The Meat-Free Breakfast thread.

[Epona]

We should eat them. It's disgraceful that we don't. Is it just because everyone got (quite rightly) upset about veal crates?

As I understand it, exporting baby calves in crates and all the welfare issues that involves only happens because millions of people here drink milk but won't eat veal for ethical reasons - whereas there is such a thing as free range veal, where the calf lives - ok, a short life, not massively much shorter than a full grown beef cow though - but at least it has better welfare standards. Or, if that is distasteful in itself, there are now plenty of affordable vegan milk substitute products, many of which are really nice. Although I have heard Almond milk is to be avoided for environmental reasons (again, deforestation issues iirc).

Not so sure about cheese however, I suspect that is more of an issue to switch to something that doesn't involve some unethical or at least basic meat production aspect of livestock farming - just cos there doesn't seem to be a great choice of alternatives, and people really seem to love cheese - it's a more difficult step to move from dairy non-rennet cheese suitable for vegetarians, to a vegan cheese substitute, than it is to find a vegan milk substitute that suits.

 

[a_chap]

Now you can have Fish and Chips for breakfast

Sutton and Sons, an east London fish and chip shop, is to turn one of its outlets in Hackney entirely vegan. Banana blossom marinated in seaweed will be used in place of fish, alongside vegan battered sausages (suttonandsons.co.uk).

 

[moonsi til]

I’m not keen on traditional cooked veggie breakfast, a combo of being too much & not being keen in the individual ingredients that are usually included. I utterly loathe eggs.

I have enjoyed smashed chilli avocado on toast in the restaurant chain Chiqutos , ususlly comes with scrambled eggs but I change to hash browns. Also like the ciabatta breakfast roll in Bella Italia.

I usually have a form of oats or a sausage sarnie at the weekend .I’m loving The Vegetarian Butcher ‘Little Willies’ sausages , they are skinny sausages.

 

[Maggot]

Here's what I had this morning: Cauldron sausages, hash browns, garlic mushrooms and I discovered that I didn't have any baked beans so went with mushy peas instead- so shoot me!

 

[alsoknownas]

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... and I discovered that I didn't have any baked beans so went with mushy peas instead- so shoot me!

Might actually have to!

 

[spitfire]

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Here's what I had this morning: Cauldron sausages, hash browns, garlic mushrooms and I discovered that I didn't have any baked beans so went with mushy peas instead- so shoot me!

Genuine question, are you a vegan?

 

[Maggot]

Genuine question, are you a vegan?

No, I love cheese too much.

 

[spitfire]

No, I love cheese too much.

OK, where's the eggs then?? Hmmmm???

Also needs more toast, mushrooms need more fire and you used mushie peas????

3/10 must try harder.

Meat free breakfasts must be judged as harsh but fairly as FEB's.

 

[High Voltage]

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Here's what I had this morning: Cauldron sausages, hash browns, garlic mushrooms and I discovered that I didn't have any baked beans so went with mushy peas instead- so shoot me!

The exact words that came out of my mouth when I first opened the thread at this post were . . . "Jesus Christ"

I'll fully admit that on the FEB thread (yunno, the "proper" one) ANYTHING "green" is immediately "hazed", so when the mushy peas sprang into view . . . well, it was a shock, I can tell you

Peas, quite simply, ARE NOT part of a MFB - they just can't be, it must be written somewhere, and if it's not written somewhere, well . . . I'm bloody well writing it now . . . otherwise you'll end up with "breakfasts" like farmerbarleymow has

 

[Maggot]

OK, where's the eggs then?? Hmmmm???

Also needs more toast, mushrooms need more fire and you used mushie peas????

3/10 must try harder.

Meat free breakfasts must be judged as harsh but fairly as FEB's.

I was hoping that this thread would be less harsh, and more free thinking than the FEB one. But alas . . .

Also the mushrooms are fine.

 

[lazythursday]

Disappointing if this thread is purely focused on veggie FEBs. There are much more interesting meat free breakfasts - and even just a picture of a FEB makes me a bit nauseous, even the veggie ones.

 

[Maggot]

Disappointing if this thread is purely focused on veggie FEBs. There are much more interesting meat free breakfasts - and even just a picture of a FEB makes me a bit nauseous, even the veggie ones.

It's not though, is it? You've already posted a non-FEB type breakfast which proved quite popular, and so have others.

 

[Grump]

Cheese, butter, crusty bread, strong black coffee, that's a breakfast.

 

[moose]

Uh oh.
Some processed meat-free alternatives 'saltier than seawater'

Salt/schmalt.

 

[Badgers]

Cheese, butter, crusty bread, strong black coffee, that's a breakfast.

Mushroom pate?

 

[Pickman's model]

Cheese, butter, crusty bread, strong black coffee, that's a breakfast.

so's a bowl of mouldy cornflakes and a pot of tepid tea, but i see no reason to seek it out.

 

[Pickman's model]

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Here's what I had this morning: Cauldron sausages, hash browns, garlic mushrooms and I discovered that I didn't have any baked beans so went with mushy peas instead- so shoot me!

it's the hash browns which undermine the other components of the meal

 

[Maggot]

it's the hash browns which undermine the other components of the meal

How do they do that?

 

[Pickman's model]

How do they do that?

they have no place in any respectable breakfast

 

[Maggot]

they have no place in any respectable breakfast

You are wrong, wrong, wrong.

 

[Pickman's model]

You are wrong, wrong, wrong.

there are none so blind as those who will not see

 

[Grump]

Mushroom pate?

Mushroom pate with cheese? What sort of tastebuds have you got?

 

[Epona]

Pickman's was traumatised by a hash brown in a past life

I think if you can't be a bit more imaginative on a veggie FEB thread then where can you do it?
Still not sure that cold avocado and warm baked beans belong on the same plate mind you, but I don't have a problem with a little imagination here.

I sometimes cook veggie FEB for Nate and he goes for: Fried eggs, quorn sausages, facon, baked beans, fried tomato, a small amount of mushrooms, and toast with butter.

If I were doing a veggie brekkie for myself it would be scrambled eggs, ALL the mushrooms, baked beans, and toast. And builders tea

EDIT: Actually bubble & squeak is a decent addition if it's veggie (no bacon or other meat sneaking in).

 

[spitfire]

Imaginative is fine but there have to be certain standards or you may as well just post on the What Did You Have for Breakfast thread.

FEB has core items, MFB should probably have core items but I suppose it's only fair to leave it up to the veggies to decide what they are.

But eggs surely...(not for vegans obvs.).

Anyhoo, lets see what else is out there.

 

[Epona]

Imaginative is fine but there have to be certain standards or you may as well just post on the What Did You Have for Breakfast thread.

FEB has core items, MFB should probably have core items but I suppose it's only fair to leave it up to the veggies to decide what they are.

But eggs surely...(not for vegans obvs.).

Anyhoo, lets see what else is out there.

Egg as a core item excludes vegans, who are clearly a major subset of those who enjoy a meat-free breakfast. I do think mushrooms are core. Either baked beans or fried/grilled tomatoes.

I just think the definitions are looser because some folks like meat substitutes like veggie sausages and facon, and others really don't. That shouldn't be turned into a major divide imo. Those who like soya/quorn based substitute products and those who don't should be able to meat-free-brekkie together without judgement.

 

[Badgers]

Mushroom pate with cheese? What sort of tastebuds have you got?

Carnivorous ones

 

[spitfire]

Egg as a core item excludes vegans, who are clearly a major subset of those who enjoy a meat-free breakfast. I do think mushrooms are core. Either baked beans or fried/grilled tomatoes.

I just think the definitions are looser because some folks like meat substitutes like veggie sausages and facon, and others really don't. That shouldn't be turned into a major divide imo. Those who like soya/quorn based substitute products and those who don't should be able to meat-free-brekkie together without judgement.

I agree 100% but some things (like mushie peas) sold be beyond the pale. Notice I never judged Maggot's meat substitutes as they were fine. Soya/quorn alternatives would be judged similarly. The primary judgment is on cooking technique, secondary on bizarre outliers like mushie peas.

But like I say let's see some more and we can get stuck in, establish some parameters. I may even attempt an MFB....

edit. I've always been a proponent that FVB should have been acceptable on the FEB thread but can see why they deserve a new and separate thread.

 

[Badgers]

London's Best Vegetarian Fry-Ups

This one troubles me a lot

 

[Pickman's model]

London's Best Vegetarian Fry-Ups

This one troubles me a lot

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positives - no hash browns
negatives - everything looks shit, and someone with loose stools and rectal bleeding has taken a dump on the plate

 

[Epona]

I agree 100% but some things (like mushie peas) sold be beyond the pale. Notice I never judged Maggot's meat substitutes as they were fine. Soya/quorn alternatives would be judged similarly. The primary judgment is on cooking technique, secondary on bizarre outliers like mushie peas.

But like I say let's see some more and we can get stuck in, establish some parameters. I may even attempt an MFB....

edit. I've always been a proponent that FVB should have been acceptable on the FEB thread but can see why they deserve a new and separate thread.

So you declare mushy peas a bizarre outlier, then state that if there were stricter parameters you may attempt an MFB - this is not a thread to market the idea to you and get you to try one.

It's not to my taste, but if Maggot wants mushy peas on his breakfast then I am not going to argue with that tbh. Sure it's not going to be core for me, but there are worse things that could happen