V bites Vegi Deli Seasonal Range

I have another blogging hat. A few months ago I started doing a weekly blog for the Can I Eat It App reviewing products suitable for vegans. It's an App that lets you scan barcodes with your smartphone to see if they are compatible with your dietary requirements. They are also on Twitter and there's often food give-aways so it's well worth a follow. I've got to try some fabulous products including some things brand new to the market.


V Bites (nee Redwoods) sent me their Festive Range to sample.  It's meant Matt and I have been having some lovely buffet style meals. Pictured above is the Brussels Pate with Cranberry, Sage, Onion and Cranberry Style Bites and a Cheezly cheese board with red, blue and cranberry Cheezly. The range also contains lots of other 'bites', different flavoured sausage rolls and buffet packs. Check out their website to see the full range and for special offers. I'm still working my way through the range but standouts so far are the pate and the Festive Pasties.


The pasties contain turkey pieces, sausage, cranberry, carrot, potato, gravy, parsnip and even Brussels sprouts. Yes, that's right Christmas dinner in a pasty form featured here with extra roast potatoes, carrots, sprouts and gravy on the side! 

Comments

  1. Joey10 December 2013 at 15:07

    I heard about those pasties somewhere else and decided I needed them in my life - do you know where they're sold?

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  2. Tea and Sympatico12 December 2013 at 10:40

    I've not actually spotted them yet but I reckon independent health food shops and possibly Holland and Barretts as they do loads of V Bites stuff. I need to track some more down ....

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  3. Tea and Sympatico16 December 2013 at 12:43

    Update - the pasties are definitely stocked in Holland and Barrets.

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