Veggie burger
 Veggie burger topped with grated cheese on a bun |
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| Type | Sandwich |
| Main ingredient(s) | Vegetables, textured vegetable protein, legumes, nuts, mushrooms, or grains or seeds |
A veggie burger is a hamburger-style, or chicken-style, patty that does not contain animal flesh, but may contain animal products such as rennet, egg, and milk.[1] The patty of a veggie burger may be made from vegetables (like corn), textured vegetable protein (like soy), legumes (beans), nuts, mushrooms, or grains or seeds, like wheat and flax.
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History [edit]
The veggie burger, by name, may have been created in London in 1982 by Gregory Sams, who called it the 'VegeBurger'. Gregory and his brother Craig had run a natural food restaurant in Paddington since the 1960s;[2] a Carrefour hypermarket in Southampton sold 2000 packets in three weeks after its launch.[3]
Using the name Gardenburger, an early veggie burger was developed by Paul Wenner around 1980 or 1981 in Wenner's vegetarian restaurant, The Gardenhouse, in Gresham, Oregon.[4]
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A veggie burger with vegetable toppings
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Close-up of a veggie burger prepared with a flax bagel, soy cheese, lettuce, mustard, tomato and a Yves veggie burger patty
Restaurants [edit]
Some fast food companies have been offering vegetarian foods increasingly since the beginning of the 21st century.
Around the world [edit]
In places such as India where vegetarianism is widespread, McDonald's and KFC serve veggie burgers.[5][6] Since February 2010, McDonald's Germany, its fourth-biggest global market, is serving veggie burgers in all its restaurants.[7][8] Different kinds of veggie burgers are also served permanently in McDonald's restaurants in:
- Bahrain[9]
- Dubai[10]
- Egypt (McFalafel, consisting of a falafel patty with tomato, lettuce and tahini sauce)[11][12]
- Greece (McVeggie, consisting of a breaded and fried vegetable patty with tomato, iceberg lettuce and ketchup, in a sesame bun)[13]
- Malaysia[14]
- The Netherlands (Groentenburger=Vegetable Burger)[15]
- Sweden (McGarden)[9][16]
- Switzerland (Vegi Mac)[9][16][17]
The United States [edit]
In the USA as of April 2005, veggie burgers were available in Burger King restaurants and those of its franchise Hungry Jack's.[18] As of that same time, they were also available in certain Subways and Harvey's, as well as many chain restaurants, such as Red Robin, Chili's, Denny's, Friendly's, Johnny Rockets, and Hard Rock Cafe. Occasionally the veggie burger option will appear at the bottom of a menu as a possible substitution for beef or turkey burgers, rather than as an individual menu item.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "Vegetarians fed a fast one with meat by-products found in some of their dishes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ^ "The Vegeburger story". Chaos Works. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
- ^ "And Here Comes the VegeBurger". The Observer. UK. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
- ^ "Inventor of the Week – Paul Wenner". MIT. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ Meatless Burgers Gain Popularity Across America Rediff
- ^ McDonald's new TVC pushes McChicken, McVeggie products Indiantelevision.com
- ^ "Veggie burger, coffee to fuel McDonald's in Germany". Reuters. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "McDonald's veggie burger page at the German McDonald's homepage". Mcdonalds.de. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "The Love Burger, Seaweed Fries, and Other Curiosities". Tikifish.com. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Mcdonalds Dubai veggie burger calories
- ^ "About.com Middle Eastern Food: McFalafel". Mideastfood.about.com. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "McDonald Introduces McFalafel, Just for Egypt". Touregypt.net. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ McDonald's Greece: McVeggie Burger[dead link]
- ^ (...) Bubur Ayam McD, McEgg, Veggie Burger, French Fries (...)
- ^ "McDonald's Netherlands: Groenteburger (Vegetable Burger)". Mcdonalds.nl. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b "McDonalds Food from Around the McWorld". Nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "McDonald's Switzerland: Vegi Mac". Mcdonalds.ch. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Hungry Jack's. "Veggie Burger". Retrieved 7 May 2009.
External links [edit]
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