Vegan meat substitutes have been a popular choice among new and seasoned vegans alike. For vegan meat, it can either be very well received, or tastes terrible. There’s really no in between.
Trust me; Coming from an ex-meat eater, I am very picky on what meat substitutes I eat, as frankly, they need to be better than beans and legumes that I already love!
Let’s go through some of the best vegan meat substitutes to consider for your next barbecue, stew, breakfast or sandwich!
These are all based on my personal opinion and taste, so feel free to agree and disagree as you please! Hopefully you find some solid options that are accessible to you.
Best vegan chicken substitutes
Needless to say, going vegan you no longer eat chicken, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy your favourites anymore.
You can enjoy still enjoy vegan chicken-like products such as burgers, fillets, goujons, nuggets, and pieces for frying, stewing and roasting.
Some options include:
Nuggets
For a lazy day, chicken nuggets are always a good idea, here are some vegan options.
Vivera
Green cuisine
This
Quorn
Goujons
A fancier chicken nugget, some vegan options include:
Vivera
Fry’s
Chicken chunks/pieces
If you miss the chicken in the chow mien or chicken pieces in general for your new plant-based diet, here are some solid vegan chicken-ey chunks to choose from.
Linda Mccartney
The Vegetarian Butcher
Quorn
This
Some of the best substitutes for vegan chicken dishes, for those that miss nuggets and chips, and chicken in their stir fries, these’ll do the trick.
Best vegan burgers
Who doesn’t love a good burger? I know I do, and with recently going vegan, I noticed there are genuinely a wide range of vegan burgers to choose from.
To make this as simple as possible, I’m going to include some of my favourite vegan burgers, separated into chicken style, meaty, and veggie.
Vegan chicken burgers
Fry’s
Plant pioneers
Vivera
Green cuisine
Meaty vegan burgers
Beyond meat
Green cuisine
Linda mccartney
Quorn
Meatless farm
Richmond
Veggie-style vegan burgers
The curators
Naked
For your next barbecue, you may want to fry these in a separate grill to the main one with all the meat; You know, if you’re trying to keep it vegan!
Best vegan breakfast meat substitutes
For those who like a fry up in the morning on the weekend or even on a daily. We’ve got you covered with some of the best vegan bacon and sausage alternatives on the market today.
Best vegan sausages
Tofurkey
Richmond
Heck
Linda Mccartney
Meatless farm
Vegetarian butcher
Best vegan bacon substitutes
Vivera
This
Plant pioneers
Naked
Richmond
These are some of the best brands we can pull together to make your perfect fry up. Linda Mccartney and Vivera in particular with the exceptional sausage and bacon alternatives.
Some other vegan meat options
Here are some other honourable mentions for the list of plant-based meats to consider, for your sandwich, your next bolognese/lasagne, or sushi!
Best vegan sandwich meats
Tofurkey
Quorn
Vegetarian butcher
My personal favourite coming from Tofurkey, I love me some vegan deli meats in my ham and cheeze toasties.
Best vegan mince
Beyond
Meatless farm
Vivera
Vegetarian butcher
These are a life saver for those wanting to make a quick bolognese, lasagne or mince-based dish mid-week. It behaves like minced meat, in that, you could also make your own burger recipes out of it if you wanted to. Take and use this information as you please!
Best vegan fish products
V bites
Marigold
Quorn
Linda Mccartney
Vegan Zeastar
For those who miss fishcakes and fish fingers, to those who want a vegan alternative to sashimi and shrimp. We’ve got a little something for everyone who wishes to have a bit of fish, without actually needing to eat fish!
Vegan meat alternatives
We hope you found our list of vegan meat substitutes informative and useful.
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