Linda McCartney Chana Masala Vegcakes (2 per pack - 280g) was £1.9Linda McCartney Chana Masala Vegcakes (2 per pack - 280g) was £1.93 now £1.003 now £1.00
The white box ones are vegan whereas the red ones are vegetarian. Makes it easier for plebs like me to tell the difference!
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rogparki
21 Apr 16#1
Sounds good and I do like the Linda McCartney range (unlike Quorn products which are totally bland ) . Will buy a few packs :smiley:
brymcgregor to rogparki
22 Apr 16#6
I thought it might have been my taste buds. It's good to hear from at least one other person who thinks these (Quorn) products are completely tasteless. Whoever makes them had a fantastic opportunity to create a flavoursome range of veggie items but who seems to think that quantity of different types of product over taste is enough to satisfy us who don't eat meat. That's just plain arrogant. I have stopped buying them altogether now as there's enough in supermarkets' own-brand vegetarian items these days.
redduck
21 Apr 16#2
I've never seen these before, sounds interesting. I'll give them a go
thanks!
BuzzDuraband
21 Apr 161#3
Picked up a couple of packs instore earlier this week but yet to try.
They seem to be switching from the red branded box to a white one so they were these and a few others at £1. Of course it's likely to be store dependant but it's also worth noting that Heron also seem to be taking in the excess stock.
redduck to BuzzDuraband
21 Apr 163#4
The white box ones are vegan whereas the red ones are vegetarian. Makes it easier for plebs like me to tell the difference!
BuzzDuraband
21 Apr 161#5
Ah well you learn something everyday :smile:
Well it's quite evident this pleb had absolutely no idea. To be honest I was only drawn in by the reduced label. Cheers for the heads up :smiley:
ovolactohippo
23 Apr 161#7
Can't see anything non-vegan in the ingredients in the original post! I think Linda McCartney are just refreshing their packaging as everything seems to be changing from red to white packaging
msharif911
23 Apr 16#8
I'm not vegetarian but I think these sound rather nice. Defo worth a try.
prewar
23 Apr 16#9
£1 a pack all year at Heron for when Morrisons shove their prices back up.
redduck
23 Apr 16#10
you're right about the ingredients being vegan rather then vegetarian, the only thing it might be is that there is some text saying 'May contain traces of milk' so they've marked it as vegetarian to avoid confusing the issue, perhaps?
Swannie
23 Apr 16#11
I am too miffed with that company to buy anything from them at all any more. I used to love the OLD vegetarian sausages but they replaced the wheat protein with soya .... what an enormous let down, I will not touch them now.
That is not to say that this is not a good deal, it is, just I am angry with the company and fancied venting it :smile:
HOTPOT to Swannie
23 Apr 161#12
Thats like the old Cauldron sausages. They were just the best, I believe they used tofu. They got taken over, changed the recipe & now make the worst ever.
Gollywood
23 Apr 16#13
Do Indians eat chana masala veg cakes or is it just a made up item?
ukdoctor to Gollywood
23 Apr 16#14
Google "Chole tikki" . Usually its a potato chana spice mix. Not that common but it is out there.
redduck to Gollywood
23 Apr 16#15
very real Indian item but probably made to be stored in a freezer so might taste different.
nabby to Gollywood
24 Apr 16#20
Made up in this format. In Punjab they eat aloo tiki (spiced mashed potato cakes coated in breadcrumbs) with chole (channa masala) poured over the top.
But that's not to say these ones are not nice to eat (not tried them personally).
vishos
23 Apr 16#16
Quorn nuggets are nice though. Sausages not so much
Whilst this range do have some interesting products, McCartney products are usually so high in calories and fat. These have 322 calories per veg cake and 12% fat. Quorn is much lower in both. Don't tend to buy Quorn pre made items but use the mince and chicken style pieces all the time for curries, chilli, cottage pie etc then you can get some real flavour into it. Also really like the Quorn Roast.
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(Chickpea Vegetable Curry)
Ingredients
Red Lentils (21%), Seeded Coating (13%) [Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Maize Flour, Wheat Gluten, Millet, Sunflower Seeds, Poppy Seeds, Malted Rye Flakes, Toasted Wheat Flakes, Malted Barley Flakes, Salt, Cornflour, Sunflower Oil, Raising Agents: Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate; Wheat Starch], Green Lentils (9%), Peas (9%), Butternut Squash (7%), Balti Paste (Water, Coriander, Salt, Tomato Paste, Onion Purée, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Turmeric, Cumin, Ginger, Coconut Milk, Spirit Vinegar, Black Pepper, Paprika, Garlic Purée, Tamarind Paste, Lemon Juice, Black Onion Seeds, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Fennel, Cayenne Extract, Paprika Extract), Cooked Chickpeas (6%), Coconut Cream, Rapeseed Oil, Desiccated Coconut, Polenta, Spring Onion, Dried Potato,
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thanks!
They seem to be switching from the red branded box to a white one so they were these and a few others at £1. Of course it's likely to be store dependant but it's also worth noting that Heron also seem to be taking in the excess stock.
Well it's quite evident this pleb had absolutely no idea. To be honest I was only drawn in by the reduced label. Cheers for the heads up :smiley:
That is not to say that this is not a good deal, it is, just I am angry with the company and fancied venting it :smile:
But that's not to say these ones are not nice to eat (not tried them personally).
Red Lentils (21%), Seeded Coating (13%) [Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Maize Flour, Wheat Gluten, Millet, Sunflower Seeds, Poppy Seeds, Malted Rye Flakes, Toasted Wheat Flakes, Malted Barley Flakes, Salt, Cornflour, Sunflower Oil, Raising Agents: Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate; Wheat Starch], Green Lentils (9%), Peas (9%), Butternut Squash (7%), Balti Paste (Water, Coriander, Salt, Tomato Paste, Onion Purée, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Turmeric, Cumin, Ginger, Coconut Milk, Spirit Vinegar, Black Pepper, Paprika, Garlic Purée, Tamarind Paste, Lemon Juice, Black Onion Seeds, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Fennel, Cayenne Extract, Paprika Extract), Cooked Chickpeas (6%), Coconut Cream, Rapeseed Oil, Desiccated Coconut, Polenta, Spring Onion, Dried Potato, Coriander, Lime Juice, White Pepper, Salt, Black Onion Seeds