City restaurants goes mad for Veganuary
GLASGOW has gone vegan mad as Veganuary fever spreads across the city.
Veganuary – spearheaded by the charity of the same name – has been encouraging people to try vegan food in the New Year.
Several restaurants across Glasgow have now launched vegan food as the appetite for a meat-free diet grows.
Bath St. Burger in the city centre has started to sell two vegan burgers, two vegan hot dogs and a spice cauliflower salad, all along with a selection of eight vegan beers, ales and lagers from BrewDog.
Malmaison also unveiled a brand-new vegan menu yesterday, promising “a modern twist on traditional winter flavours.”
The hotel’s restaurant, Chez Mal, is offering, among other things, roast aubergine, winter squash and red pepper bhuna and a superfood smoothie for those who are also practising “Dry January,” a month where no alcohol is consumed.
Another of Glasgow’s most popular restaurants, All Bar One, has opted to go vegan.
New on the menu is the lentil and chickpea Quesadillas, spiced cauliflower shank and other dishes containing mint, spinach, pomegranate and coconut dressing.
Crooked Bev Co, a fruity alcoholic soda, registered with the Vegan Society, is going to be offering consumers a special treat whether they are an active vegan or want to try veganism.
The brand has teamed up with Pizza Punks on St Vincent Street where they have been giving away free cans of the drink.
To date, more than 250,000 people from 193 countries have taken Veganuary’s month-long pledge to try veganism.
By the end of this month, charity bosses are expecting a further 300,000 people to have joined them in the journey towards adopting a plant-based diet. Veganuary team members descended on Parliament just before the New Year, and urged Government to get their “house in order.”
They were joined by campaign supporter and avid vegan, Kerry McCarthy, Labour MP for Bristol East, for a photocall, challenging members of the Parliament to adopt a vegan diet for January.
Rich Hardy, head of campaigns at Veganuary, said: “Trying vegan for January by switching to tasty plant-based alternatives in the cafeterias of Parliament would be a simple step to take for our leaders to lead by example, and show they’re serious about tackling climate change.”
Recent research from Waitrose found that a third (33.5 per cent) of people now have meat-free or meat-reduced diets.
Many are dipping in and out of being meat eaters, the research found, with half of those who say they are vegan or vegetarian eating meat “at weekends”, “occasionally” or “on special occasions”.
Greggs last week launched a vegan sausage roll, on the same day McDonald’s launched a vegetarian Happy Meal for children.
TGI Fridays new meat-free vegan burger also “bleeds” due to beetroot juice.