Gregg's have led the way

Ever since the term "Veganuary" shot its way into popularity back in 2014, people across the world people have become more conscious of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, during the month of January each year.

This, added to the rise of more full-time vegans, and the success of Gregg's revolutionary vegan sausage rolls, has encouraged fast food chains to hop on the vegan-friendly trend train and create their own tasty alternatives to meat.

Aoife Walsh, reporter with Independent.ie, chats to Dermot and Dave about the options she has tried in Ireland, and rates them out of 10.

Burger King’s Rebel Whopper - €5.10           6/10

The Rebel Whopper was launched late last year. Although the Whopper is marketed as “100 pc plant-based”, it’s not suitable for vegans or vegetarians as it’s cooked on the same broiler as their meat patties.

KFC’s Zero Chicken Burger - €6.70                 8/10

KFC’s Zero Chicken Burger replaces a regular chicken fillet with a Quorn alternative.
The fillet is topped with KFC’s vegan mayonnaise, and has all the Colonel’s regular herbs and spices.

Boojum’s vegan burrito bowl - €7.65             10/10

Vegan-friendly menu options that can be added to the bowl include sweet potato and lentils, which can be served with vegan sour cream, guacamole and pickled onions.
Boojum also offer Mexican spiced butternut squash and three bean chili as meat alternatives.

And with the likes of Centra, Applegreen and Subway all stepping up their vegan game, now is the perfect time to get into the philosophy.

Listen back to Aoife's review in full by pressing the play button on screen.