FabSwingers.com forum: Veggie/vegan substitutes

By *stella OP Woman
45 weeks ago

London

Quorn mince, is it any good?

I’m a meat eater but thought I’d try it out, economising and experimenting.

Do you have any veggie or vegan substitute recommendations?

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By *elix SightedMan
45 weeks ago

Cloud 8

Richmond vegan sausages are amazing. Great texture and taste and easy to cook

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By *ascaIMan
45 weeks ago

Cheshire Liverpool Manchester

I was a veggie for 5 years and would says it’s an OK substitute. It’s a bit mushier with less bite but it definitely does the job. Some people I know that eat meat actually prefer it.

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

"Quorn mince, is it any good?

I’m a meat eater but thought I’d try it out, economising and experimenting.

Do you have any veggie or vegan substitute recommendations? "

There are better tasting vegan alternatives than Quorn and the texture is better too. I can’t recall the names but I buy them in Tesco etc

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By *hoebeWoman
45 weeks ago

Edinburgh

It's not bad.

I think there are others that are better. Try a few, see what you think

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

"Richmond vegan sausages are amazing. Great texture and taste and easy to cook"

Yeah these are my favourites

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By *ty31Man
45 weeks ago

NW London

It's not the best- it tends to be a little bit "dry"

The This Isn't range is quite good.

You could also try using jackfruit as an alternative in chillis etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

"Quorn mince, is it any good?

I’m a meat eater but thought I’d try it out, economising and experimenting.

Do you have any veggie or vegan substitute recommendations? "

What are you wanting to make?? I haven't used 'mince' for 5-6 years as i use veggies / lentils and diced mushrooms in lasagnas + bolognaise ... my favourite at the moment is 'meatballs' (richmond) in tomato sauce +spaghetti.. So easy +tasty!

I love that you are experimenting

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By *bi HaiveMan
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45 weeks ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"Quorn mince, is it any good?

I’m a meat eater but thought I’d try it out, economising and experimenting.

Do you have any veggie or vegan substitute recommendations? "

I've eaten quite a bit of vegan food of late. Much nicer than I'd expected tbh.

There's a ton of good recipes online with suggested substitutes.

And Greggs vegan sausage rolls are addictive.

I'm only part time though. Still like my bacon and chicken jalfrezis

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By *stella OP Woman
45 weeks ago

London

"Quorn mince, is it any good?

I’m a meat eater but thought I’d try it out, economising and experimenting.

Do you have any veggie or vegan substitute recommendations?

I love that you are experimenting

I’m thinking about giving up meat, I’ve wanted to for ethical reasons for a long time but am doing a dry run to feel confident of my culinary skills and enjoyment.

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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
45 weeks ago

Carlisle usually

I fucking loathe quorn mince. The texture is absolutely awful.

I tend to just stick to meatless versions without meat substitutes

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
45 weeks ago

Essex

Quorn absolutely destroys my stomach.

I’d rather have lentils etc.

Beyond meat stuff is quite good

Another recommendation for Richmond sausages. Although I’m not convinced their pork sausages actually contain any meat….

Linda Mcartney stuff is basically flavoured (poorly) cardboard.

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Quorn mince is nice.

The Richmond’s sausages and bacon are alright.

Linda McCartney’s burgers are the best. About all that her range is good for though imo.

And Aldi do amazing salt and vinegar no fish fillets and no chicken wings.

But since going veggie I’ve found the best way to eat veggie is to not try and find things that taste like meat. So lots of beans and lentils are great. Chickpeas, butter beans, kidney beans, lentils, quinoa, jackfruit, mushrooms are all great substitutes for things but obviously don’t taste like meat.

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

I quite like the 'THIS' range - 'THIS isn't beef mince', 'THIS isn't pork sausages' etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

"Quorn mince, is it any good?

I’m a meat eater but thought I’d try it out, economising and experimenting.

Do you have any veggie or vegan substitute recommendations?

I've eaten quite a bit of vegan food of late. Much nicer than I'd expected tbh.

There's a ton of good recipes online with suggested substitutes.

And Greggs vegan sausage rolls are addictive.

I'm only part time though. Still like my bacon and chicken jalfrezis

You can buy then frozen in Iceland!!

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

I also cook a lot of meals that don't include a veggie or vegan version of meat. But I have been vegetarian for more 30 years so I am used to not eating meat.

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Both vegetarian but can't stand any Quorn products .

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
45 weeks ago

little house on the praire

Quorn mince makes me gag but I used to like the quorn and emantal burgers you used to get from tesco

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By *ake_or_deathMan
45 weeks ago

Manchester

"Richmond vegan sausages are amazing. Great texture and taste and easy to cook

Yeah these are my favourites

I like the Linda McCartney sausages myself.

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By *ake_or_deathMan
45 weeks ago

Manchester

"Quorn mince, is it any good?

I’m a meat eater but thought I’d try it out, economising and experimenting.

Do you have any veggie or vegan substitute recommendations? "

Vegetarian Kitchen Chicken Burgers.

The vegan Pukka Pies.

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By *ldbutable1Man
45 weeks ago

hewish

if you want to try quorn mince then make up some stock from cubes then soak the mince in it for 20 mins , also it cam then be added to fresh mince to bulk the fresh up

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By *elix SightedMan
45 weeks ago

Cloud 8

"Quorn mince, is it any good?

I’m a meat eater but thought I’d try it out, economising and experimenting.

Do you have any veggie or vegan substitute recommendations?

I've eaten quite a bit of vegan food of late. Much nicer than I'd expected tbh.

There's a ton of good recipes online with suggested substitutes.

And Greggs vegan sausage rolls are addictive.

I'm only part time though. Still like my bacon and chicken jalfrezis

You can buy then frozen in Iceland!! "

Long way to go for dinner.

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By *stella OP Woman
45 weeks ago

London

Keep the reccs coming. I’m making notes and will try them all.

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
45 weeks ago

Transsexual Transylvania

I've cut most of the meat out of my cooking.

I use quorn mince for my bobotie - it's fine. I prefer the Co-op "Gro" brand vegan mince though.

Linda McCartney sausages are great, especially the red onion and rosemary ones.

For chicken dishes, I buy The Vegetarian Butcher "What The Cluck" soya chicken. It tastes great and has excellent meaty texture.

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
45 weeks ago

Transsexual Transylvania

Oh, Linda McCartney Mozarella burgers are good, and so are the Gro brand burgers from Co-op. They also make good meatballs.

Quorn steak and gravy pies are great too.

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By *heGateKeeperMan
45 weeks ago

Stratford

Chicken

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
45 weeks ago

ashford

"Richmond vegan sausages are amazing. Great texture and taste and easy to cook"

They my faves to x

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By *stella OP Woman
45 weeks ago

London

"Chicken

GET OUT!

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By *ake_or_deathMan
45 weeks ago

Manchester

"Quorn mince, is it any good?

I’m a meat eater but thought I’d try it out, economising and experimenting.

Do you have any veggie or vegan substitute recommendations?

I've eaten quite a bit of vegan food of late. Much nicer than I'd expected tbh.

There's a ton of good recipes online with suggested substitutes.

And Greggs vegan sausage rolls are addictive.

I'm only part time though. Still like my bacon and chicken jalfrezis

You can buy then frozen in Iceland!!

Long way to go for dinner."

'Well you should have got them in Hammersmith then you could have saved money on the bus fare.'

(I wonder if anyone will get that)

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Aldi have a surprisingly wide frozen veggie range. The sausage rolls are almost up to Greggs standards. You can tell I’m a cheap date

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

I tried vegan bacon and sausage once. It was pretty good even though the texture left a bit to be desired. I think if I were to go veggie/vegan, I'd try to make as much of my diet foods that are "natural" (not sure if that's the right word) as opposed to meat-like vegan products.

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By *ty31Man
45 weeks ago

NW London

Paneer is a good substitute for meat in curries

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