PETA Vegan Food Awards 2020

Best Vegan Meat

Meatless Farm Meat Free MinceThe mince from Meatless Farm makes great meatballs, a tantalising taco filling, or the perfect companion to your favourite pasta dish. It’s made with soya, pea, and rice protein, resulting in a perfect meat-free mix of taste and texture. We have to agree, that’s some great m*** f*** mince.

Best Vegan Chicken

KFC Original Recipe Vegan BurgerVegan chicken at KFC … it’s just cluckin’ delicious. The KFC vegan burger boasts a bespoke Quorn fillet coated with the famous Original Recipe herbs and spices and topped with fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy vegan mayo, all in a soft glazed bun. Yum, yum, YUM!

Best Vegan Sausage

Richmond Meat-Free SausagesRichmond Meat-Free Sausages are some bangin’ bangers to go with your mash. Featuring great flavour and texture, these little beauties even have a skin that gets just the right amount of crispy when you fry ’em up. This is the vegan sausage to win over your meat-eating friends – a total game changer.

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Best Vegan Cheese

Violife Epic Mature Cheddar FlavourViolife knows its vegan cheeses, and the Epic Mature Cheddar Flavour is no exception. A superb vegan take on mature Cheddar, with its crumbly texture and strong flavour, it’s a must-have on any cheese lover’s plate.

Best Vegan Mayo

Nando’s Vegan PERinaiseSpicy peri-peri meets creamy vegan mayo: it’s a match made in heaven. Ideal for dipping chips and crisps or added to a vegan chicken sandwich or a salad for a little something extra, the sauce is available from supermarkets and on the new vegan chicken burger from Nando’s restaurants.

Best Vegan Milk

Mighty Pea M.lk OriginalSmooth, creamy, and cruelty-free, this delicious milk is made from yellow split peas. Mighty Pea M.lk Original tastes better than anything squeezed out of an unwilling cow and is packed with protein, vitamins, and calcium. This plant milk makes us – and cows – unbelievably happea.

Best Vegan Burger

Co-op GRO
The Incredible BurgerMake sure you have plenty of buns on hand, because you’ll want seconds of this succulent, juicy vegan burger. Hearty and vibrant in flavour, the aptly named Incredible Burger proves no one needs to die for a burger patty. It’s delicious, high in protein, and kind to cows – win, win, win.

Best Vegan Fish

Forgan’s Broughty Ferry
Beer Battered VeganLoved by locals and visitors alike, this Scottish restaurant serves up delicious vegan fish and chips. Coated in a beer batter and plated with thick-cut chips, tartare sauce, lemon, and crushed peas, this dish gives you all the flavours of the sea without harming our ocean friends.

Best Vegan Ready Meal

Aldi Plant Menu
No Chicken MasalaThis ready meal is both convenient and full of flavour. Vegan chicken pieces are paired with a lightly spiced, aromatic masala sauce and brown rice – perfect for stocking your freezer.

Best Vegan Pizza

Papa John’s The Vegan WorksPapa John’s The Vegan Works is loaded with vegan sausage, slices of jackfruit “pepperoni”, mushrooms, peppers, onions, olives, and of course, tomato sauce and vegan cheese. Basically, it has just the right amount of everything. Vegan works for us.

Best Vegan Pasty

Greggs Vegan Steak BakeGreggs’ Vegan Steak Bake features nearly 100 layers of light, crisp puff pastry filled with Quorn vegan meat pieces and onions cooked in aromatic gravy. The delicious grab-and-go vegan comfort food is available at locations all over the UK.

Best Vegan Pie

Pukka Vegan Chicken & Mushroom PieThere’s no wrong time for pie – especially as we’re settling in for the winter months – and Pukka’s Vegan Chicken & Mushroom Pie won’t let you down. Cased in a light puff pastry, it’s stuffed with tender, savoury chunks of soya protein and sliced mushrooms in a delicious, creamy vegan sauce.

Best Vegan Sandwich

Subway Meatless Meatball MarinaraEat fresh, hold the flesh! Subway’s Meatless Meatball Marinara sandwich features four vegan meatballs covered with the chain’s popular marinara sauce and topped with a generous helping of tasty vegan cheese – yes, please.

Best Vegan Mac & Cheese

Eat of Eden Macaroni Pie
We love everything on the menu at this all-vegan, Caribbean-inspired chain, but its rich, creamy macaroni pie is the shining star. It’s available to eat in and for delivery from its four locations in London – and there are more on the way.

Best Vegan Chocolate

Moo Free Cinder ToffeeThis honeycomb toffee chocolate bar is a perfect combination of sweet, light, and crunchy and will melt in your mouth like vegan butter. This moreish treat will leave any chocolate lover delighted.

Best Vegan Cookie

Pret A Manger Dark Chocolate & Almond Butter CookieWith its gooey chocolate chunks, almond pieces, almond butter, and sea salt, Pret’s Dark Chocolate & Almond Butter Cookie really takes the biscuit. Try it warm for sweet surprises with every bite.

Best Vegan Cake

OGGS Victoria
Sponge CakesOGGS Victoria Sponge Cakes are pillowy delights filled with raspberry jam and covered with vanilla-flavoured frosting. Yes, you can eat these small cakes anytime, anywhere. Yes, they’re 100% animal-friendly. Yes, you want them, and so do we.

Best Vegan Doughnuts

ConsideritConsiderit has something for every sweet tooth, such as the simple but delicious salted caramel doughnut and the tasty chocolate Oreo and blueberry cheesecake varieties. Its treats are available in store in Edinburgh from Wednesday to Sunday or via delivery – they roll them out to you!

Best Vegan Dessert

Caffè Nero Salted Caramel and Chocolate Vegan CheesecakeEach layer of the Caffè Nero Salted Caramel and Chocolate Vegan Cheesecake is a delight. And, fortunately, the decadent treat is available across the country at the high-street favourite, so you can keep going back for more … and more and more.

Best Vegan Ice Cream

Oatly Chocolate
FudgeAnything that has the words “chocolate” and “fudge” in it is probably a good idea, and Oatly’s Chocolate Fudge ice cream is no exception. It’s a smooth, creamy treat with lashings of luscious fudge throughout. Perfection.

Best Vegan Pastry

Pret A Manger Very
Berry CroissantThis flaky pastry is filled with layers of berry jam, folded over, and covered with a sprinkle of sugar crystals. The perfect partner to your morning coffee, Pret’s Very Berry Croissant brightens even the darkest of days.

Best Vegan Range

Tesco
Plant ChefJoining previous PETA award winner Wicked Kitchen is Tesco’s Plant Chef range. These vegan foods have all the punch, crunch, and zing needed to satisfy rumbling stomachs and discerning taste buds. Offerings include southern-fried fillets, a meat-free roast, butternut-cauliflower macaroni, and pizzas, and you’ll want to try them all.

Best Vegan Cookbook

Speedy BOSH! by Henry Firth and Ian TheasbySpeedy BOSH! shows once again that these guys are the ones to watch in the world of vegan cooking. The book has over 100 recipes, all of which take 30 minutes or less to put together. Try your hand at the Big Red Peanut Noodles or the Breakfast Hash Tacos – you’ll impress yourself and your guests with what you whip up.

Best Vegan Luxury Product

I AM NUT OK Foiegeddaboutit Truffle & Mushroom Faux Gras PâtéThis luxurious pâté is made with porcini mushrooms and earthy black truffle and will take your meal or amuse-bouche to new heights. Foiegeddaboutit faux gras shows that any food can be made without animal suffering – in fact, it can be made 10 times better.