By Sam Tucker, Australia and New Zealand Outreach Coordinator
I have a confession to make. I like the taste of meat.
I didn’t go vegan because I suddenly didn’t like the taste, I went vegan to stop the massive amount of cruelty involved in animal agriculture. So it should come as no surprise that when it comes to meat substitutes, I’m a bit of a self-taught expert. Luckily, here in New Zealand we have a great range of delicious vegan meat alternatives.
Vegie Delights make delicious “chicken” style tenders and burgers which can be found in the frozen section of your supermarket, as well as mince, sausages, and a Sunday roast in the chilled section. In addition to being really tasty, these products are also packed with iron, protein, B12, and zinc.
Fry’s make mushroom pies with chunks of vegan meat, crumbed schnitzels, and banger-style traditional sausages, which can all be found in the frozen section of the supermarket. The schnitzels are my personal favorite, although the pies are also great to stick in the oven on those nights when you just can’t be bothered with cooking.
Bean Supreme make delicious plant-based burgers and sausages. Their entire range of burgers are vegan and so are their parsley, sage, and rosemary sausages.
If a meat pie is what you’re after, The Baker’s Son makes a vegan mince and cheddar pie.
Sunfed (a local manufacturer of mock meats) makes “boar free bacon” and “chicken free chicken” pieces.
Let’s Eat sells burgers and tenders, found in the freezer aisle of your local supermarket.
And last but certainly not least, Howlers make vege dogs and snack sized vege mini munchers.
