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To hate the new Cauldron sausages

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biddyboo · 29/01/2023 16:01

Cauldron Lincolnshire sausages used to be the best veggie sausages out the market, but they have changed the recipe to make them vegan, and in the process they have ruined them. They have gone from being plump and tasty to these awful flaccid plasticky tasting tubes that need a specially designed packet to stop them from splodging out all the tray.

Have you tried the new recipe? Aibu?

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GlassBunion · 29/01/2023 18:14

I've always loved Glamorgan sausages.
I haven't seen them for a few years now.
It's now always fake meat /plant based shite .

I know I could make them but I can't be bothered to.

Vegetarianism has been dumped for veganism, imho.

OneOfThoseOldFashionedWomen · 29/01/2023 18:12

SoupDragon · 29/01/2023 17:17

Surely vegans have taste though. If these are as grim as they sound it's difficult to imagine how anyone could like them.

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They are a grim as all fake vegan food. It is impossible to make fake meat tasty and vegan.

RaininSummer · 29/01/2023 18:09

I don't like the texture of the Richmond ones. They seem disturbingly meaty.

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biddyboo · 29/01/2023 18:03

Found this comparison on their Facebook page. The new ones have more salt, more sugar, a lot less protein and more filler ingredients (the first listed ingredients is now water). Gross

To hate the new Cauldron sausages
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Ihavedogs · 29/01/2023 18:00

WineDup · 29/01/2023 16:26

You all need to try the Richmond ones. I’ve been vegetarian for 20 years and these are by far the best.

I personally think they are revolting and look awful to boot. But I never liked the texture and taste of meat.

Cnidarian · 29/01/2023 17:49

Gutted, these were the absolute best. The Richmond ones are rank, too salty, flaccid, no flavour.

ScarlettSunset · 29/01/2023 17:40

Totally agree.
I don't like a lot of the fake meat products but I did like the cauldron Lincolnshire sausages (though I liked the Tesco version first and was gutted when they stopped making them and switched to cauldron as the nearest substitute).
I don't mind all the vegan food on offer but only if it's good vegan food. I used to be able to get nice vegetarian meals when eating out (and some were vegan anyway), but now it's all just vegan fake meat burgers everywhere.

ErrolTheDragon · 29/01/2023 17:25

I know a few meat eaters who would happily eat the old cauldron sausages, but no way would they eat the new version.

We aren't veggie but the of CF sausages were a good cook from frozen option (never fancy trying that with a meat soss.). DH took a pack out of the freezer last week, realised it now said they shouldn't be frozen and binned them... I thought he was being fussy but sounds like we had a lucky escape.

FunkyMonks · 29/01/2023 17:23

Richmond veggie ones are the best I find they are tasty and aren't plastic tasting at all.

EmmaDilemma5 · 29/01/2023 17:17

They used to be my favourite too, I've not tried the new version.

Have you tried Richmond vegan sausages? They're lovely!

SoupDragon · 29/01/2023 17:17

OneOfThoseOldFashionedWomen · 29/01/2023 16:39

Vegans, I bet they tested them on vegans. The trend now is to test and question the demographic they are championing not those who the are running rough shod over.

I agree, inedible.

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Surely vegans have taste though. If these are as grim as they sound it's difficult to imagine how anyone could like them.

Crikeyalmighty · 29/01/2023 17:17

I love really good vegetarian food (and I'm not veggie) but it's harder and harder to get without making from scratch. So
Much vegan stuff out there and every processed vegan product I've tried apart from an odd bit of cake has been utterly rank!

AliasGrape · 29/01/2023 17:16

Is it too much to hope another manufacturer will exploit the gap in the market and make some like the old ones?!

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biddyboo · 29/01/2023 17:13

CountTheTimes · 29/01/2023 17:10

Cauldron is now a fully vegan brand.

I was hoping that given the level of utter disdain for the new version that they might bring the old version back, but if they want to market themselves as being a totally vegan brand I guess that won't happen 🙁

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CountTheTimes · 29/01/2023 17:10

Cauldron is now a fully vegan brand.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 29/01/2023 17:07

Oh I'm so disappointed to hear this. I'm not a vegan and I don't want my longstanding vegetarian foods tampered with!

Greybeardy · 29/01/2023 17:07

Yup, they’re gross!

TrollMunter · 29/01/2023 17:03

Yes you need the Richmond ones. We fight over them in my house!

LottaHogs · 29/01/2023 17:01

Oh wow, it’s not just me and DH then! We had the new cauldron sausages last week and they went in the bin, absolutely gross. We’ve been enjoying the old recipe ones for years and we’re really disappointed with the new version.

JennyForeigner · 29/01/2023 16:56

Bought some this week. YANBU, horrible.

I've had them probably once a week since I was a teenager and a Saturday morning cauldron sausage sandwich was my happy place 😔😔😠

giraffesaregreat · 29/01/2023 16:54

Totally agree - I've been vegetarian for 35 years and Cauldron Lincolnshire sausages were great and a staple in our household. I can't understand why anyone would have signed off on the new vegan ones as they are just awful.

Would be really interesting to see the impact on Cauldron sales - they will drop off a cliff! We used to buy about 6 packs of Cauldron sausages a month (family of 6), but never again unless they reinstate the old recipe.

Vegetarian food is being destroyed by the move to vegan products (and no, Richmond vegetarian sausages are not nice - they are too similar to the meat version).

JulesJules · 29/01/2023 16:53

Manaslave18 · 29/01/2023 16:31

I know tons of vegetarians and have never met a vegan in my life. While I’m sure there are plenty out there I’d wager there are infinitely more vegetarians so why this rush to turn everything vegan?

Wiki estimates that the UK is 10% vegetarian and 2% vegan. I am sick of retailers and restaurants making everything vegan as a catch-all. I really dislike a lot of vegan products. As a vegetarian I think we have been thrown under the bus for the sake of a tiny proportion of people.

Plitvice · 29/01/2023 16:52

Richmond skins go hard and chewy in the airfryer (or chewy and slimy if undercooked). They definitely tasted too porky for my liking (I gave them a year).

AmIreallyBeverly · 29/01/2023 16:49

Have they changed Linda McCartney Rosemary sausages too? Sob.

I've not tried the cauldron sausages and won't bother now.

I also don't understand all the fake meat stuff. I guess it's cheaper than proper veg though.

PurpleWitch · 29/01/2023 16:48

Yep, they've ruined the best veggie sausage on the market by making it vegan. The texture of the new recipe Cauldron sausages is all squishy and the taste not so good as it used to be. I've stopped buying them.