Vegan Food & Living - August 2022

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BONSAI PLANT KITCHEN
Location: 44-45 Baker St, Brighton BN1 4JN
Website: bonsaiplantkitchen.co.uk
Cuisine: Japanese
Service: Table
This place is a small, unassuming spot on a side street
in the wonderful coastal town of Brighton. The food,
however, is big flavour, guaranteed to leave you
wanting more.
We just happened to be passing by, we’d heard
good things, but we hadn’t booked. Taking our chance,
we strolled in. There aren’t loads of tables, and they
were all filled. It didn’t look hopeful. The very friendly
waitress confirmed that indeed there was nothing
available that evening. Damn.
Just as we were leaving we heard a polite “Wait, if
you can come back in 20 minutes we might be able
to squeeze you in”. Bingo. Having now seen inside,
From the UK’s
experienced the inviting cosy space, smelt the food
(it smelt sooo good) and even had a sneaky glance at
largest vegan some of the dishes coming out of the kitchen, we had
no choice but to wait.
20 minutes later, we’re back with our tongues out.
freezer straight
We were swiftly seated and handed the menu. It’s small
plates, like a Japanese tapas kind of thing. Dangerous,
to your door as adding another dish was only another £5/6. As
usual we over ordered, as we wanted to sample
absolutely everything.
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lant-based food products have just become even more All I can say is check out the menu on their website,
accessible. The Vegan Kind, the UK's most popular plant-based everything was delicious. Literally. The Korean Tempura
supermarket, has launched a new online shopping service – Cauliflower was banging, the Korean 'Chicken' Buffalo
frozen delivery. With hundreds of frozen vegan products Bao was incredible, and we were fighting over the last
available online, the grocer operates the largest vegan freezer in the UK. Teriyaki Glazed Oyster Mushroom.
The frozen goods are shipped to customers inside special recyclable Honestly, we’d have to increase this column to a
packaging through a carbon-neutral delivery. The frozen line includes whole page to even attempt to do this place justice.
plant-based meat alternatives, vegetables and fruits, chips and potatoes, We may have over ordered, but we finished every last
ready meals, pies, pizzas, ice cream and desserts – all sourced from the thing, which meant we probably also over indulged.
world's best brands and manufacturers. The online ice cream parlour offers Ooops. For a group of vegan and non-vegans, I’d say
delicious dairy-free options for hot summer days, including award-winning this was a big thumbs up.
indulgent creations from Booja Booja and Beau's Gelato, as well as ice Oh wait, the Corn On The Cob, if you go, get the
desserts from the popular Danish brand Naturli. The range of plant-based Corn On The Cob!
meats features ultra-realistic (perfect for BBQ!) burgers and sausages from
Beyond Meat, iconic Linda McCartney's sausages and mince, family- Do you have a favourite vegan restaurant in the UK?
friendly nuggets from Fry's, vegan pizzas from Naturli and The White Let us know by email to: [email protected]
Rabbit, waffles from Griddle and more. Get online now and check it out Website: thisvegancity.com Instagram: @thisvegancity
for yourself at the website thevegankind.com/c/frozen
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Cake or Death has upgraded its
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A
university student who set up the chance to mix and match which
the world’s first ‘wonky bread’ flavours go into the box. Sign up for
subscription service has Build A Box brownies every two, four,
expanded his range with a six or 12 weeks and change flavours
new ‘Wonky Veg’ box. Eid founded Earth each time, with the option to pause
& Wheat in March 2021 in order to fight if you’re away. Prices start at £15.
food waste by rescuing and redistributing Flavours range from Sea Salt or Peanut
odd or misshapen bread that would have them, can subscribe weekly or fortnightly. Butter, to Biscoff, featuring Biscoff
otherwise been rejected due to strict shop Eid said of the new venture, “We’ve moved biscuits and gooey Biscoff spread,
standards. Following on from the second into vegetables as we want to avoid Oreo studded, Salted Caramel,
launch – a vegan sweet and savoury ‘wonky’ unwanted vegetable produce being ploughed Brookie (a mash-up of sea salt brownie
broken biscuit box – now Earth & Wheat back into fields or sent to landfill, because, at and peanut chocolate cookie base),
is entering the vegetable market. The the end of the day, we believe no good food Nutella-style Hazelnut, Almond Cherry
generous box includes free delivery and should go to waste. Potatoes are the most Bakewell, Coffee Bourbon, Candied
is priced at £15.99. Customers, or ‘wonky wasted food in the UK.” You can find out Orange and Raspberry. Take a look
warriors’ as the brand affectionately calls more at earthandwheat.com online at cakeordeath.co.uk
B E H I N D T H E
S C E N E S AT
Welcome to Rachel Stone’s column. Each month she
gives us the low-down on the latest news and campaigns
from Viva!, one of the UK’s leading vegan charities.
It’s been a busy month at Viva!, as we the public to understand where their
focus on promoting all things veganism food comes from, and supporting them
and making the world a kinder place for to go vegan. Learn more at viva.org.uk.
animals. Here’s a snapshot of what we’ve
been up to... New campaign alert:
Eating the Earth
Undercover investigation This summer, our new ‘Eating the Earth’ Viva! Vegan Podcast
at Field Farm campaign highlights the impact of The ideal companion for your morning
Our recent undercover investigation eating meat on the environment. We are commute, during your lunchbreak or
into Field Farm in Lincolnshire, which in the midst of a sixth mass extinction while you’re cooking dinner, the Viva!
supplies duck eggs to Lincolnshire Co-op on planet Earth. From the tiny earthly Vegan Podcast spills the tea on all things
under the brand ‘Quack! Duck Eggs’, (as critters that underpin essential biological vegan – with some episodes featuring
well as having links to other major duck functioning, to majestic land animals special guests! In the past we’ve been
egg suppliers) revealed the appalling that roam the earth – the world’s wildlife joined by Heather Mills, Matt Pritchard
conditions that ducks were being kept in. is on the brink of extinction. At the heart AKA ‘The Dirty Vegan’, Russell Brand,
A lack of water for preening or swimming, of this problem is our demand for meat Chris Packham and Joey Carbstrong.
no help for injured birds, and maggots and dairy. It is the number one driver for Search for ‘Viva! Vegan Podcast’ on your
and rodents living in the barn, were just wildlife species loss worldwide. You eat a regular streaming platforms and come
some of the shocking things that were burger in the UK, you kill a jaguar in the and join the conversation.
uncovered. Ducks are intelligent animals Amazon. There is a disconnect between
that deserve to live outside, swimming what we eat in the UK and the global
Don’t forget to look out for Viva!’s articles
in water and enjoying life. Sadly, these consequences to our planet. As vegans, in Vegan Food & Living™ each month.
ducks have been denied this opportunity. we should help educate people about this
Viva! remains committed to exposing the link, and that’s what ‘Eating the Earth’ Rachel S tone, Viva!
truth about factory farming, empowering aims to do. Read more at viva.org.uk.
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