Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll - Taste Test (Vs Greggs Pork Sausage Roll) 

That bucket comment about Piers was great xD

We built this city, we built this city on sausage rolls.

My boyfriend has been a butcher for over ten years, he has switched fully to the vegan sausage rolls as he says they're guaranteed gristle free.

Worked in Greggs for a while, the patterns on the pastries were absolute genius

As a general rule, if Piers Morgan doesn't like something it's probably good, and the reverse is also true.

I dont bother with the standard sausage roll now from greggs and just buy the vegan one. The vegan one was more stuffing flavoured but as a snack theres not much point in eating meat if you cant really tell its meat due to being heavily processed.

Greggs really like having their shops 2 minutes away from eachother

This is pretty much exactly what I expected! I'm not a vegetarian (yet), but I figured a sausage roll would be about the best meat product you could ever translate, since they're all seasoning with the processed meat as a "binder" more than an actual flavour component. Replicate the texture and density, and you're pretty much ending up with the same result. Great to see Gregg's have managed that! And let's face it, Piers was always going to be spitting it out for the attention and the reaction, the actual taste of the vegan sausage roll was a non-factor for him.

I can’t give a completely accurate review considering I haven’t eaten meat in over 4 years, but as a child I really enjoyed sausage rolls, and since I went vegetarian they’re one of the main meat products I’ve found myself missing. When I heard about the new vegan option, I bought one immediately, and the first thing that struck me was that they tasted pretty much exactly how I remembered sausage rolls to taste, with that additional nostalgia factor. I was super impressed!

Regardless of how hungry you are, the Piers Morgan comment was the highlight ;)

Among the table cloth, your shirt, and that knife, you seem to have a very colorful life. :D

I live across the road from greggs and this has literally made me go out and get a sausage roll.

When you made the Piers Morgan comment I automatically clicked the like button.

Pierce Morgan wincing and throwing a hissy fit at a sausage roll made me crease. Still can't believe that man calls people "snowflakes"

Greetings from Sweden! My wife and I switched to vegetarianism for around four years, with a few months of that being vegan (just to try it out). We've recently returned to an omnivore diet, but have been bowled over by just how good some of the vegetarian recipes and products are (not so much vegan, but some is okay). Both now play an important part in our life, and have changed the way we think about certain ingredients and meals. Processed meat has taken a hit in favour of the more enjoyable soy-based counterparts, such as burgers, mince and other such things, mainly because most processed meat is very poor quality. One of our favourite treats is vegetarian burgers, because beef always left us feeling weighed down and sluggish after eating. Not so with the plant-based burgers. Not all are good, but some burger brands are amazing. We still enjoy good beef, but in far lesser quantities. Pork is also nice, but more rarely used. Fish is used fairly regularly, chicken is our favourite protein, all of which we eat in lesser quantities, with our diet consisting mainly of vegetables and pulses. I think everyone should switch to vegetarianism for a month or 2 (or more if able) to pressure them into having to find alternatives to meat. I'm sure they would also realize, quickly, that many vegetarian or vegan substitutes are actually far nicer than most of the poor quality processed meat options. It's only the higher quality meats and cuts of meat that can't really be substituted. But the majority of people can't afford to eat those ingredients everyday anyway. Oh, and Piers is an idiot and an embarrassment to Britain...

I’m a vegan and a former lover of everything sausage. How haven’t I heard of this? Sausage in a handy crusty egg roll format?? Genius. Also quorn products are without a doubt some of the very best tasting meat subs out there.

We have sausage rolls in the Netherlands too, they're called "saucijzenbroodjes"

So thorough in your comments, you have such a soothing voice!!

Been watching your videos for a while now and I can safely say you are my favourite RU-vidr. It's become a ritual to throw on a few Atomic Shrimp videos before bed. I have learned a lot about foraging and cooking. Thanks for doing what you do :)

I remember we went sausage roll mad last year when this came out. The restaurant in my local theatre does chic pea vegan sausage rolls and as a meat eater I love them and find them filling

I'm surprised you didn't try them both hot and cold. I don't find any pastries from Greggs palatable when they're cold.

The beginning of this video reminded me that some people may not know what sausage rolls are, wack

I'm certainly going to try this. Thanks for a good review!

The shiny coating on the non-vegan one is likely an egg glaze.

I’m from Canada and have never had a sausage roll, sounds delicious, going to make some soon.

amazing review thank you so much for your time and efforts

You need to visit vegan restaurants in Hong Kong. There are dishes like pork ribs, roasted duck and beef ball all vegan. Pork ribs you also get the bones that is hard and inedible exactly like bones. Duck you get meat with skin of different texture. They taste exactly like the real things. Chinese vegetarians festival is around September time and there's so many different sort of food all vegan or vegetarian making them to look and taste like animal based food.

Great video, love your channel and found you through the scam videos! It's great you're open to new foods and try them out and doing an honest review. Keep going!

I keep hearing good things about the vegan roll. It's interesting also that it has more protein than the meat one haha.

Yeah since Ive gone vegetarian, Ive actually been enjoying stuff like sausage rolls more since they're always seasoned so nicely. It takes a lotta effort to make soy taste really good, but not a lot to make pork taste as good. They HAVE to make an effort to make it nice, so a lot of the time, vegetarian and vegan substitutes taste real nice!

even though I am four years behind on this instalment... the bucket comment was gold 😂

Your signs always crack me up! The wit is about as dry as Pound Bakery's sausage rolls!

All the stuff you put on the display board (not sure what it's actually called) like here, "we built this city" actually make me giggle Also as an asian, I suppose we have sausage rolls here but they're generally seen as more "fancy"

You're making me hungry.

Thanks for your review! Was really well done! I'm not actually Vegan but I don't eat meat - so now, after your review I will probably buy myself one next time I'm at Greggs!

Hey mate. Curious if you’d be willing to review the rowes vegan sausage roll from Lidl. Tried it and personally found it better than the greggs. Love your vids and the unique variety 👍

One year later, which one do you buy now?

A lot of people think if animals weren't killed for your food, it's bad.

I actually love this channel. You should try the vegan steak bake vs regular steak bake next! I think it’s funny because, even as a vegan I would agree that pure mycoprotein (quorn) has absolutely no taste and you need to season it a lot more than the equivalent meat. But it’s interesting in products like this when they have to rely on good seasoning rather than meat for the taste, you actually end up with a better tasting product.

Those look great, its a shame I don't think I've ever seen them for sale here in the states.

Firstly, I want a Gregg's here in the U. S. because I want a sausage roll and secondly the rolls remind me of the Tasty Bake they mentioned in an episode of Still Game. That Piers Morgan comment was fantastic, AS! Well done :D

New subscriber. Love all of your vids but weird stuff in the can vids are my favorite. Ever tried boiled peanuts in can from the US? Peanut Patch brand is the best. Wal-Mart or Amazon have them available, I believe. Thank you for doing what you do! Keep up the good work!

"If you're not from the uk you may not know what this is" *laughs in aussie*.

I am lucky enough to have a British inspired bakery down my street from my house here in the US, and they have the most delicious sausage rolls. I will get them for breakfast or lunch every once in a while and they are the best 🥰

great review thanks

i like your blanket in the backround looks vdy nice

I'm interested in the cholesterol comparison of the two products... not been able to find anything... anyone know ?

I love your little sign messages in different videoe

Love the ladbaby reference in the background

What a great review, definitely going to give these a try. Interesting to note that there is little difference between them in terms of nutrition; total energy is virtually the same, with a tiny bit less fat and a bit more protein in the vegan one so it's not really a 'healthy' alternative which some might expect.

Your response was better than the guy on TV!

Silly question, did you eat those hot or cold? And are sausage rolls supposed to be eaten hot, or cold?

HP sauce isn’t common in the states (at least where I am). Is it vegan by chance?

they have sausage rolls in the united state they are not made using puffed pastry but they are one of my favorite things. we usually have mustard with our sausage rolls

You should look at air in a can it’s made in Canada and shipped to China it’s mainly for kids because they go to school and China is very polluted got one for Christmas once it is definitely a weird thing in a can

Where I'm from we have what is called an Amish Market. They make all kinds of baked goods from scratch there. The pretzels are amazing, but their second best seller is the sausage rolls. I'm telling you, once you have good quality fresh, there is no going back. : )

Fantastic video! Would you consider doing more side-by-side comparisons of vegan foods?

I do think Meat substitute products have made major advantages in the past few years, and while I personally do not want to become a vegetarian or vegan, i have no problem at all decreasing my meat intake significantly once these alternatives match the aktuel price of the meat product here in germany.

What about their vegan ham? I’d be interested in seeing a taste test and comparison of that

Sausage roll dipped in tomato soup 👍🏻

just picked one up for the first time the other day! i was bewildered by the fact that it cost only a quid. been my breakfast every day since. so good. i think you'll find similar results with most vegan meat alternatives, Quorn white meats are literally identical to the actual meat. I cant tell any difference. they havent got the red meats spot on yet imo, but other brands like linda mccartney are really really close. i havent eaten meat in maybe six months just because i dont feel the need to anymore. the alternatives are so good that i dont need to feel bad about eat animals anymore (apart from that one scotch egg that i didnt realise had meat in LOL.)

I wish there was a Greggs near me, their vegan sausage rolls are so lovely.

What is HP Sauce? is that UK specific?

0:47 "We weren't satisfied with other vegetarian meals on the market, you'd be surprised how often you'd find a big hunk of pork in them" there really is a Simpsons quote for everything.

The day they went on sale in Camden (London), they gave me a free vegan sausage roll and told me the exact same spices went into them, as in the pork ones. I loved it, but I never eat sausage rolls so I couldn't compare. It was very tasty!

Oh yeah, I'm guessing they don't use lard for their pastry or at least not in the vegan ones

WHY do your food videos keeps popping up ONLY when im hungry! I'm drooling over here, the videos not even recent. Im so friggin hungry I love sausages and sausage rolls, seen your hotdog testing vid as well...I could so binge on that whole pack of sausage rolls...

never tried the Greggs one but I quite often buy the Quorn sausage rolls they sell in supermarkets, even though I’m not vegan I find they’re tastier than the meat ones

As a meat eater I thouroghly approve of this test and am pleasantly suprised by the result. In the future we will need more products like this one.

Here in Belgium we call it "worstenbroodje" which translates to "little bread sausage" and is sold a lot in train stations, for example a student who needs some breakfast or something. We also heat them, i don't know if you guys do.

Been eating majority veggie lately but cannot turn down a sausage roll I hope there's something similar in NZ this looks so good

Over here in the US I've never seen a sausage roll. Kinda want to try one.

I also done a review on this, i normally dont eat sausage rolls because i just find them such low quality meat unless its some proper expensive version, but after trying the Vegan one i love it, much better, because its more herby as you said rather than that cheap pork taste, also my girlfriend who has dairy intolerant she now can have the vegan roll. Also tried the vegan steak bake & i love that to, its more onion type sauce rather than that brown steak sauce flavour.

I'm gonna go and try one from Greggs now. Right now.

The ones that come in packs of four don't seem to taste the same as the ones behind the glass imo, but I actually prefer the ones you get in the pack.

I can't believe there was controversy over this. People buying them and throwing them in bins. That'll show them! Piers was also grossly offended by how that Gilette ad was a "global assault on masculinity" but was deeply hurt by the existence of a vegan sausage roll. Very macho indeed...

What about price comparison??

Your voice reminds me of my best Irish lawyer 🙏🏻❤️

I feel nowadays with Vegan products, you'll find way more seasonings and stuff in them to make up for the lack of meat. And you know what? That's awesome. I generally find meat products to be under seasoned. KFC's vegan burger was actually pretty enjoyable, so was its vegan mayo. Vegan products are going somewhere great, and it's exciting, even for an avid meat eater like myself

What is your opinion on the plant based beef substitute?

Piers used to be on TV here a lot. Couldn’t agree more.

What is that fantastic knife? and can I have it?

The meat sausage roll dipped in tomato soup was a stale when I was a market trader in Yorkshire

Every time I take a bite out of a Greg's vegan sausage roll, which is fairly regularly, I hear the glorious organs of the atomic shrimp intro 😁

I do like a sausage roll for a snack, might give the vegan one a try. Being a mean penny pincher I have to ask, is there a difference in the price? Totally agree with the bucket comment.

What's your theme music? 🤔

Can you do a video comparing different brown sauces? HP, Yorkshire relish, brown sauce etc. I don't consider HP to actually be brown sauce. It's made of tomatoes and is more spicy whereas a brown sauce is made of apples (I think)

Sausage rolls are such a UK thing. I'd like to try one, but they're hard to come by in the states. We normally stick to lightly seasoned garbage in a Macdonald's wrapper. . .

I've always preferred the vegan ones, better texture and flavour, plus no gristle

2 years later, the Piers comment is still relevant

So, no butter?

In New York we have a similar thing called a sausage roll, but it's like a pizza place thing

Im not a vegan, but I am a vegetarian. Its nice to see none Vegan/Vegetarian people trying vegan/vegetarian food, most non vegans wouldnt even touch it!

Not a vegan and never had the pork sausage roll at greggs but the vegan sausage roll at greggs is my favourite. Could down 3 in a row (but is a bit salty so bear in mind.)

The most British video on RU-vid

I’m vegetarian and I was quite surprised at how nice the vegan sausage rolls are .. had to wait for them to cook me one though they had sold out!!

4:49 - yes mate!

I knew i wasn't going crazy when I realised i prefer the vegan ones! Good video man, nice jab at Piers lmaoo

To be fair sausage is one of the easiest meatproduct flavours to imitate. Beyond burger paddies even taste like sausage. I was more worried about the pastry being dry or flavourless, since some vegetable fats tend to be quite bland in taste.... but then, the porksausages pastry isn't necessarily made with butter either. ...Now I really want to taste that vegan roll too.

I'm a vegan who lives in Canada and I am now greatly frustrated that we don't have Greggs here