Linda McCartney’s Vegan Lamb Steaks

Pairing vegan lamb with fresh mint sauce is one of England’s favourite meals. So look in stores for Linda McCartney’s vegan lamb steaks, made from textured soy protein, onion and seasonings.

MOCK Lamb Pieces are sold at Welsh vegan pub The Queen Inn. These mock lamb pieces cook from frozen in just 8 minutes, so are ideal for kebab shops and food service. They are also Halal-certified.

Keep faux meats away from pets, due to onion, garlic and salt (avoid sausages for young children and choking hazards – for older children, slice lengthwise and lengthwise again into strips).  Also don’t give leftovers to garden birds or wildfowl ((salt is toxic, and fat can smear on feathers, affecting waterproofing and insulation).

Recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside doesn’t recycle.

Why choose plant-based meat alternatives?

England is a country of around 67 million people. This means that although most people eat meat (though the amount of people who don’t is growing rapidly), there is simply not enough land for everyone to eat free-range meat, from animals that graze outside and have access to cosy indoors barns,

This means that most meats sold in England are either raised in factory farms here, or imported (for instance, most factory-farmed Danish bacon is imported to the UK for supermarkets).

So it’s not ‘harming traditional farmers’ to try faux meats, because people who eat meat will support them anyway by eating free-range meat. But for everyone else, then it’s good to discover some good vegan alternatives. And these are not just animal-kind, but cholesterol-free and not linked to cancers, like many processed meats (bacon is an obvious example, due to nitrates produced when cooked).