Fish Swaps
There are so many incredible vegan fish swaps out there now and most health food shops and supermarkets stock them. You can find something to suit every budget as Iceland, Aldi and Lidl are now on board! Some of the other supermarkets and health food shops have low-cost options too.
But why would you want to eat something that resembles fish?!
Most people stop eating meat because of the ethical, environmental and health implications, not because they don’t like the taste! There are many textures, tastes and flavours that people enjoy and have been brought up on. So meat substitutes are convenient and fantastic for many. It means you can enjoy your favourite flavours without the suffering and environmental destruction.
Some vegans choose not to eat meat substitutes and that’s absolutely fine too. From a health perspective it’s always better to use fresh ingredients and to cook from scratch but substitutes are great from time to time (and healthier than meat!). Here are some of our favourite fish swaps; although there are loads more to choose from!
For all of our favourite meat and dairy swaps, head to A Vegan’s Guide to…
Fish fingers are a family favourite! There’s no need to miss out with these fantastic alternatives. Try serving some of our favourite fish finger swaps with a healthy salad, or with baked beans and chips for a quick and easy dinner!
- Plant Menu: Fishless Fingers — Available at Aldi
- Birds Eye: Green Cuisine Fishless Fingers — Available at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Iceland, Ocado
- Quorn: Vegan Fishless Fingers — Available at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Ocado
- Plant Kitchen: Breaded Vegan Fish Fingers — Available at M&S
- Moving Mountains: Plant-Based Fingers — Available at Waitrose, Ocado, Mighty Plants
Best Budget Fingers
Aldi Plant Menu Fishless Fingers, £1.29
Our Top Pick
Quorn Fishless Fingers, £2.50
Best Recipe
Try mixing these great tuna alternatives with sweetcorn and a vegan mayonnaise to create a fantastic filling for sandwiches and jacket potatoes. Alternatively you can add to pasta and salads! Here are Viva!’s top tuna swaps.
- Future Farm: Future Tvna — Available at Sainsbury’s
- Marigold: Tunah — Available at Co-op, The Vegan Kind
- Loma Linda: Tuno — Available at Asda, Morrisons, Holland and Barrett, The Vegan Kind
- Good Catch: Fish-Free Tuna Flakes — Available at Tesco, The Vegan Kind
- Vegan Zeastar: No Tuna Sashimi — Available at Vegetarian Express
Best Budget Tuna
Loma Linda Tuno, £1.30
Our Top Pick
Future Farm Tvna, £2.90
On the go
M&S Plant Kitchen No Tuna Sweetcorn, £3.50
Try this recipe
This ‘Tuna’ Sweetcorn Sandwich is a great vegan, fishless alternative to this traditional sandwich. Perfect for lunchboxes or use the filling for jacket potatoes, toasties, pasta bake, or in a puff pastry tart.
There’s a huge variety of vegan battered fish swaps — from scampi to fillets — and all of them are delicious! Whatever you fancy there is a vegan alternative for it! Here are some of our top swaps.
- Fry’s: Crispy Fish-Style Fillets — Available at Tesco, Iceland
- Quorn: Vegan Fishless Scampi — Available at Asda, Sainsbury’s, Ocado
- Moving Mountains: Plant-Based Fillets — Available at Sainsbury’s, Ocado
- Naked: Without the Splash! No Fish Goujons — Available Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Ocado, The Vegan Kind
- Quorn: Vegan Salt and Vinegar Fishless Fillets — Available at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Ocado
- VBites: Breaded Fishless Steaks — Available at VBites, The Vegan Kind
Best Budget Battered Fish
Quorn Fishless Scampi, £2.50
Our Top Pick
VBites Breaded Fishless Steaks, £2.99
On the go
Hungry Horse Pub Vegan Fish and Chips, £6.79
Try this recipe
Fancy a healthier alternative? This 10 Minute Tofish recipe is a revelation as it really only takes 10 minutes! Lovely chunky tofu wrapped in seaweed and covered in crispy beer batter… perfect for evenings when you’re short of time and need some comfort food!
Whether you like cream cheese and salmon bagels, salmon steaks or salmon sushi — there’s a vegan swap! These are some of our favourite salmon alternatives without any of the cruelty!
- Veganz: Vegan Salmon — Available at Planet Organic, The Vegan Kind
- Vegan Zeastar: No Salmon Sashimi — Available at Vegetarian Express
- Plant Pioneers: No Salmon Fillets — Available at Sainsbury’s
- VBites: Smokey Slmn — Available at VBites, The Vegan Kind
- Odontella: Smoked Vegan Salmon — Available at Greenbay
Best Budget Salmon
VBites Smokey Slmn, £1.99
Our Top Pick
Odontella Smoked Vegan Salmon, £8.99
On the go
Wasabi Vegan Xalmon Harmony Set, from £7.95
Try this recipe
Lydia’s Vegan Gravlax recipe uses carrots instead of salmon. The method of ‘curing’ very thinly sliced carrot gives an uncanny likeness to smoked salmon without the fish flavour. We’ve served ours with a vegan cream cheese and oatcakes!
Battered squid is a takeaway favourite but there’s no need to miss out. Luckily there are now vegan alternatives to calamari and shrimp. Try one of our favourite swaps!
- Vegan Zeastar: Lemon Shrimpz— Available at Ocado, Vegetarian Express
- Natures Charm: Vegan Calamari — Available at The Vegan Kind, Alternative Stores
- Vegan Zeastar: Kalamariz — Available at Ocado, Vegetarian Express
- Native: Pr*wn Crackers — Available at Asda, The Vegan Kind
Best Budget Shrimp
Native Pr*wn Crackers, £1.60
Our Top Pick
Vegan Zeastar Kalamariz, £4.95
On the go
Wagamama Vegan Chilli Squid, £6.75
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