Meat-free sausage roll

Last updated
Meat-free sausage roll Meat-free sausage roll 3 May 2020 (6).JPG
Meat-free sausage roll

A meat-free sausage roll (also known as a vegetarian sausage roll or vegan sausage roll) is a savoury pastry snack that contains a non-meat filling. The snack is an alternative to the conventional sausage roll that generally contains pork or beef. Meat-free sausage rolls are sold at retail outlets and are also available from bakeries as a take-away food.

Contents

Composition

The basic composition of a meat-free sausage roll is sheets of puff pastry formed into tubes around a meat substitute filling, before being baked.

Linda McCartney Foods produce meat-free sausage rolls based on soya. [1] [2]

The Greggs meat-free sausage roll (home-baked) Gregg's meat-free sausage roll (home-baked) 2021 05.jpg
The Greggs meat-free sausage roll (home-baked)

In the UK in 2019, the bakery chain Greggs launched a meat-free sausage roll [3] [4] made using the mycoprotein mixture Quorn. [5] It became one of the company's five best-selling products, and contributed to a 50% increase in their profits. [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sausage roll</span> Savoury pastry snack

A sausage roll is a savoury dish, popular in current and former Commonwealth nations, consisting of sausage meat wrapped in puff pastry. Although variations are known throughout Europe and in other regions, the sausage roll is most closely associated with British cuisine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Quorn</span> Meat substitute based on mycoprotein

Quorn is a brand of meat substitute products. Quorn originated in the UK and is sold primarily in Europe, but is available in 11 countries. The brand is owned by parent company Monde Nissin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scotch egg</span> Boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat

A Scotch egg is a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in breadcrumbs and baked or deep-fried.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samosa</span> Deep fried pastry snack

A samosa from the Persian word Sambosag (سنبوسگ) is a fried South Asian and West Asian snack. It is a pastry with a savory filling, mostly vegetables, spiced potatoes, onions, peas, also non-vegetarian meat, or fish. It is made into different shapes, including triangular, cone, or crescent, depending on the region. Samosas are often accompanied by chutney, and have origins in medieval times or earlier. Sweet versions are also made. Samosas are a popular entrée, appetizer, or snack in the cuisines of South Asia, West Asia, Central Asia, East Africa and their South Asian diasporas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Four'n Twenty</span> Australian brand of meat pies and sausage rolls

Four'n Twenty is an Australian pastry brand, now distributed internationally, with products including meat pies and sausage rolls. It is owned by parent company Patties Foods.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greggs</span> Bakery chain in the United Kingdom

Greggs plc is a British bakery chain. It specialises in savoury products such as baked goods, sausage rolls, sandwiches and sweet items including doughnuts and vanilla slices. It is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Originally a high street chain, it has since entered the convenience and drive-thru markets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morningstar Farms</span> Division of Kellanova

Morningstar Farms is a division of Kellanova that produces vegan and vegetarian food. Many of their offerings are plant-based variations of traditionally meat products. Their products include meatless chicken nuggets, popcorn chicken, corn dogs, breakfast sausage, burgers, hot dogs, bacon, and pizza snack rolls with vegan cheese. Originally, Morningstar offered some, but not all vegan products. In 2019, Morningstar Farms announced all products would be vegan by 2021, but had not yet done so as of May 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ginsters</span> Company based in Callington in Cornwall, in the south-west of England

Ginsters is a company based in Callington in Cornwall, in the south-west of England. The largest pasty maker in the UK in turnover, it specialises in making mass-produced pasties, sausage rolls, sandwiches, pasta bowls and other savoury snacks. Since 1977, it has been owned by Mark and David Samworth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Curry puff</span> Pastry with curry filling

A curry puff is a snack of Southeast Asian origin. It is a small pie consisting of curry with chicken and potatoes in a fried or baked pastry shell. The consistency of the curry is quite thick to prevent it from oozing out of the snack. Pap or puff reflects the Fujian Chinese dialect 泡 ('pop'), which means 'bubble, blister, puffed'. It contains influences from Indian, Malay and Chinese cuisines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patties Foods</span> Australian food manufacturing company

Patties Foods, is an Australian food manufacturing company that produces meat pies, baked goods, frozen fruits, and pre-made desserts. Patties Foods is represented in the Australian market by the Four'n Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, Nanna's, Chefs Pride, Boscastle and Snowy River brands. Patties is the largest Meat pie producing company in Australia, and the world. They are the producers of several well-known Meat pies, including the Patties, Snowy River pie, Herbert Adams pie, and as of 2003, Four'n Twenty pies. Patties Foods is headquartered in Bairnsdale, Victoria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vegetarian hot dog</span> Hot dog made with plant-based ingredients

A vegetarian hot dog is a hot dog produced completely from non-meat products. Unlike traditional home-made meat sausages, the casing is not made of intestine, but of cellulose or other plant-based ingredients. The filling is usually based on some sort of soy protein, wheat gluten, or pea protein. Some may contain egg whites, which would make them unsuitable for a lacto-vegetarian or vegan diet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vegetarian bacon</span> Vegetarian food emulating bacon

Vegetarian bacon, also referred to as veggie bacon, vegan bacon, vegan rashers, vacon, or facon, is a plant-based imitation of bacon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Linda McCartney Foods</span> British food brand

Linda McCartney Foods is a British food brand specializing in vegetarian and vegan food. Available in the UK, as well as Norway, Ireland, Austria, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, the range includes chilled and frozen meat analogues in the form of burgers, sausages, sausage rolls, meatballs, stir-fry dishes and pastas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Regional street food</span>

Regional street food is street food that has commonalities within a region or culture.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lumpia</span> Chinese, Indonesian and Philippine spring roll

Lumpia are various types of spring rolls from China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Lumpias are made of thin paper-like or crepe-like pastry skin called "lumpia wrapper" enveloping savory or sweet fillings. It is often served as an appetizer or snack, and might be served deep-fried or fresh (unfried). Lumpia are Indonesian and Filipino adaptations of the Fujianese rùnbǐng and Teochew popiah, usually consumed during Qingming Festival.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spring roll</span> Type of dim sum

Spring rolls are rolled appetizers or dim sum commonly found in Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisines. The kind of wrapper, fillings, and cooking technique used, as well as the name, vary considerably depending on the region's culture, though they are generally filled with vegetables.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jambon</span> Savoury pastry snack

Jambons are square pastries filled with cheese and chunks of ham. They are a ubiquitous deli item in Ireland and parts of the UK. The product emerged during the 1990s as part of a broader movement towards "food to go". The multinational bakery company Délifrance claims to have adapted and launched the jambon as a new product in the Irish market in 1997.

References

  1. "Vegetarian Sausage Rolls". lindamccartneyfoods.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. "New Vegan-friendly Releases From Linda McCartney | Vegan Life Magazine". 13 February 2017.
  3. "Greggs vegan sausage rolls: Londoners split on 'insanely popular' pastry as some stores in capital sell out". London Evening Standard. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. Williams, Zoe (7 January 2019). "Half-baked: what Greggs' vegan sausage roll says about Brexit Britain". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. Smithers, Rebecca (17 May 2019). "How Quorn makes the filling for Greggs' vegan sausage rolls". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. Godwin, Richard (3 September 2019). "The vegan halo: how plant-based products are transforming British brands". The Guardian . Retrieved 9 September 2019.