Products you had no idea WERE vegetarian

[Veggiemama]

I posted another thread about products you may be surprised to know are NOT vegetarian. On the flip side there's also products that ARE vegetarian that may be surprising!!

 

[Veggiemama]

Bacos (bacon bits for salads, potatoes, etc). These are actually made of soy and have no pig ingredients

 

[mlp]

The gel cups at Aldi's - they contain no gelatin.

 

[AeryFairy]

Tesco's own-brand skips

 

[Alice-Bee]

Sainsburys own brand Bourbon bickies!

 

[amhappy1]

Bacon Salt. All of the flavors are vegetarian and the hickory flavor is vegan.

 

[Muggle]

Sainsbury's own brand bacon crispies are vegan.

 

[Limes]

Oreos being vegan was a big shocker to me.

 

[Muggle]

Oreos being vegan was a big shocker to me.

They're not here in the UK.

 

[Limes]

They're not here in the UK.

I think skittles aren't either? They are here. (At least plain and sour that I've checked) I don't see why companies that have a perfectly good vegan recipe would continue to make products not vegan in other places.

 

[Francesca_Bee]

Sainsburys own brand Bourbon bickies!

Bourbon biscuits. Them with Chai tea are super yums.

 

[I Heart Corey Haim!!]

Bacos (bacon bits for salads, potatoes, etc). These are actually made of soy and have no pig ingredients

The gel cups at Aldi's - they contain no gelatin.

Bacon Salt. All of the flavors are vegetarian and the hickory flavor is vegan.

Oreos being vegan was a big shocker to me.

totally agree and I was shocked way way way back by the bacos....lol



peace, love & holistic healing

 

[Rosie1]

They're not here in the UK.

That really sucks. Oreos should be vegan everywhere!

 

[Digger]

I had no idea that oysters were vegetarian!

Sorry... just having fun with that other place.

 

[Pickle Juice]

My Dad likes these graham cracker cookies that have a layer of mint filling and get dipped in a chocolate coating. They also make peanut butter versions. I had assumed they were not vegan, but I happened to read the label, and was like "whoa, I can eat these!" They are the store's own brand though, so not likely to be available elsewhere.

Also, the salt water taffy you can get in Yosemite is accidentally vegan. So is the salt water taffy I can get in a little coffee and gift shop in town. That was always my favorite candy as a child, and I missed it for a long time. it does pay to read labels even if you think it is hopeless.

 

[Muggle]

I had no idea that oysters were vegetarian!

Sorry... just having fun with that other place.

I've been in Chinese takeaways and oyster sauce has been listed under the vegetarian section. And I asked, it wasn't the vegetarian oyster sauce made with mushrooms, it was made with real oysters.

 

[thefadedone]

I've been in Chinese takeaways and oyster sauce has been listed under the vegetarian section. And I asked, it wasn't the vegetarian oyster sauce made with mushrooms, it was made with real oysters.

Same here. It always pisses me off to see that. Sometimes they even have fish meals listed in the vegetarian section as well.

 

[Muggle]

Same here. It always pisses me off to see that. Sometimes they even have fish meals listed in the vegetarian section as well.

Also, things labelled as vegetarian that contain Parmesan cheese. It's not ******* vegetarian!


In Europe Parmesan is a protected designation of origin. It means only things produce in a certain place and to a certain recipe can be called parmesan. (It's like how sparkling wine can only be called champagne if it is from a certain region in France .)
Therefore all parmesan cheese in the UK has to have rennet it in by law. And you can't use a similar cheese and have it labelled as "parmesan". Instead it has to be called something like "Italian hard cheese".

And I've just found yet another restaurant which I'm going to have to contact about this: http://www.madjacks.uk.com/food-menus.cfm

I had to contact them last year because they had smoked salmon listed under the vegetarian menu.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

^ But in the US, Parm can be vegetarian, as Parmesan is not a protected designation here.

 

[Muggle]

Yep, I know that. I was talking about seeing it in the UK or Europe.