THE CONVERSATION: Meat-free alternatives are dull – we need exciting vegan Christmas dinner ideas

Press/Media: Expert comment

Description

Bangers and mash, toad in the hole, shepherd’s pie, Lancashire hotpot – meat is tightly interwoven with British culture and dining. Particularly now at Christmas, it might seem self-evident that everyone will be having a roast dinner on the big day. But what if you’re vegetarian or vegan? What are you going to eat at your family’s house, and what are they going to eat at yours?

Nowadays, there are probably two to four times as many vegetarians in the UK than in the early 1990s, when a market for vegetarian products was still in its infancy. In 1991, a survey of UK households found only 15% of dinners prepared at home were vegetarian. Today, that number has almost doubled to 29%, and Quorn have only just started to sell cooking ingredients.

Period21 Dec 2018

Media coverage

1

Media coverage

  • TitleMeat-free alternatives are dull – we need exciting vegan Christmas dinner ideas
    Media name/outletThe Conversation
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date21/12/18
    DescriptionBangers and mash, toad in the hole, shepherd’s pie, Lancashire hotpot – meat is tightly interwoven with British culture and dining. Particularly now at Christmas, it might seem self-evident that everyone will be having a roast dinner on the big day. But what if you’re vegetarian or vegan? What are you going to eat at your family’s house, and what are they going to eat at yours?

    Nowadays, there are probably two to four times as many vegetarians in the UK than in the early 1990s, when a market for vegetarian products was still in its infancy. In 1991, a survey of UK households found only 15% of dinners prepared at home were vegetarian. Today, that number has almost doubled to 29%, and Quorn have only just started to sell cooking ingredients.
    URLhttps://theconversation.com/meat-free-alternatives-are-dull-we-need-exciting-vegan-christmas-dinner-ideas-108777
    PersonsMalte Rodl

Keywords

  • vegan
  • vegetarian
  • Christmas dinner