World Vegan Day
A World of Vegan Products Available at Leo Foods!
Have you been thinking of becoming vegetarian or vegan? Simply trying to cut back on the amount of meat you eat? Now’s the perfect time! With November 1 being World Vegan Day and the entire month celebrated around the globe as No Meat November, you can easily try your hand at a plant-based diet as often as you like with tons of worldwide support!
Vegetarianism v’s Veganism
There exists a few different variations on the definition (which can also be a bit flexible based on the person) as a whole, those who consider themselves vegetarian have chosen not to include meat or fish in their diets. Veganism, on the other hand, is more of a lifestyle than a diet. Like vegetarians, vegans also remove meat and fish from their diet, but also any animal-derived ingredients such as milk, eggs, and honey. Veganism also avoids animal-based materials such as leather, products tested on animals, or use of animals for entertainment
Vegan Diet
A big part of being vegan is eating a plant-based diet, which to new vegans (or those considering it) may find a bit daunting. But actually, it’s not! There are lots of people out there to help you make the switch to a plant-based diet and even more amazing food than you’d realize! Vegan recipes can be full of flavour, texture, colour, and be packed with nutrients, including protein, so your diet can be as healthy as it is compassionate. As an added bonus, meats can be quite expensive, so going vegan, even if only on a temporary or casual basis, can have financial benefits, too!
Vegan diets rely on a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, and many international cuisines already rely on these staples for delicious traditional meals packed with flavour!
Vegan Asian Food
Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, and other Asian cuisines typically include a base of rice or noodles, blended with flavourful spices and vegetables to create some delectable dishes, an easy way to enjoy a vegan meal. At Leo Foods, we carry an extensive array of rices (including jasmine rice, black rice, sticky rice, red rice, and sushi rice), noodles (such as shanghai noodles, vermicelli noodles, mie asli noodles, soba noodles, soy noodles, udon noodles, and more), traditional asian spices (like chilis, peppers, garlic, ginger, mustard seed, sesame seeds, five spice, satay, and anji-no-moto), as well as coconut cream, sesame oil, chili oils, sushi vinegar, teriyaki sauce, siracha, pad thai sauce, sweet and sour sauce, tamarind paste, wasabi, bamboo leaves and shoots, jackfruit, mock duck, shataki mushrooms, tofu, edamame, spring rolls, seaweed, Pan Gua Bao and a host of other ingredients you can use to create some amazing traditional Asian vegan meals! Looking for added inspiration? Check out some of these 50 Amazing Vegan Asian Recipes!
Vegan British Food
Recreating some of your favourite British foods at home using plant-based foods is made easier with these recipes. Try using lentils and beans in your traditional cottage pie, chickpeas in your favourite curry, piri-piri to spice up your vegetable sides, and more! Plus, did you know that some of your favourite meal staples and snacks are already vegan? Go ahead and enjoy classic Heinz Baked Beans in your full English breakfast without compromising your vegan goals (be careful, the no sugar variety are not suitable for vegans), Bisto gravy on your Sunday roast (yes, even the beef variety is vegan!), and HP brown sauce, Coleman’s mustard, and Branston Pickle for your sandwiches and chips. Frazzles, although bacon flavoured, are also vegan, as are Walker’s Ready Salted, Salt & Vinegar, and Prawn Cocktail crisps, all available at Leo Foods!
Vegan Indian Food
With nearly 80% of the country’s population choosing a vegetarian diet, Indian food is one of the easiest ways to enjoy incredible vegan meals, too. From chilled, to frozen, to ambient ingredients, Leo Foods stocks all the rices and flours, lentils and pulses, fruits, nuts, oils, seasonings, spices, masalas, pastes, pickles, chutneys, sauces, food colourings and flavourings, papadums, and breads to create your favourite indian meals such as samosas, pakoras, curries, and rices, packed with amazing flavours! We also carry ready to eat meals, traditional Indian snacks, Indian sweets and desserts, and Indian beers, too!
Vegan Latin American Food
Mexican food, Brazilian food, Colombian food, Argentinian food, Venezuelan food, Costa Rican food, and other Latin American cuisine relies heavily on beans and rice, vegan food staples, heavily spiced with bold flavours and colours. Use them in wraps and tortillas from Leo Foods (we have flour, corn, spinach, beetroot, and tomato varieties) for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and more, spiced with chipotle, Cajun, fajita, Pil-Pil, or chimichurri spices. We even carry jackfruit, the popular meat alternative, traditional Latin American salsas, and more to create authentic and delicious vegan Latin American food!
Vegan Mediterranean Food
Relying heavily on nuts, grains, seeds, olive oil, pasta, fruits, and vegetables, Spanish food, Italian food, Greek food, and other Mediterranean dishes are easy to enjoy when you are going meat-free. Pick up paella rice to make a gorgeous vegetarian paella that will impress even a meat-eating crowd, veggie spaghetti (we even carry gluten free varieties!) for a quick at-home meal, or white beans and tomatoes or tomato paste for authentic Greek fasolatha. Don’t forget the kalamata olives, chickpeas, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt flakes, and other Mediterranean staples you can find on our shelves for both retail and wholesale customers for your next vegan Mediterranean feast!
Vegan Middle Eastern Food
Home cooks and professionals in the hospitality industry on the Costa del Sol can all find an array of Middle Eastern ingredients to make their favourite vegan Arabic foods, Iranian foods, Persian Foods, Saudi Arabian foods, Turkish foods, Egyptian foods, Moroccan foods, Georgian foods, Tunisian foods, Sirian foods, and more. Rich in spices and herbs, studded with fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds, plant-based foods from this region are just as delicious as ever! Bulgar and cous cous, freekah, polenta, fava beans, almonds, apricots, walnuts, raisins, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, pine nuts, figs, prunes, dates, vegetable ghee, jasmine oil, cardamom, essences, saffron, falafel powder, kabash, kafta, and shwarma seasoning, sumac, tahini, hummus, harissa, mango pickles, pickled lemon, pomegranate molasses, orange blossom water, rose water, foul, olives, halwa, and beyond are just a sampling of the whole food ingredients you can pick up and cook with to create some of these inspired Vegan Middle Eastern Recipes.
Specialty Vegan Products at Leo Foods
At Leo Foods, we also carry lots of specialty vegan foods that you know and love. Try our vegan honey as a plant-based sweetener (we also carry coconut nectar, agave, and other natural sweeteners), vegan egg replacer, vegan bullion powder, vegan mayonnaise, vegan cookies from Dove Farms, Pronuts, Green & Blacks vegan chocolate, Booja-Booja vegan ice cream, Tender Jack meat alternative (in a variety of styles), Peas of Heaven pea-protein “meats” including bacon-style strips, vegan bratwurst, vegan mince, and vegan burgers, and more. Vegan staples such as nutritional yeast, agar agar, plant-based milks, liquid aminos, seitan, tempeh, tofu, frozen fruit pulps, superfood mix-ins, and an always-expanding range of organic, soy-free, gluten-free, lactose-free options to compliment your vegan lifestyle are all available to our trade customers as well as our retail customers at our cash and carry warehouse in Marbella.
Vegan Lifestyle
Not just food, we also stock a selection of organic health and beauty products to compliment a vegan lifestyle as well as Eco-leaf cleaning products, proudly vegan and certified cruelty-free, for your home or business. Our newest offering, Vegware, is also now in stock, providing homes, restaurants, and catering professionals with 100% plant-based food packaging products.
Explore our online catalogue to discover the huge array of vegan-friendly and plant-based products from around the world for our retail and our wholesale customers!
