The British Kebab Awards, an annual event to celebrate local kebab restaurants across the United Kingdom, has added a vegan kebab category for the first time in its 10-year history.
This year, the British Kebab Awards included the Best Vegan Kebab category to celebrate the growing appetite for plant-based kebabs. Sponsored by plant based meat brand Eatplanted, this year the new vegan award was awarded to Brighton’s Beelzebab and Resist! Vegan Kitchen in King’s Lynn who will be offered a free Eatplanted kebab for a plant-based takeover for the day at their restaurants to celebrate their achievement.
“The meaty kebab is undoubtedly a UK favorite,” Rob Reames from Eatplanted said in a statement. “So by building awareness of the surge in popularity for the plant-based version by Eatplanted’s sponsorship of this first-ever plant-based kebab category, we are helping satisfy the appetite for anyone who fancies swapping their meat for a healthier, more climate friendly option without losing out on that moorish kebab taste.”
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According to green energy experts at Uswitch, recipes for vegan kebabs got a staggering 6.8 million views on TikTok in 2022, making them one of the most popular dishes of the year on the social media platform. This is just one hint of the growing demand for plant-based options.
For the British Kebab Awards, adding a vegan category was necessary to cater to consumers’ growing preferences.
“The British Kebab Awards is a celebration of all things kebab and the introduction of the first vegan kebab category shows how the scene is evolving to cater for people’s tastes,” Ibrahim Dogus, Founder of the British Kebab Awards, said in a statement.
“I’d like to thank Eatplanted for helping us raise awareness of the vast offering of vegan kebab restaurants and takeaways,” Dogus said.