5 Surprising Vegan Substitutes

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Dona E
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Being vegan doesn’t have to mean sticking to a bland diet of fruit and vegetables. These days, there are many more options. There are vegan substitutes for many old classics that have been designed to taste as good as their animal-product counterparts. Here are five delicious vegan substitutes you should know about.

Vegan Mayonnaise

Yes, that’s right. You can now eat quality mayonnaise that’s vegan friendly. No eggs, all plant-based. Beautiful.

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Not even lying when I say this is one of the best things I’ve ever eaten 🤤 salt and chilli king oyster mushroom “squid” with miso mayo: crispy on the outside, perfect texture on the inside 🍄💥 6 tbsps cornflour 1 tsp white pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice 1 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp coconut sugar (or any sugar) 1 tsp salt 2 king oyster mushrooms 1 tbsp sesame oil 100ml almond milk (or any plant milk) Chop the stalks off the mushrooms and save the brown flat parts for another meal. Cut the white stalks into disc-shaped pieces around 1cm thick. Using a sharp knife, cut out the middle of each disc. You can save the small cut outs to fry, they’re just as tasty! In a bowl, mix the cornflour with all of the other dry ingredients. Add the almond milk to another bowl. Pour the oil into a pan on a medium-high heat. Sprinkle a bit of the cornflour into the oil to check its hot enough. It should sizzle/bubble. One by one, dip the mushroom rings into the milk and then the flour mix. Make sure they’re well coated. Add straight to the hot pan. Repeat with the little cut out chunks. For the miso mayo, I just mixed a tsp of miso with 2 tbsps of @followyourheartuk mayo!

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Egg Replacer

There are two kinds of products here. The first is egg replacer for baking. This binds your dough or cake mixture in the same way as egg and provides the same kind of flavor to the finished product. The second is an egg replacement made of mung beans that you can fry, put in sandwiches, and generally use instead of regular eggs.

Plant-Based Butter

You can now buy quality butter without the dairy. Made from vegetable oils and plant-based syrups, these plant-based butters are divine on toast, in baking, or in a sandwich.

Meat Substitute

There are many meat substitutes out there now. You can eat vegan mincemeat, burgers, ham, chicken, turkey, and shrimp. While it’s not quite the same as real meat, it has its own charm that in some ways surpasses the real deal.

Chocolate

You can now buy vegan chocolate that tastes heavenly. Made from vegetable oils, sugar, cocoa and coconut, soy or oat milk, good vegan chocolate tastes no different from the original.