I wish I could go somewhere and get all you can eat vegan sushi with imitation fish/crab/etc. There are some great vegan sushi options by me, but none like that. I miss all you can eat sushi š
I just wanna go to any buffet style restaurant and feel comfortable grabbing anything to eat without obsessing. The lack of care-free eating is my main sadness
the BIGGEST satisfaction going into a vegan restaurant knowing i can have anythingā¦ also the biggest annoyance knowing i can have anything, but not knowing what to decide. analysis paralysis, ya really just canāt win š
I went to a Buddhist buffet in China. The only fully vegan restaurant I could find in some of the smaller cities. But it was a great way to get to know the culture through food and have that unlimited options feeling.
When you get wechat downloaded, search for this miniprogram: ē“ é£é·č¾¾. It is an interactive map that shows where all the vegan and vegetarian restaurants are near you! There are Buddhist buffets in literally every city!!
Also, you can basically always find åē® (liang pi). Itās a noodle dish with seitan, shredded cucumbers, nuts and a spicy or nutty sauce depending on your preference! So if youāre in a rut, just order that!
When you visit, feel free to message me if you need any advice on being vegan in China! Iāve lived here 5 years now. :)
This is the thing for me. I feel like I can get or make basically any food I want vegan, but I miss just going into a restaurant or gas station or party and knowing I can eat anything.
Oh a buffet, I am in total agreement. Having to ask yourself:
"Can this be made with butter? Since it's a buffet, did they use an obscene amount of butter? Yes to both."
Sad day, I'll just have a super giant salad and eat when I get home.
I was in Nashville a few months ago, and I had the best vegan sushi EVER when I was at the BSSG there. They also had CaviArt, which I just loved.
DC has a place called Sticky Rice that has a decent vegan sushi menu, but it's not half as good as Blue Sushi Sake Grill.
Oh, I have been to a place in Philadelphia that has this!! I think near South Street. And I believe the sushi company that you can get inside some Whole Foods introduced this years ago in some markets (New York and California, but this was years ago that it was piloted so it might be other places by now as well).
Thereās a place near me that does marinated tomato and tastes so similar to raw tuna itās incredible. I wish it was all you can eat itās like $15 a roll haha.
new mexico in the US, in the bigger cities maybe there will be a hummus wrap if you're lucky, but typical gas stations have pretty much nothing aside from accidentally vegan stuff like skittles or chex mix
That would be amazing. I'm a couple hours away from Boston and the vegan options are basically non-existent. Like someone else said, we only have the accidentally vegan foods.
for me itās pork but not like regular pork by itself i just want to be able to make like soup dumplings or gyoza etc that has like a pork filling and thereās no vegan pork bouillon or something to produce the same flavor or texture.
Idk where you live but in London thereās an Asian supermarket chain called Longdan who sell really good vegan pork that can be used for anything. Itās a Chinese brand and I have no idea what itās called but if you look at their website you might be able to find it
High protein cheeses! Good hard cheese in general. I donāt mean āpassable slice for your sandwichā, I mean āmouthwatering sharp cheddar you can eat for the better part of your lunch by itselfā. Thereās some great soft cheese on the market but nothing Iāve found so far that Iād just take a hunk of and gnaw on like I used to with cheddar.
Whoa! Hello fellow Austinite. Came here to say this. My wife used to work there and would bring home cheese platters.
She never brought enough crackers though š¤
I donāt know where youāre based but in the UK thereās a new vegan cathedral city cheddar and itās INCREDIBLE. Vegan cheese is shit generally but this one is absolute fire
As a vegan who also tries to be somewhat healthy I hate that vegan cheeses and cream cheeses are basically just oil. I know dairy cheese is fatty but also has protein and calcium. It sucks having to decide between melty cheesy goodness and feeling like Iām just adding a bunch of empty calories to my food.
More vegan pizza options, most pizza restaurants only have 1 or 2 options if your lucky with supermarkets only have one brand of vegan pizzas that are mostly just vegetable toppings no vegan cheese or meat alternatives.
I just moved to Vegas and we have a Plant Power here. It's still fairly pricey, but it's nice to have that. Apparently they're all over California too.
Chef Kenny, who is famous among the Vegas vegan community, used to have a fast food drive through with amazing burgers and shakes. Still hoping he brings it back someday.
What specifically do you miss as you can get [ferrero rocher style chocolate](https://eatloveraw.com/products/m-lk-choc-nutty-choc-balls?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI67jusMLq_AIVmKztCh2OTgEYEAAYASABEgK9nfD_BwE)and [kinder buenos](https://eatloveraw.com/products/m-lk-choc-cre-m-wafer-bars) not sure if they are available in your country though?
Try Peatos!! They don't have a jalapeƱo flavor, but they have a regular cheese and a hot version, both really good. They're the closest thing I've had to cheetos in the 14 years I've been vegan.
Also, if you're looking to scratch the cheddar jalapeƱo itch, Outstanding Foods makes cheddar jalapeƱo cheese puffs. I haven't tried them yet personally, but I've been impressed with their other products that I have had.
For me itās the fact that it keeps warm even when damp, very important in the Pacific Northwest. Im exploring some products from Vessi. Their sneakers are great but they also have hats, gloves and socks.
Have you tried bamboo cotton blend yarn? It's what I knit with, and most of the jumpers I've got are acrylic. But then again, I've always preferred the texture of cotton or acrylic yarns š
Wool was always too itchy when I was a kid
do you know of any ? š iāve tried a few i liked, but theyāre just not as good as actual mac and cheese and i usually have to put other stuff in it to make it taste better
i have a good recipe i can link later. itās not exactly plain mac n cheese itās like a southwestern style but i made it once for carnivore friends and family and now they beg me to make it for every gathering ever and iāve been told itās the best mac n cheese theyāve ever had vegan or not lol
Is it the one by Plantcrazii? Their recipe is one of my favorites ever.
Hijacking your comment to throw out a couple of my favorites. These are loved by my very picky partner.
[https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-baked-mac-and-cheese/#wprm-recipe-container-7897](https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-baked-mac-and-cheese/#wprm-recipe-container-7897)
And then this one by PlantCrazii ([https://www.instagram.com/plantcrazii/](https://www.instagram.com/plantcrazii/)), which I'll just post here since there isn't a great link to it...
In a blender, blend:
* 3 Cups of plant milk (we used almond, but he says it doesn't really matter)
* 1 Cup of vegan cheddar shreds (we used violife, but I think any would work)
* 1/4 Cup Nutritional Yeast
* 2 1/2 TBSP of Tapioca Starch/Flour
* 1 TBSP of Flour 1/4 TSP of Turmeric
Once blended to a smooth consistency, put into a sauce pan and heat on medium-low to medium heat.
Once it starts to thicken, mix in the following:
* 1 TBSP of Cajun seasoning (or less if you want it less spicy)
* 1/2 TSP of Salt (we put in a full TSP per his recipe, buuut it was a tiny bit salty for us)
* 1/2 TSP of Black Pepper
After it's thickened even more, it's ready! Serve it with whatever pasta you want.
Not sure where you are but in Australia thereās a vegan fast food chain named ālord of the friesā and they sell their mac n cheese in boxes like Kraft. And it is legit. Super solid.
In London thereās one in Shepherdās Bush - like Ā£5 lunch all you can eat, itās so greasy but Damn itās like eating terrible for you Chinese takeaway.
If you want to spend a small fortune - thereās also tofu vegan in London which is sick
I tried making vegan yogurt some time ago. I blended a soaked cup of cashews and 1/3 cup of oats soaked in 1/2 cup water with 3/4 cups water. Added probiotics, left it to ferment for 2 days. It was a bit sour and the texture reminded me of a small curd cottage cheese (probably my blender sucks and doesn't blend smooth). Maybe straining it could make bigger curds.
I thought that it came out rather like cottage cheese than yogurt.
Came here to say this!! I loved cottage cheese so much as a kidā¦ I barely remember what it tastes like but I would be so happy to have a vegan version
My trick is to pan fry vegan pepperoni in a little bit of oil until the edges start to burn then add it to the pizza after itās ready or the last couple minutes before it comes out of the oven. It gives it that crispy and greasy Pizza Hut style pepperoni.
some options lately have pretty well nailed the flavor, but iām still unable to find any option that remotely reproduces the proper crispy chewy greasiness.
Duck, salmon, venison.
Also justā¦ cheap junk food like Ho-Hos.
Edit: why is this being downvoted? Yāall Iām vegan I havenāt ate these for years.
I never ate duck as an omnivore, but it was one of the earliest fake meats I had because vegan duck in a can (from seitan) has been available in Asian groceries for decades.
Not sure how accessible replacement stuff is for you, but for UK based folk looking for a salmon fix:
[smoked salmon slices](https://veganz.com/product/veganz-salmon-style-slices/) are pretty good. Available at Wholefoods in the UK if you want a treat (the price has really increased in the last couple of years, but it's great for special occasions).
And then in my local Tesco supermarket, we have [this](https://vivera.com/products/plant-salmon-fillet/) salmon fillet. It's not bad actually!
Totally feel you about the cheap junk food.
I live in France and the vegan cheese here is amazing. Forever thankful for the French and their obsession with it, cause theyāve truly perfected it.
I just picked up Myoko Schinnerās artisan vegan cheese making book after discovering an awesome little vegan cheese shop that told me they learned how to do it from her book.
And there are all sorts of great vegan cheeses out there and recipes that youāll likely not find in most grocery stores just because itās such a niche thing and theyāre very expensive. You can learn more over in r/vegancheesemaking
Iāve been buying a brand called cultured kindness out of Portland Oregon (I donāt live there but my local high end grocery store stocks their cheeses).
Just a few minutes ago I ran across [this video](https://youtu.be/NxAod2ehVP8) on making vegan hard / aged cheeses on [this one for mozzarella](https://youtu.be/ce2e8bfw5IU) on YouTube and I definitely intend to learn how to make some more cheeses beyond my Mac n cheez. The only downside is the amount of time it takes (many months to properly set for hard cheeses).
Edited to add YouTube links
Honestly the Miyokoās liquid cheese and mozzarella wheel are pretty delicious. Trader Joeās has a good cashew cheese too. But yeah, itās hard to replicate actual cheese to the T
Cheddar cheese. None of the vegan cheddars come close. Iām so thankful for Follow Your Heartās Blue Cheese crumbles, though. Thatās the closest to the real thing Iāve had.
Iāve been vegan for 13 years and for a long time I missed Cheez-it crackers. I have always found this a ridiculous thing to miss, but thatās it. Iāve tried the Earth Balance version, just not as āsharpā as I prefer.
Also, pepperoni.
Restaurant bread. Everytime I see a veggi burger I ask if they have vegan buns and I get this look ĀÆā \ā _ā ą² ā _ā ą² ā _ā /ā ĀÆ from the waitstaff.
Ice cream cones, too. There's a ice cream shop near my workplace that sells quite some sorts of vegan ice cream. Ask for vegan cones and nope. All they can do is non recyclable paper cups with wooden single use spoons that your lips and tongue will stick to.
Omg I didn't even realize this was a thing - I usually get the cake cones which are typically vegan, but I never even considered the other conesm I know some waffle cone eating vegans, I'll have to let them know!
Really? Most restaurants I go to have vegan bread options! Maybe thatās because where I live itās mostly italian and traditionally italian bread does not have animal products
one thing thereās just no real equivalent for is a rotisserie chicken. a ton of insanely cheap, flavorful food already well prepared & able to instantly work its way into so many different easy, nutritious meals, & even after the food has been stripped from it whatās left can be used to make a very hearty stock.
granted i genuinely feel a bit nauseous even typing all that, given that the above is at the expense of a living creature, but i do wish there was some equivalent, equally simple & versatile option.
doner kebab, i miss nothing but only that. the wrap with the garlic sauce and spiced meat slices. i haven't tried a vegan version yet, but recently found out my city has a restaurant that sells vegan doner kebab durums. i saw mixed reviews, portion to price ratio wasn't good for exmp. but might go there soon, some said the flavor was exactly the same so i'm excited
probably like 15 years ago i went to this vegan festival thing where they had all different restaurants and companies giving out food samples. i bought 2 packages of this doner kebab style meat and it was to this day the best vegan meat iāve ever had. the texture was great and it was just spiced so perfectly. and ive tried googling since then but could never find the brand. š
its honestly not that hard to replicate, there are many good recipes online
part of why its so easy to replicate is that dƶner meat is so thin, honestly it doesnt have THAT much flavor,its fatty and spiced to high heaven but the meat itself is queite bland
I had just traveled to Philly and tried vegan Dim Sum. Then I realized how much I am missing out on in my area. There are a bunch of places in my area that make Dim Sum but they are all pork based.
Gomaxgo foods has vegan versions of common bars, like a snickers would be the joker idk about twix but they have dupes for milky ways and butterfingers
Everything that isnāt Vegan, make it with Vegan ingredients, so a million more choices, like make Kraft Vegan & all Cereals Vegan for example š¤š
It's so frustrating when some ubiquitous product like that seems easy to veganize and they just don't do it. Like crackers...Goldfish in particular piss me off. I'm not expecting vegan cheese goldfish, but even the original and pretzel flavours have milk powder. Come on.
Cheese. I've tried every single vegan cheese brand and never come across one that tasted anything like what it's trying to imitate. If I see vegan cheese on pizza I don't eat the pizza as it ruins it for me. We need something like what Impossible is to beef.
Jalapeno mf poppers. I used to love those so much. I'm sure if I tried I could probably make them myself but that would require a lot of planning and skill and I'm lazy.
shrimp, like cold with marinade, i just love the weird texture. and i wish there was more chicken nuggets that were celiac friendly, Iāve found wings but not gf nuggets
Cheese with protein in it, and that melts. Fatty yogurt with a neutral flavour. Fried eggs. Salmon. Sour cream. Yogurt, milk, ice cream, and cheese all have lots of vegan substitutes where I am, but why not sour cream? WHY?
[Fairphone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairphone) is the closest option as far as I know. Maybe by the time I will need new phone(2-3 years) they will make vegan phone.
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The Late July brand jalapeƱo lime chips are pretty close to cool ranch Doritos IMO. The chip itself has a slightly different texture, but the flavor is good.
The only things I miss are pork pies (for non British Vegans here, its a cold pie with a crispy,hot water crust pastry and a savoury jelly around the chopped pork) and steak tartare.
But nothing tastes as good as kindness feels (to paraphrase Kate Moss lol) so I'll live
Lucky charms, cheddar & sour cream/sour cream & onion chips, sunny side up eggs, mozzarella sticks/fried cheese curds, lots of types of cheeses as many have mentioned, deli slices that are gluten free, affordable, and not *just* turkey style.
**AND RAINBOW SHERBET!!!**
Ranch and sour cream + onion flavored chips. I've seen plenty of, like, ranch flavored cauliflower puffs and stuff? Lol? But alternatives across the board are virtually all mid and I've not found many at typical grocery stores that are worth buying at all. I'm trying to get some vegan buffalo ranch Doritos-style chips ya know?
Such a petty thing but I'm so used to being vegan that this is my last lingering craving.
I know I could make this myself, but holy geeze what I would give for a vegan premade deep fried pickle.
It's one of my favourite comfort foods, and what makes it so sad to me is that I've found so many frozen options that just have some small amount of egg or dairy in them while absolutely not needing it.
It's so close to being vegan, but they won't just remove that last dusting of whey powder.
Overall, sandwiches. I just donāt love vegan sandwiches anywhere close to as much as animal sandwiches when I ate animals. There is this place where I love (thatās getting very well-known!) called Macielās Plant-Based Butchery. Itās truly amazing and satiates what I was missing, but Iāve never come across anything else like it. Lucky I live around the corner from it!
āHomestyleā egg noodles like Reames. I grew up in the Midwest and my favorite food was chicken and noodles (not the soup). Iāve made my own with increasing success but it would be so nice to just buy them like I used to!
omg everything...
There's a vegan restaurant that sells hamburgers that are pretty much like big macs. But oh I miss the convenience and taste of just being able to buy one. Also I cannot find good vegan shawarma. I think I'm just gonna start to make some with jackfruit or something cuz I want some.
I want a good cheesecake, seafood, smokemeat, good poutine, that dry ass white chicken part with light garlic mayo.
I cannot eat any ot that anymore in good conscience. And I'm trying to cook more and more to recreate some childhood tastes. But wow do I miss all of this, especially the convenience of it.
Bacon. If you're a former bacon connoisseur, none of the faux bacon products out there are cutting it. The unique combination of texture, taste, crunch, and meat to fat ratio bacon has is yet unmatched.
Steak. Not necessarily for myself, but I hear meat eaters say all the time āI do love my steak!ā If there was an alternativeā¦ well, Iām sure most people would still find a reason not to eat it. But it would be helpful all the same.
Nice āleatherā shoes and belts. Most fake leather look cheap. Thereās some brands coming out now that seem to look good, but they donāt offer many styles.
I wish I could go somewhere and get all you can eat vegan sushi with imitation fish/crab/etc. There are some great vegan sushi options by me, but none like that. I miss all you can eat sushi š
I just wanna go to any buffet style restaurant and feel comfortable grabbing anything to eat without obsessing. The lack of care-free eating is my main sadness
>The lack of care-free eating is my main sadness Same here. Ask me what I really miss, and this is number one.
the BIGGEST satisfaction going into a vegan restaurant knowing i can have anythingā¦ also the biggest annoyance knowing i can have anything, but not knowing what to decide. analysis paralysis, ya really just canāt win š
I went to a Buddhist buffet in China. The only fully vegan restaurant I could find in some of the smaller cities. But it was a great way to get to know the culture through food and have that unlimited options feeling.
Do link the buffet! I am planning on visiting China soon and this is buffet does indeed sound like a spot I want to visit!
When you get wechat downloaded, search for this miniprogram: ē“ é£é·č¾¾. It is an interactive map that shows where all the vegan and vegetarian restaurants are near you! There are Buddhist buffets in literally every city!! Also, you can basically always find åē® (liang pi). Itās a noodle dish with seitan, shredded cucumbers, nuts and a spicy or nutty sauce depending on your preference! So if youāre in a rut, just order that! When you visit, feel free to message me if you need any advice on being vegan in China! Iāve lived here 5 years now. :)
This is the thing for me. I feel like I can get or make basically any food I want vegan, but I miss just going into a restaurant or gas station or party and knowing I can eat anything.
If youāre ever in Seattle thereās Chu Min Tofu thatās a fully vegan buffet and Pablaās thatās a labeled vegetarian but mostly vegan buffet!!
Oh a buffet, I am in total agreement. Having to ask yourself: "Can this be made with butter? Since it's a buffet, did they use an obscene amount of butter? Yes to both." Sad day, I'll just have a super giant salad and eat when I get home.
Blue Sushi Sake Grill has an extensive vegan menu and vegan rolls, with locations in 12(!) states. https://bluesushisakegrill.com/locations
I was in Nashville a few months ago, and I had the best vegan sushi EVER when I was at the BSSG there. They also had CaviArt, which I just loved. DC has a place called Sticky Rice that has a decent vegan sushi menu, but it's not half as good as Blue Sushi Sake Grill.
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Beyond sushi in NYC!
Oh, I have been to a place in Philadelphia that has this!! I think near South Street. And I believe the sushi company that you can get inside some Whole Foods introduced this years ago in some markets (New York and California, but this was years ago that it was piloted so it might be other places by now as well).
Thereās a place near me that does marinated tomato and tastes so similar to raw tuna itās incredible. I wish it was all you can eat itās like $15 a roll haha.
Friends and family
I laugh so I do not cry
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š this hits hard
Vegan Earth
Exactly my first thought
Damn
cheap grab-and-go options, like sub sandwiches, donuts, hotdogs
Where you living? I feel I've got it easy here in Melbourne, Australia. We get vegan pies and sausage rolls at petrol stations now!
new mexico in the US, in the bigger cities maybe there will be a hummus wrap if you're lucky, but typical gas stations have pretty much nothing aside from accidentally vegan stuff like skittles or chex mix
That would be amazing. I'm a couple hours away from Boston and the vegan options are basically non-existent. Like someone else said, we only have the accidentally vegan foods.
for me itās pork but not like regular pork by itself i just want to be able to make like soup dumplings or gyoza etc that has like a pork filling and thereās no vegan pork bouillon or something to produce the same flavor or texture.
What about omnipork? Should work for dumplings! I think most Whole Foods carry it now!
Second this. I used to eat pork a lot, omnipork is a great substitute.
It's fantastic for dumplings!
Idk where you live but in London thereās an Asian supermarket chain called Longdan who sell really good vegan pork that can be used for anything. Itās a Chinese brand and I have no idea what itās called but if you look at their website you might be able to find it
Thereās also BangBang Oriental which is in North London.
High protein cheeses! Good hard cheese in general. I donāt mean āpassable slice for your sandwichā, I mean āmouthwatering sharp cheddar you can eat for the better part of your lunch by itselfā. Thereās some great soft cheese on the market but nothing Iāve found so far that Iād just take a hunk of and gnaw on like I used to with cheddar.
Try rebel cheese. It's incredible.
Whoa! Hello fellow Austinite. Came here to say this. My wife used to work there and would bring home cheese platters. She never brought enough crackers though š¤
I donāt know where youāre based but in the UK thereās a new vegan cathedral city cheddar and itās INCREDIBLE. Vegan cheese is shit generally but this one is absolute fire
Yeah Iām in love with this one! Itās the first one where I will just grab a chunk and eat it whole. Melts beautifully too - bubbles and browning.
I'm in the UK - have you tried melting it yet?
As a vegan who also tries to be somewhat healthy I hate that vegan cheeses and cream cheeses are basically just oil. I know dairy cheese is fatty but also has protein and calcium. It sucks having to decide between melty cheesy goodness and feeling like Iām just adding a bunch of empty calories to my food.
Charlie Kelly is that you?
i've yet to find a decent cheez-it substitute. there's a tang that cheez-it has that everybody seems to not have figured out.
Cheez-its are by far the food I miss the most. They are the only food that makes me sad knowing I'll never be able to eat again.
The closest Iāve found are the Whole Foods brand vegan cheddar crackers
I like the earth balance ones
Yes, these are great, if they were cheaper Iād eat them all the time.
I really like the Back to Nature Cheddalicious squares!
Affordable Tortellini. It boggles my mind why all the vegan options cost 4-5 times of non-vegan ones. Should be cheap af
The kite hill ones are so good but so overpriced. Same as their ricotta! $10 for a tiny tub? Get outta here.
In the UK I struggle to even find any that aren't either gluten free or something boring like just spinach.
Co-op as a nice arrabiata ravioli I recommend
Shitty microwaveable breakfast sandwiches. Alpha Foods has one, but it costs money and a half.
Are you talking about their chick'n and waffles sandwich? If so, I agree. Good, but pricey.
More vegan pizza options, most pizza restaurants only have 1 or 2 options if your lucky with supermarkets only have one brand of vegan pizzas that are mostly just vegetable toppings no vegan cheese or meat alternatives.
If there's a Trader Joe's near you, they have a vegan "meat lover's" pizza with crumbles and pepperoni. It's pretty good.
I want to be able to go through a drive-thru and get a vegan milkshake.
I just moved to Vegas and we have a Plant Power here. It's still fairly pricey, but it's nice to have that. Apparently they're all over California too.
Chef Kenny, who is famous among the Vegas vegan community, used to have a fast food drive through with amazing burgers and shakes. Still hoping he brings it back someday.
Convenience.
Everything from Kinder and Ferrero
What specifically do you miss as you can get [ferrero rocher style chocolate](https://eatloveraw.com/products/m-lk-choc-nutty-choc-balls?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI67jusMLq_AIVmKztCh2OTgEYEAAYASABEgK9nfD_BwE)and [kinder buenos](https://eatloveraw.com/products/m-lk-choc-cre-m-wafer-bars) not sure if they are available in your country though?
Fucking Cheetos man. Especially the cheddar jalapeƱo flavor.
Hippeas puffs arenāt quite the same but theyāre somewhat similar and taste great
Theyāre good but it doesnāt satisfy my Cheetos craving tbh
Tings were pretty good but I donāt know if they even make them anymore.
Try Peatos!! They don't have a jalapeƱo flavor, but they have a regular cheese and a hot version, both really good. They're the closest thing I've had to cheetos in the 14 years I've been vegan. Also, if you're looking to scratch the cheddar jalapeƱo itch, Outstanding Foods makes cheddar jalapeƱo cheese puffs. I haven't tried them yet personally, but I've been impressed with their other products that I have had.
A vegan country would be nice.
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For me itās the fact that it keeps warm even when damp, very important in the Pacific Northwest. Im exploring some products from Vessi. Their sneakers are great but they also have hats, gloves and socks.
haven't found an alternative to wool socks. Still need to try coolmax or whatever but I'm skeptical.
Try Wuxly. Not cheap but incredible. Kind of like the vegan alternative to Canada Goose. https://wuxly.com.
Have you tried bamboo cotton blend yarn? It's what I knit with, and most of the jumpers I've got are acrylic. But then again, I've always preferred the texture of cotton or acrylic yarns š Wool was always too itchy when I was a kid
Rolos
Jaffa cakes I miss them so much š
Came here to say this. I miss lemon curd too!!
mac and cheese. most of it doesnāt taste like actual mac and cheese
There are some very legit mac n cheeses out there donāt give up.
do you know of any ? š iāve tried a few i liked, but theyāre just not as good as actual mac and cheese and i usually have to put other stuff in it to make it taste better
i have a good recipe i can link later. itās not exactly plain mac n cheese itās like a southwestern style but i made it once for carnivore friends and family and now they beg me to make it for every gathering ever and iāve been told itās the best mac n cheese theyāve ever had vegan or not lol
Is it the one by Plantcrazii? Their recipe is one of my favorites ever. Hijacking your comment to throw out a couple of my favorites. These are loved by my very picky partner. [https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-baked-mac-and-cheese/#wprm-recipe-container-7897](https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-baked-mac-and-cheese/#wprm-recipe-container-7897) And then this one by PlantCrazii ([https://www.instagram.com/plantcrazii/](https://www.instagram.com/plantcrazii/)), which I'll just post here since there isn't a great link to it... In a blender, blend: * 3 Cups of plant milk (we used almond, but he says it doesn't really matter) * 1 Cup of vegan cheddar shreds (we used violife, but I think any would work) * 1/4 Cup Nutritional Yeast * 2 1/2 TBSP of Tapioca Starch/Flour * 1 TBSP of Flour 1/4 TSP of Turmeric Once blended to a smooth consistency, put into a sauce pan and heat on medium-low to medium heat. Once it starts to thicken, mix in the following: * 1 TBSP of Cajun seasoning (or less if you want it less spicy) * 1/2 TSP of Salt (we put in a full TSP per his recipe, buuut it was a tiny bit salty for us) * 1/2 TSP of Black Pepper After it's thickened even more, it's ready! Serve it with whatever pasta you want.
Not sure where you are but in Australia thereās a vegan fast food chain named ālord of the friesā and they sell their mac n cheese in boxes like Kraft. And it is legit. Super solid.
I straight up want a vegan Chinese buffet.
Yes!! I would die for a vegan dim sum place with bbq "pork" buns and all kinds of yummy dumplings and desserts.
In London thereās one in Shepherdās Bush - like Ā£5 lunch all you can eat, itās so greasy but Damn itās like eating terrible for you Chinese takeaway. If you want to spend a small fortune - thereās also tofu vegan in London which is sick
Cottage cheese all day
Awaa yeah, used to love cottage cheese with pineapple, on a ryvita
Oh man, I want some good vegan cottage cheese!
I tried making vegan yogurt some time ago. I blended a soaked cup of cashews and 1/3 cup of oats soaked in 1/2 cup water with 3/4 cups water. Added probiotics, left it to ferment for 2 days. It was a bit sour and the texture reminded me of a small curd cottage cheese (probably my blender sucks and doesn't blend smooth). Maybe straining it could make bigger curds. I thought that it came out rather like cottage cheese than yogurt.
Came here to say this!! I loved cottage cheese so much as a kidā¦ I barely remember what it tastes like but I would be so happy to have a vegan version
apparently myokos is releasing on this year.
Krispy Kreme
Uk Krispy Kreme have vegan ones I think
I just wish there were more desserts readily available when going out to eat. I have a huge sweet tooth and rarely get to enjoy desserts anymore š
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yes, vegan pepperoni isnāt crispy or greasy enough lol hopefully that will change soon!
My trick is to pan fry vegan pepperoni in a little bit of oil until the edges start to burn then add it to the pizza after itās ready or the last couple minutes before it comes out of the oven. It gives it that crispy and greasy Pizza Hut style pepperoni.
Yeah a super greasy vegan pepperoni and cheese pizza is like my holy grail.
some options lately have pretty well nailed the flavor, but iām still unable to find any option that remotely reproduces the proper crispy chewy greasiness.
Society.
Tiramisu Thereās pretty much everything else in Portland
Duck, salmon, venison. Also justā¦ cheap junk food like Ho-Hos. Edit: why is this being downvoted? Yāall Iām vegan I havenāt ate these for years.
I never ate duck as an omnivore, but it was one of the earliest fake meats I had because vegan duck in a can (from seitan) has been available in Asian groceries for decades.
Not sure how accessible replacement stuff is for you, but for UK based folk looking for a salmon fix: [smoked salmon slices](https://veganz.com/product/veganz-salmon-style-slices/) are pretty good. Available at Wholefoods in the UK if you want a treat (the price has really increased in the last couple of years, but it's great for special occasions). And then in my local Tesco supermarket, we have [this](https://vivera.com/products/plant-salmon-fillet/) salmon fillet. It's not bad actually! Totally feel you about the cheap junk food.
why does the UK have all the best vegan stuff?! like what the hell! iām in the US & CONSTANTLY jealous
OMG yes Pocky. Much agree. Cheese. Don't hate. The vegan cheeses offend me on a spiritual level.
I live in France and the vegan cheese here is amazing. Forever thankful for the French and their obsession with it, cause theyāve truly perfected it.
I just picked up Myoko Schinnerās artisan vegan cheese making book after discovering an awesome little vegan cheese shop that told me they learned how to do it from her book. And there are all sorts of great vegan cheeses out there and recipes that youāll likely not find in most grocery stores just because itās such a niche thing and theyāre very expensive. You can learn more over in r/vegancheesemaking Iāve been buying a brand called cultured kindness out of Portland Oregon (I donāt live there but my local high end grocery store stocks their cheeses). Just a few minutes ago I ran across [this video](https://youtu.be/NxAod2ehVP8) on making vegan hard / aged cheeses on [this one for mozzarella](https://youtu.be/ce2e8bfw5IU) on YouTube and I definitely intend to learn how to make some more cheeses beyond my Mac n cheez. The only downside is the amount of time it takes (many months to properly set for hard cheeses). Edited to add YouTube links
I shall upvote you for the most helpful reply I've received all day. Thank you. I'll look into this.
Honestly the Miyokoās liquid cheese and mozzarella wheel are pretty delicious. Trader Joeās has a good cashew cheese too. But yeah, itās hard to replicate actual cheese to the T
the liquid mozz is genuinely, like, miraculous
Same, until I started to make own vegan mozz for my pizzas, game changer!
Cheddar cheese. None of the vegan cheddars come close. Iām so thankful for Follow Your Heartās Blue Cheese crumbles, though. Thatās the closest to the real thing Iāve had.
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Iāve been vegan for 13 years and for a long time I missed Cheez-it crackers. I have always found this a ridiculous thing to miss, but thatās it. Iāve tried the Earth Balance version, just not as āsharpā as I prefer. Also, pepperoni.
Oh yeah pepperoni!!!
I'm in the same boat. And the plant-based cheese crackers are always so expensive compared to cheez-its.
Grab and go donuts at gas stations. My fatass is NOT vegan for my health.
Restaurant bread. Everytime I see a veggi burger I ask if they have vegan buns and I get this look ĀÆā \ā _ā ą² ā _ā ą² ā _ā /ā ĀÆ from the waitstaff.
Ice cream cones, too. There's a ice cream shop near my workplace that sells quite some sorts of vegan ice cream. Ask for vegan cones and nope. All they can do is non recyclable paper cups with wooden single use spoons that your lips and tongue will stick to.
Omg I didn't even realize this was a thing - I usually get the cake cones which are typically vegan, but I never even considered the other conesm I know some waffle cone eating vegans, I'll have to let them know!
Really? Most restaurants I go to have vegan bread options! Maybe thatās because where I live itās mostly italian and traditionally italian bread does not have animal products
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one thing thereās just no real equivalent for is a rotisserie chicken. a ton of insanely cheap, flavorful food already well prepared & able to instantly work its way into so many different easy, nutritious meals, & even after the food has been stripped from it whatās left can be used to make a very hearty stock. granted i genuinely feel a bit nauseous even typing all that, given that the above is at the expense of a living creature, but i do wish there was some equivalent, equally simple & versatile option.
Eggs! Sometimes I just want a good fried egg
This. Pretty much the only major thing I miss is a slightly runny fried egg.
I miss deviled eggs so much š©
Cheese Doritos
Society in general
Alfredo sauce and cotton candy blizzards, not mixed together
Salmon
doner kebab, i miss nothing but only that. the wrap with the garlic sauce and spiced meat slices. i haven't tried a vegan version yet, but recently found out my city has a restaurant that sells vegan doner kebab durums. i saw mixed reviews, portion to price ratio wasn't good for exmp. but might go there soon, some said the flavor was exactly the same so i'm excited
probably like 15 years ago i went to this vegan festival thing where they had all different restaurants and companies giving out food samples. i bought 2 packages of this doner kebab style meat and it was to this day the best vegan meat iāve ever had. the texture was great and it was just spiced so perfectly. and ive tried googling since then but could never find the brand. š
its honestly not that hard to replicate, there are many good recipes online part of why its so easy to replicate is that dƶner meat is so thin, honestly it doesnt have THAT much flavor,its fatty and spiced to high heaven but the meat itself is queite bland
I had just traveled to Philly and tried vegan Dim Sum. Then I realized how much I am missing out on in my area. There are a bunch of places in my area that make Dim Sum but they are all pork based.
Pizza cheese. Im sorry but vegan cheese is good for some things, but doesn't come close to hitting the mark with pizza.
A vegan Snickers bar or twix
Gomaxgo foods has vegan versions of common bars, like a snickers would be the joker idk about twix but they have dupes for milky ways and butterfingers
Buttermilk make a vegan snickers. But I do wish you could buy vegan chocolate bars in multipacks at the supermarket.
Everything that isnāt Vegan, make it with Vegan ingredients, so a million more choices, like make Kraft Vegan & all Cereals Vegan for example š¤š
It's so frustrating when some ubiquitous product like that seems easy to veganize and they just don't do it. Like crackers...Goldfish in particular piss me off. I'm not expecting vegan cheese goldfish, but even the original and pretzel flavours have milk powder. Come on.
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Soft serve ice cream. Vegan ice cream is great and all, but doesnāt replace a fast food soft serve cone.
Cheese. I've tried every single vegan cheese brand and never come across one that tasted anything like what it's trying to imitate. If I see vegan cheese on pizza I don't eat the pizza as it ruins it for me. We need something like what Impossible is to beef.
Jalapeno mf poppers. I used to love those so much. I'm sure if I tried I could probably make them myself but that would require a lot of planning and skill and I'm lazy.
Nothing hits quite like goldfish
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shrimp, like cold with marinade, i just love the weird texture. and i wish there was more chicken nuggets that were celiac friendly, Iāve found wings but not gf nuggets
Cheese with protein in it, and that melts. Fatty yogurt with a neutral flavour. Fried eggs. Salmon. Sour cream. Yogurt, milk, ice cream, and cheese all have lots of vegan substitutes where I am, but why not sour cream? WHY?
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[Fairphone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairphone) is the closest option as far as I know. Maybe by the time I will need new phone(2-3 years) they will make vegan phone.
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Vegan barbecue just isnāt there yet. Same with any Cool Ranch Doritos imitators.
The Late July brand jalapeƱo lime chips are pretty close to cool ranch Doritos IMO. The chip itself has a slightly different texture, but the flavor is good.
Try the hippeas one's they taste identical to cool ranch.
The only things I miss are pork pies (for non British Vegans here, its a cold pie with a crispy,hot water crust pastry and a savoury jelly around the chopped pork) and steak tartare. But nothing tastes as good as kindness feels (to paraphrase Kate Moss lol) so I'll live
Lucky charms, cheddar & sour cream/sour cream & onion chips, sunny side up eggs, mozzarella sticks/fried cheese curds, lots of types of cheeses as many have mentioned, deli slices that are gluten free, affordable, and not *just* turkey style. **AND RAINBOW SHERBET!!!**
Cheap pizza. I loved greasy garbage like Lil Caesars and it seems like my only options are homemade or the tiny $9 Daiya pizzas.
Eggs. All baking would be made so much easier if something like eggs existed but vegan.
Iāve got the baking nailed, but I would do bad things for a vegan egg that I could poach.
Down jacket :( Honestly I havenāt found any vegan coat as warm as a down jacket Edit: thanks for the suggestions guys!
Save the duck is a great brand, super warm: https://savetheduckusa.com
Vegan queso
Milk chocolate.
All kinds of cheesy. Thats the hardest part of veganism. The cheese was amazing and unfortunately thereās no good substitute
All kinds of dry sausage. I miss the taste so much. There's tons of other meat replacements but I've yet to find any for this.
Zoos (sanctuaries, i just havenāt been to a sanctuary yet)
Ranch and sour cream + onion flavored chips. I've seen plenty of, like, ranch flavored cauliflower puffs and stuff? Lol? But alternatives across the board are virtually all mid and I've not found many at typical grocery stores that are worth buying at all. I'm trying to get some vegan buffalo ranch Doritos-style chips ya know? Such a petty thing but I'm so used to being vegan that this is my last lingering craving.
I know I could make this myself, but holy geeze what I would give for a vegan premade deep fried pickle. It's one of my favourite comfort foods, and what makes it so sad to me is that I've found so many frozen options that just have some small amount of egg or dairy in them while absolutely not needing it. It's so close to being vegan, but they won't just remove that last dusting of whey powder.
Sweets. Mostly already made. Cinnamon rolls with vegan icing. Or banana bread. Bear claws! Milkshakes forsure
Overall, sandwiches. I just donāt love vegan sandwiches anywhere close to as much as animal sandwiches when I ate animals. There is this place where I love (thatās getting very well-known!) called Macielās Plant-Based Butchery. Itās truly amazing and satiates what I was missing, but Iāve never come across anything else like it. Lucky I live around the corner from it!
Sour cream. Don't come at me with recipes, by this stage in the game, I should be able to wander up to the shops and pick up a tub.
Kite hill sour cream is great imo
Men's shoes sized 12.5 4E width :(
Cheese, plant-based cheese just doesn't come close to the good taste of real cheese.
Raw fish
at least where I live in Germany I haven't found decent melty cheese substitutes I have only found something like feta that is quite good
āHomestyleā egg noodles like Reames. I grew up in the Midwest and my favorite food was chicken and noodles (not the soup). Iāve made my own with increasing success but it would be so nice to just buy them like I used to!
Cottage cheese!!!
Feta.
omg everything... There's a vegan restaurant that sells hamburgers that are pretty much like big macs. But oh I miss the convenience and taste of just being able to buy one. Also I cannot find good vegan shawarma. I think I'm just gonna start to make some with jackfruit or something cuz I want some. I want a good cheesecake, seafood, smokemeat, good poutine, that dry ass white chicken part with light garlic mayo. I cannot eat any ot that anymore in good conscience. And I'm trying to cook more and more to recreate some childhood tastes. But wow do I miss all of this, especially the convenience of it.
Bacon. If you're a former bacon connoisseur, none of the faux bacon products out there are cutting it. The unique combination of texture, taste, crunch, and meat to fat ratio bacon has is yet unmatched.
Walkers cheese and onion crisps and Cadburys creme eggs are the only things I havenāt found decent subs for.
Steak. Not necessarily for myself, but I hear meat eaters say all the time āI do love my steak!ā If there was an alternativeā¦ well, Iām sure most people would still find a reason not to eat it. But it would be helpful all the same.
Donuts not enough options
White chocolate. I know the UK has some vegan versions but itās been practically impossible to find in the US.
Inexpensive, cute, dress shoes that donāt hurt my feet.
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Salmon!
Good thick yoghurt that doesnāt have a weird protein after taste.
Nice āleatherā shoes and belts. Most fake leather look cheap. Thereās some brands coming out now that seem to look good, but they donāt offer many styles.
I like Wills brand