky paprika flavour, and it's good to be able to make dishes to help rein in the meat consumption a bit. Also, I normally hate peppers in large chunks, because they taste bitter to me, but in small pieces, when they're influencing the flavour of a dish rather than overpowering it, I really like them. Really flavoursome, and very filling, so I'm looking forward to making this again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members choccygirl Posted June 17, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) What do you find are the best vegan cheeses and mince substitutes (non-soya)? My partner eats extra mature cheddar and any non-dairy cheese I tried years ago were flavourless in comparison and almost too creamy so I’m struggling to get him to switch. With mince, the few we’ve tried have been “too mushy” so again, a hard sell. Appreciate any ideas! Edited June 17, 2021 by choccygirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted June 17, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 17, 2021 My wife doesn't really care for any "pre-made" minces either, but we recently discovered this recipe through having to try out a low fodmap diet (which is a whole other story...) where the "mince" is a block of tempeh blitzed up in a food processor: https://www.fodmapeveryday.com/recipes/low-fodmap-tempeh-lentil-chili-with-butternut-squash/ We both thought it made a great mince substitute and intend to try using it in other recipes (e.g. spag bol, which we've previously tried recipes where the mince substitute is just lentils or blitzed up walnuts, to varying results). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted June 17, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 17, 2021 I know @Statto made a similar point there, but have found puy lentils to be a good mince sub in the likes of spag bol etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members choccygirl Posted June 17, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 17, 2021 Interesting! Thanks, I’ll look into these options. Haven’t considered that kind of thing, I’ve more been doing the lazier route of buying ready made substitutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathrey Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I finally tried Burger Kings Vegan Royale. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would, it was pretty good. Husband had a Chicken Royale but tried mine and said he might order it next time as it was more flavourful. The fries had waaay too much salt on though. And I ordered 20 chilli cheese bites and ate most of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted June 20, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 20, 2021 Yeh, those chilli cheese bites are filth; I get them every time I go to BK (which isn't often, as there isn't one near me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted June 20, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted June 20, 2021 We had Nandos tonight. Wife had a Rainbow Bowl with the imitator chicken strips and Halloumi. I had The imitator Wrap. Both were delicious. They also gave me a pot of Garlic Perinaise for feedback on now it’s vegan. That was also a great sauce. Well impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathrey Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 I was never much of a fan of fake meat but a lot of the fast food places are upping their game and coming out with some great stuff. I liked the imitator wrap when I had it too. I know veggies/vegans are hardly queuing up to go there but McDonalds really need to up their game, the veggie offering is abysmal compared to everyone else. The veggie burger is so dry, it's like eating sawdust. How do they get it so wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted November 8, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted November 8, 2021 Smashing little lunch from Aldi. £2.49. Had mine hot (microwave). I'm no curry connoisseur but that was pretty tremendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Are they in the fridge with the sarnies and all that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted November 8, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted November 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Merzbow said: Are they in the fridge with the sarnies and all that? Yeah, they were in the "lunch" section which was near the front of our Aldi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 The Pukka Vegan Minced Steak And Onion pie is by far the worst 'fake meat' product I've ever had. Incredibly bland, and doesn't even come close to resembling a flavour of anything. I was convinced it was just pastry at one point and had to double check it had a filling. Avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted November 21, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted November 21, 2021 Tried these tonight. Made a chilli dog with a home made veggie chilli using Sainsburys plant pioneer "mince". Would have been vegan but I had cheese on. As a chilli dog, it was really nice. The "hot dogs" on their own aren't brilliant. Didn't have the texture or flavour right. 93 cals though and no ears, eyes or arseholes swept off a factory floor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: cheese on Nice. The hot dogs from Sainsbury's as well? Gonna try these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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