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Vegan sausages, recommendations please.

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shysal Tue 25-Mar-25 08:00:27

I have invited family over for Sunday for their favourite chicken roast. However, the group includes a vegan, one who is lactose intolerant and one who doesn't eat pork. I can cater for these, but would like to also include vegan pigs in blankets. I gather the meat-free sausages vary a lot. I would welcome your opinions on those you have tried please.

Norah Wed 26-Mar-25 13:47:38

Chardy

We all like Cauldron veggie sausages (especially the Lincolnshire ones and the Cumberland) but I'm not certain they're vegan

Correct, not vegan.

Eggs, cheese, milk are not vegan.

merlotgran Wed 26-Mar-25 11:08:22

I get around the issues with burgers and sausages by batch making the mixes like beetroot falafel, spicy beans, leek and cheese etc., and then shaping them so I can use them straight from the freezer.

One of my best purchases was a cheapo burger press and wax discs. Veggie burgers are so much tastier than meat ones.

Cressy Wed 26-Mar-25 11:07:13

I like the Waitrose own vegan sausages.

merlotgran Wed 26-Mar-25 11:01:38

I’m coeliac so if I cook for veggies or vegans everyone eats the same meal, gluten and meat free, even if there are meat eaters included.

There’s never a problem.

Caleo Wed 26-Mar-25 10:49:47

Once I invited several people for a meal including meat eaters and two vegetarians. Everyone chose the nut roast and there was not enough for everyone.

If I had to cook for mixed vegetarians and flesh eaters I'd make all vegetarian food with some slices of Cheddar and other cheeses as a side dish.

Caleo Wed 26-Mar-25 10:40:44

Grannylynge, it's ethical not to eat the flesh of pigs, sheep, lambs or cows, salmon ,or hens unless the animals have been welfare checked to the highest standards . Welfare standards include no long distance transports to slaughter, or making baby calves anaemic to produce white veal.

Pigs are as intelligent as dogs and so are a special case . If you have seen a brood sow literally gone mad with the conditions of her life you would not eat pig either.

It's better to eat a little animal flesh than eat it every day. It's not necessary for human health to eat flesh every day.

NotSpaghetti Wed 26-Mar-25 07:44:59

Oh dear. Just looked up Tivall - they are vegetarian too!
Just ignore everything I said!!!
Sorry.

NotSpaghetti Wed 26-Mar-25 07:43:26

Sorry. Cauldron are vegetarian- not vegan

NotSpaghetti Wed 26-Mar-25 07:41:16

Cauldron taste the best
Tivall do the best tasting frankfurter type.

I'm a vegetarian and don't need to buy fake meats as I cook from scratch but I have definitely eaten lots of sausages elsewhere - some are truly disgusting!

Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 23:12:56

Excuse typos, I'm tired.

Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 23:06:07

keepingquiet

I agree with above. Why make food seem like meat if you don't eat meat?

There must be so many simple and quick vegan meals out there which are really tasty.

I'm not vegan but if I had a guest who was one I would just cook a great vegan meal we could all enjoy.

Cooking a chicken roast seems a bit insulting to the guest to me.

Cooking a chicken roast seems a bit insulting to the guest to me.

So if you have ten guests for dinner and one is vegan, equally would it be insulting to cook vegan foo for all?

Enjoy your traditional roast chicken and I hope the person who is vegan enjoys their meal too, whatever you decide to cook &shysal^.

I probably wouldn't bother with fake meat alternatives, just find a good, easy vegan recipe. Mary Berry cooked something with put lentils on TV this evening which looked tasty and very easy.

mum2three Tue 25-Mar-25 18:02:26

I think Richmond are the best. My husband was a meat eater. I'm sure he would never have guessed that these do not contain meat.

Chardy Tue 25-Mar-25 17:58:29

Sorry. No, forget that. Cauldron sausages have egg white in them

Chardy Tue 25-Mar-25 17:55:20

We all like Cauldron veggie sausages (especially the Lincolnshire ones and the Cumberland) but I'm not certain they're vegan

Ilovedogs22 Tue 25-Mar-25 17:48:19

V3ra

Tesco have vegan sausages and bacon from Richmond on their website.

I wouldn't buy vegan stuff from Richmond as they're only jumping on the vegan bandwagon!
Quorn are good however.☺

Maremia Tue 25-Mar-25 17:24:26

Grannylynj, perhaps because of the particularly cruel way pigs are killed. Not going into detail in this forum.
We used to enjoy vegan sausages and mash, but came to realise that the product is too ultra processed, and although 'kind' is not healthy.
Wish we could find another version. Will keep reading this thread.

BlueBelle Tue 25-Mar-25 17:16:06

I can’t stand Linda mccartneys stuff personally but I do like Quorn sausages
They don’t have lots of fat but do have plenty of protein
I only use Quorn stuff Most of the non meat bacon is horrid

A nut roast is a lovely alternative

Grannylynj Tue 25-Mar-25 17:11:34

Not to eat pigs? Ok to eat lambs and cows

pably15 Tue 25-Mar-25 17:03:18

last Christmas Tesco were selling IT'S NOT TURKEY..it had stuffing along with it, I got it for my daughter who is vegan, and she said it was the best she had tasted,,

merlotgran Tue 25-Mar-25 16:50:53

I make beetroot falafel and shape the same mixture into burgers or sausages if required.

Works every time and tastes delicious.

Sago Tue 25-Mar-25 16:36:29

It’s chemicals in a sausage shape.
Don’t do it!

pascal30 Tue 25-Mar-25 14:53:31

why not do finely chopped mushrooms and olives with pepper, and roll them in a green leaf..

vegansrock Tue 25-Mar-25 14:33:18

Sainsbury’s do a plant based vegan Cumberland sausage which is ok, though I avoid ultra processed foods so I don’t buy them any more. Roast cauliflower with hazelnuts is a nice combo and is easy to do with roast dinners.

Norah Tue 25-Mar-25 14:02:24

We're vegan. We happily eat sides, extra salad and bread. Nobody need worry how we fill our plates - perhaps ask preferences?

Babs03 Tue 25-Mar-25 13:35:39

I don’t like quorn, if my veggie family come home I tend to use tofu in curries or roasted with veg. But at Xmas they all like a roast dinner and then I have to find plant based options but luckily there are a wide variety available now, not just quorn or Linda McCartney.