Vegans are vegetarians who do not eat any dairy products or eggs in addition to meat, fish and poultry products. Some vegans also abstain from honey. 

 

Many recipes are naturally vegan without you realising it. Simple spaghetti Napoli, for example, is suitable for vegans as long as the spaghetti contains no eggs and no Parmesan cheese is used.

Other recipes can be made vegan very easily by making a few changes.

Butter can be replaced by pure vegetable fats, soya milk and soya milk products can be used instead of cow's milk, cream or cheese. When using ready-made doughs such as frozen puff pastry, make sure that only vegetable fats are used in the ingredients.

Dairy-free cheeses that are suitable for vegans are available in health food shops. However, some of them do not melt like regular cheese. Dairy-free cheese is often only suitable for flavour, not appearance or texture.