So who's tried a Greggs vegan sausage roll/steak bake?

[fishfinger]

Easy to imagine a Beach Bovine Protection Society forming in Brighton, etc. Or, more likely, two rival Beach Bovine Protection Societies that are bitterly opposed to each other after a split resulting from minor policy differences.

The Moos and the Rawhides.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

what a load of bull

 

[Maggot]

Finally got to try one today as the Greggs near my work has usually sold out. Very tasty despite being lukewarm and great value at only £1, will definitely buy again.

 

[Calamity1971]

I tried one today. Went yesterday, they had one left but had put it on top of the meat sausage rolls and steak bakes (close of play). Anyway, I quite liked it and a friend who hates anything veg related said it was okay, just a bit dry. Be better straight out of the oven.

 

[Favelado]

Easy to imagine a Beach Bovine Protection Society forming in Brighton, etc. Or, more likely, two rival Beach Bovine Protection Societies that are bitterly opposed to each other after a split resulting from minor policy differences.

That thing in Brighton isn't a beach.

 

[likesfish]

Oi it's totally a beach your just too soft to deal with shingle.

Tried aldis posh veggie burgers OK much better than those microwave meat burgers which is a start

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Have Greggs disclosed that this abomination contains palm oil yet? More calories than a McShite cheeseburger, 19g of fat, 9.3g of saturated fat, & 1.9g of salt. I’d rather eat the contents of my nostrils.

 

[5t3IIa]

Have Greggs disclosed that this abomination contains palm oil yet? More calories than a McShite cheeseburger, 19g of fat, 9.3g of saturated fat, & 1.9g of salt. I’d rather eat the contents of my nostrils.

How many cals is it??

 

[maomao]

How many cals is it??

311.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I tried to buy one on Friday from the Greggs in London Bridge station but was foiled by the fact that the shop is on the other side of the ticket barrier

 

[maomao]

McDonalds cheeseburgers are tiny tbf. Any of the basic McDonalds sandwiches you need at least three for a meal.

 

[NoXion]

Have Greggs disclosed that this abomination contains palm oil yet? More calories than a McShite cheeseburger, 19g of fat, 9.3g of saturated fat, & 1.9g of salt. I’d rather eat the contents of my nostrils.

The palm oil is the only really negative thing about it. Could also do with less salt, but judging from most other reactions that's just my opinion.

Fat gets an unnecessarily bad rap. It's a decent source of energy that's a lot better for the human body than the fuckloads of sugar that tends to replace it, so that manufacturers can honestly say their products are "fat free!". Humans have been consuming fats for as long as we have been human, but refined sugar has only been around for a few centuries. From these facts it should be obvious which is worse.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

9.3g of saturated fat is the killer

 

[Mr.Bishie]

McDonalds cheeseburgers are tiny tbf. Any of the basic McDonalds sandwiches you need at least three for a meal.

Glutton!

 

[NoXion]

9.3g of saturated fat is the killer

Overall diet and activity levels are what one should be concerned about, instead of orthorexic fussing about the content of specific dishes.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Quite right Dr Nox! But I still have to watch the sat fats!

 

[maomao]

Glutton!

Yes and no. I'm a big lad and very active. I need about 3-3500 calories to maintain my usual weight (I'm about two stone over that though so a bit of a glutton maybe). A basic Macdonalds meal is not a meal for me. I actually quite like their veggie burgers but as a snack.

 

[likesfish]

Must be huge and very active as the army's latest ration pack contains 4000 cal

 

[spanglechick]

Have Greggs disclosed that this abomination contains palm oil yet? More calories than a McShite cheeseburger, 19g of fat, 9.3g of saturated fat, & 1.9g of salt. I’d rather eat the contents of my nostrils.

But that’s why it tastes good!

I mean palm oil is a cunt move, but there should be more unhealthy vegan options. Pretty much the main reason meat tastes lovely to those who like it, is because of the fat and salt that is generally part of the deal. When people refer to a juicy burger, the juiciness is mostly fat. Bacon tastes like bacon largely because it’s salty.

Yet read vegan food has been marketed for its healthiness, and so hasn’t impressed in the mind of the carnivore, who is asking how it compares to their *favourite* meat dishes - not the healthiest ones.

 

[brogdale]

9.3g of saturated fat is the killer

Probs best to rein it in a bit and limit yerself to 4/day max?

 

[ddraig]

New vegan sausage rolls contain fake eyeballs and arseholes

 

[RubyToogood]

Someone brought a load of them into work today but I wasn't in first thing and when I got there they'd all been scoffed

 

[Part 2]

Had one yesterday. The sausage bit was ok but the pastry is too dry, although not as flaky as their pasties.

I should've got a pound bakery veggie sausage roll to compare but went for 2 pasties instead. (chicken and cheese and onion)

 

[NoXion]

New vegan sausage rolls contain fake eyeballs and arseholes

I don't get why "eyeballs and arseholes" is supposed to be a bad thing. Organ meats and other non-muscular parts of animals have been used in cuisines across the world for centuries, which makes sense because otherwise people would have been foolishly throwing away a significant amount of perfectly edible fat and protein. Maybe it's some kind of residual class snobbery. Also organ meats, especially livers and kidneys, contain vitamins that can't be found in muscle meats.

As for consumption of the stuff in the modern day, I don't see why it should be wasted and thrown away when more appealing foodstuffs can be created out of it than in days of yore. Just because we can eat just the muscles and throw away the rest, doesn't mean we should.

 

[CNT36]

Have Greggs disclosed that this abomination contains palm oil yet? More calories than a McShite cheeseburger, 19g of fat, 9.3g of saturated fat, & 1.9g of salt. I’d rather eat the contents of my nostrils.

Why choose?

 

[Dogsauce]

 

[danny la rouge]

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And do you do a curried one?

/crossthread lols

 

[skyscraper101]

hilarious

 

[kalidarkone]

Regarding palm oil, my understanding was that it was only an issue if it came from un sustainable sources?

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Vegan 'Cornish' pasty row.
The people shouting about their forefathers spinning in their graves really are starting to sound like pathetic idiots now - whatever your feelings on the proliferation of vegan food options and people who choose not to eat animal products.
https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/food-and-drink/vegan-cornish-pasties-ingredients/