Vegan and Plant Based Recommendations and Reviews

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I've yet to find decent tasting vegan cheese. The Violife is absolutely horrendous & same goes for the cheese sold in Veganic (for those in Dublin).

Milk: Alpro, Sojade, Oatly
Yogurt: Koko (nice, but too creamy for my taste) & Alpro - I also tasted Galberts' lemon cheesecake - wouldn't recommend at all.
Plant-based "meat": Denny's has a great range (burgers & mince); Quorn for chicken and ham style slices; Dunnes also sells plant-based bacon (can't remember the brand). About a year or so ago, M&S changed the recipe for their burgers, they're not as good anymore. Not a huge fan of the M&S range aside from the pigs in a blanket and maybe those chili sausages.
Veganaise: Hellaman's is the best for sure - tastes like mayonnaise.
Cheese sauce: Sacla - won't buy it again, unless it's for lasagna. It really has an odd taste.

I need to find these M&S Fishless goujons - never saw them anywhere.
 
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I've yet to find decent tasting vegan cheese. The Violife is absolutely horrendous & same goes for the cheese sold in Veganic (for those in Dublin).

Milk: Alpro, Sojade, Oatly
Yogurt: Koko (nice, but too creamy for my taste) & Alpro - I also tasted Galberts' lemon cheesecake - wouldn't recommend at all.
Plant-based "meat": Denny's has a great range (burgers & mince); Quorn for chicken and ham style slices; Dunnes also sells plant-based bacon (can't remember the brand). About a year or so ago, M&S changed the recipe for their burgers, they're not as good anymore. Not a huge fan of the M&S range aside from the pigs in a blanket and maybe those chili sausages.
Veganaise: Hellaman's is the best for sure - tastes like mayonnaise.
Cheese sauce: Sacla - won't buy it again, unless it's for lasagna. It really has an odd taste.

I need to find these M&S Fishless goujons - never saw them anywhere.
My go to vegan cheeses are the Mexicana, Applewood and Koko. I’m yet to find a nice vegan cream cheese!
 
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I've yet to find decent tasting vegan cheese. The Violife is absolutely horrendous & same goes for the cheese sold in Veganic (for those in Dublin).
Which violife have you tried? I only like the lighter coloured one, the mature/epic I didn't like
 
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Which violife have you tried? I only like the lighter coloured one, the mature/epic I didn't like
I tried the lighter slices (both smoked and natural), the grated mozzarella, the smoked favor block and the cream cheese. I'd say the natural is probably the worst of them all. I could never imagine having this in a sandwich. Maybe it's just me, but it still doesn't replicate the taste of cheese.
 
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My go to vegan cheeses are the Mexicana, Applewood and Koko. I’m yet to find a nice vegan cream cheese!
Have you tried Nush cream cheese? The plain one is great in both savoury and sweet dishes! I like it spread on rye bread with cucumbers, olives and sauerkraut, and it's also good stirred into vegan mac & cheese. I like the Applewood cheese too, but Tesco's own brand jalapeno & cheddar, and their smoked cheese, are my favourite vegan cheeses on the market. Not a fan of Violife either.
 
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Have you tried Nush cream cheese? The plain one is great in both savoury and sweet dishes! I like it spread on rye bread with cucumbers, olives and sauerkraut, and it's also good stirred into vegan mac & cheese. I like the Applewood cheese too, but Tesco's own brand jalapeno & cheddar, and their smoked cheese, are my favourite vegan cheeses on the market. Not a fan of Violife either.
Ohhh I’ve not tried the Nush ones, I’ll have to keep an eye out for them ☺
 
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Can I just say I really really love the Higgedy Kitchen ‘sausage’ rolls - they’re mushroom and miso flavoured with seaweed on top, they’re beautiful, really flaky pastry and the same texture of a sausage roll. The others in the range sound beautiful too - vegetable samosas. They’re not a vegan company per se but I’ve only ever seen their vegan and veggie range in supermarkets.
 
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For anyone who needs a lunch to grab a lunch when out and about or is back to working in an office, interesting video here:
 
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Finally got my hands on the Quorn peri peri strips - will report in due course. They're currently £2.50 in my local Sainsbury's so couldn't resist.
 
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The White Rabbit vegan pizzas are amazing, coconut collaborative ice lollies are lush as are vegan magnums- omg!
 
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