Plant power! Vegetarianism and Veganism are booming in Wales. You only need to take a look at any number of insta-feeds to see it. Veg fan Meryl Cubley does some meat-free munching. No mushed-up vegetable patties here
Who’d have thought it? Latest figures show over 35,000 of us have gone Vegan in Wales and Cardiff has the highest proportion of veggies of any city in the UK. So here’s our round-up of what’s cooking on the veg and vegan scene right now.
Beat the hangover - Vegan Style
Grazing Shed
The Lazy Leek
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www.taste-blas.co.uk
When you’ve had a big night out, a quinoa salad with pea shoots and chia seeds just isn’t going to cut it. But never fear, there’s a gaggle of places serving up seriously filthy vegan food, perfect for getting you over the night before - or filling your belly on the way home! Greazy Vegan (Castle Arcade, Cardiff; 07432 726091; www.greazyvegan.com) finally opened its doors in September, and boy, was it worth the wait. The Vacon Double Cheese Burger is loaded up with two meat-style burgers (no mushed-up vegetable patties here) as well as stacks of ‘bacon’ and ‘cheese’. It’s the absolute best, but the Chickun Royale and the Vegan Doner Kebab come close second and third. Then the team at Grazing Shed (07599 882363; www.thegrazingshed.com) have expanded to four locations across Cardiff. Vegan highlights are Matt Pritchard’s (of Dirty Sanchez fame) Dirty Burger and the Vegan Wah Wah, with cashew nut cream. ‘Cheesy’ chips, made with Grazing Shed’s own secret vegan cheese recipe are not to be missed either. Feeling not quite ‘that’ dirty? Try The Lazy Leek (183A Kings Rd, Cardiff; 029 2022 5270 www.lazyleek.co.uk) They specialise in vegan street food, but everything’s prepared from scratch using fresh, mainly organic ingredients.
