Range preview: Waitrose Veganuary 2020

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Waitrose is going big on Veganuary. The retailer’s vegan offering for 2020 is double the size of last year’s, with more than 30 new products hitting its shelves, chillers and freezers from this week. The range focuses on three main themes: convenient yet vibrant ready meals, alternatives to favourites such as pizza, pasta and garlic bread, and shortcut cooking ingredients to make life easier for vegan home cooks.

Here are a few standout items and a list of the full range.

Waitrose BBQ Mushroom

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Asian Inspired BBQ Mushroom with Sticky Rice

Rsp: £3.75/350g

This Asian-inspired ready meal is a feast of vibrant veggies. Slices of roasted portobello mushroom in a spicy chilli & garlic sauce sit alongside wilted pak choi and punchy pickled vegetables, all on a bed of “fluffy and aromatic” sticky rice.

Waitrose Pea _ Jack Hock

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Pea & Jack Hock Fiorelli

Rsp: £3.19/250g

For this chilled, stuffed fiorelli, Waitrose has put a vegan twist on the classic pairing of pea and ham. Jackfruit ‘hock’ is combined with petit pois and flavoured with mint and smoked paprika. The retailer says the pasta is ideal served with its Tomato & Mascarfone sauce – another new addition to the range.

Waitrose No Chicken Samosa

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No Chicken Samosa

Rsp: £2.59/200g

For non-meat eaters, a vegetable samosa is no longer the only option. Waitrose’s plant-based take on the classic Indian snack has a filling of spiced soya mince, potato and onion, encased in crisp pastry.

Waitrose No Egg Fried Rice

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No Egg Fried Rice

Rsp: £1.99/350g

It may look convincing, but the ‘egg’ in this No Egg Fried Rice is actually made from tofu. The ingredient is blended with turmeric to give it a realistic yellow colour as well as a copycat texture. Designed to be served alongside homemade or takeaway curries and stir fries, the dish is completed with petit pois, spring onion, ginger and sesame oil.

Waitrose Satay Noodles

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Vegan Satay with Soya Pieces and Rice Noodles

Rsp: £3.75/375g

Available in the chilled aisle, this stir fry-style meal features flat rice noodles and soya pieces, tossed in a silky peanut satay sauce. It is also bursting with veg such as crunchy mange tout, carrot batons and slices of red chilli.

Waitrose Marinated No Beef Chunks

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Vegan Marinated No Beef Chunks

Rsp: £2.99/180g

From stews and stir fries to casseroles and curries, a host of meaty dishes can be made vegan by substituting these No Beef Chunks. Made from seitan, mushrooms and jackfruit, the versatile chunks join Waitrose’s other new easy-swap ingredients, vegan mince and veggie balls.

Waitrose Sweet Potato Katsu

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Vegan Sweet Potato Katsu Curry with Sticky Rice

Rsp: £3.75/365g

One of Britain’s most popular Japanese food imports, katsu curry is most commonly served with chicken. However, this vegan meal features three breaded chunks of sweet potato as its centrepiece, along with sticky white rice and a helping of coconut curry sauce.

Waitrose Crispy No Chicken Slices

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No Chicken Crispy Slices

Rsp: £3.00/200g

Waitrose’s new range contains plenty of quick and simple meal solutions, such as Crunchy Vegetable Crispbakes and Mushroom & Chestnut Burgers. Another of these options are the No Chicken Crispy Slices – crunchy breaded fillets made from seitan and jackfruit.