It would be a nice utopia if everyone bought lentils from indie health shops, but millions of people eat filet-of-fish worldwide. So seek out vegan fast food joints that help animals, reduce carbon emissions, are cash-free (bank notes are now made with plastic and animal fat) and serve in compostable packaging (McDonald’s straws may be paper, but the cup lids are still plastic). One petition reached 50,000 signatures to revert to plastic straws, as the paper ones ‘went soggy in McFlurries’. We have a long way to go.
Most vegan fast food joints sell in compostable packaging, but still bin to stop fast food litter. Do not feed leftovers to birds, gulls or pets (due to vegan meats, salt etc). Read more on food safety for people & pets.
Filet-of-fish (allegedly Donald Trump’s favourite meal) was first created in the 50s to offer something for Catholics who didn’t eat meat on Fridays. But today Alaskan pollock is so over-fished that one sustainability expert writes that ‘if you’re eating fish but you don’t know what kind it is, it’s almost certainly pollock’. With a US annual value of over $1 billion, the population has halved. London’s Neat Burger offers a filet-no-fish in compostable packaging. Oowee (Bristol, Brighton and London) also offers a plant-based ocean burger.
A simple meal of a crispy breaded pollock patty in a steamed bun with tartare sauce and a slice of cheese, it’s not difficult to replicate. Filet Faux-Fish (So Vegan) is a double-decker sandwich made with tofu (marinated in caper brine and lemon juice) to turn it into fishy-tasting ‘tofish!’
Before cooking, read up on food safety for people & pets (many human foods are unsafe around animal friends).
