A lot goes into a good vegan version of a meal, especially favourite takeaway foods. The texture of the ‘meat’, non-dairy buttermilk, and egg substitutes. However, in the wake of KFC’s recent shortage of chicken, the vegan alternative has been given its time to shine.
Peta has compiled a list of 10 fried chicken alternatives. They say these are “the 10 best spots to get nuggets, wings, and burgers that deliver huge flavour with zero cruelty.”
1) Temple of Seitan, London
Seitan is a typical meat replacement for vegetarians and vegans. This restaurant in Hackney offers all your chicken necessities, wings, wraps, burgers and popcorn bites.
2) Not Dogs, Birmingham
This place offers traditional Southern Fried ‘burgers’ and all the fix-ins, including the crispiest ‘bacon’.
3) Bread Meats Bread, Edinburgh (Scotland)
This Scottish wonder has 4 different types of Seitan Chick’n and makes use of dairy-free buttermilk, cheese and vegan Sriracha mayo.
4) V-Rev, Manchester
Vegan cheese can be as equally full of flavour, as this place shows with its hot pepper ‘cheez’. You can get burgers or chicken tenders here, served with a variety of condiments.
5) The Caledonia, Liverpool
You have heard of McDonald’s BLC? Well, this vegan alternative goes back to the routes of a BLT. The ‘Chimken’ BLT burger is served with ‘bacon’, lettuce and tomato. For those who miss KFC in the drought, they also serve chicken wings, accompanied by BBQ sauce or gravy.
6) Happy Friday Kitchen, Oxford
The place to celebrate Fry-day, surely? Well, they also have tenders and hot wings for your ‘chicken’ fix.
7) Vegan Fried Chicken, Leeds
Straight to the point, this place serves amazing fried ‘chicken’ pieces in burgers with lettuce and vegan mayo.
8) Burger Lolz, Sheffield
Burgers, Strips, Popcorn, any type of fried chicken, this place in Sheffield has you covered,
9) Earth, Hampshire
Sometimes you need a classic ‘chicken’ burger with all the salad, some guacamole and mayo. Earth in Hampshire seems the best place to get just that.
10) Seitan’s Grill, Cheltenham
Although this place has a great Seitan burger that is already popular, they are branching out soon into Tofu. It will be a “marinated-tofu ‘chicken’ burger deep-fried in panko breadcrumbs”. They are also going to be serving ‘chicken’ nuggets.
If you’re thinking of becoming vegan, you are not alone. 542,000 people in the UK have converted to a plant-based lifestyle. Therefore, why not use the KFC drought to try something new? Pick the nearest of these 10 places to you and take pride in the whole-based foods.
For those burger lovers instead of chicken, read what McDonald’s is doing in the Vegan market!
