Ten vegan things non-vegans will like
Posted by Sonja
January 23, 2009
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1 Oatly Cream Looks, tastes and behaves just like real cream, except will live in the cupboard and not go off after two days. Whip it up with some melted dark choccy for an amazing mousse.
2 and 3 Tahini and Marmite In joint position, as they work best jointly. Spread them on toast together, add some tomato slices, and grill to perfection – it rivals all other On Toast dishes. Or add both to fried mushrooms for a saucy breakfast.
4 Nutritional Yeast Flakes Pukey name, looks like fish food, but sprinkle on top of a lasagne and you get a yummy browned, cheesy crust. Or sprinkle on salad. Or eat straight from the tub. The brand name is Engevita. I can only apologise for the non-appealing-ness of this product. It’s like the ugly loner girl at school who is secretly scintillating.
5 Faith in Nature Shower Gel Reasonably priced and cleans you good and proper. Sticky deodorant scum be gone.
6 Alpro Soya Chocolate Desserts Oh dear, the second chocolate mousse related item on my list. It’s yum. The vanilla one’s not bad either.
7 Coconut Milk / Creamed Coconut Since going vegan I’ve discovered the wonderful world of curry-making. Add coconut for a creamy taste, or cook your rice in coconut milk – luxurious.
8 Bourbons and HobNobs Hooray! Biscuits that are secretly vegan!
9 Seitan My favourite meat used to be duck. Lucky, then, that seitan, aka fake duck, exists. I’ve not cooked at home with it yet, but I’ve had it in vege restaurants and it makes an authentic crispy duck pancake.
10 Proper plain chocolate Green and Blacks recently added milk to their plain chocolate. Why? Proper plain choc, with no dairy, is so so so much nicer. Don’t stand for any milky nonsense in your plain chocolate.
And one to avoid…
Vegan Cream Cheese Just wrong. Do not treat this as if it is somehow related to Philadelphia. It is not. It is deeply untasty. (Though to be fair, mixed with enough marg and icing sugar it makes a decent fairycake frosting. So it is partly forgiven.)
3 comments Categories: about us, green, recipes
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:16 am
Thanks for this! I’m now curious enough to try Oatly Cream, I think.
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:05 am
Bourbons are vegan? I love bourbons and I had no idea. Score one for mainstream veganism.
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 am
Mmm, Oatly. That reminds me of something I left off! Vegan custard! Comes in a tetrapak so you can pour it straight out and tastes no different!