Reddit reviews The Vegetarian Student Cookbook

Asian food is your friend!

There are so many curries and dishes from india that are vegetarian as around a third of their country doesn't eat meat. A personal favourite is a vegetable dhansak. There are so many options from just india, it just depends what interests you and what you feel comfortable trying to cook.

Other curry recipes that I really like are, tarka dahl, anda bhurji, and Mutter paneer.

Dont be worried if you/your partner doesn't like chilli when you make the curries yourself you can control the chilli.

Another good simple asian dish is the humble stir fry. It is as easy if not easier than pasta and in my opinion much nicer. Just do a stirfry as you would normally for a dish with meat but instead of meat you have a few options.

1. Tofu
   
2. Beancurd
   
3. Eggs
   
4. Quorn or fake meat
   
   Quorn is a personal taste thing so if he likes it then try it. Eggs are amazing and go really well in thai dishes. Tofu and beancurd work well in chinese or thai. I dont have a specific recipe for these as it depends what veg i have in my fridge. This video however does cover the general idea well.
   
   There are a wide variety of soy based products from asia, they can be hard to find unless you have a large asian population/supermarket nearby.
   
   While not asian another cuisine that can work quite well and can be easy to cook is mexican. My father has a really good recipe for burritos where he makes his own salsa, guac, roasts veggies etc and then you just make like 3 burritos over the course of the meal.
   
   If you are still stuck for ideas google and reddit really are your friends! I have a massive bookmarked folder of things I want to try cooking/making at somepoint.
   
   
5. /r/vegetarian is a bit more active than here and is usually full of ideas
   
6. http://veggieturkeys.com/ is a great place if you want recipes from anatolia and turkey.
   
7. /r/GifRecipes is a personal favourite, while they are by no means all vegetarian there are some and they are great fun.
   
   If you are really new to cooking in general I would suggest looking at both a student cookbook vegetarian or not, I personally like these two.
   Sorted food are also very easy to follow and are great for ideas both veg and non veg.

I'm a veggie student studying in Canterbury and, if you are living on University of Kent campus, Sainsbury's supermarket will probably be your closest supermarket although there are buses to Asda which is another large supermarket and - as someone else mentioned - there is the Goodshed store which is a food market type store next to Canterbury West railway station. For a veg-friendly shopping experience, there is also [Green Pea Wholefoods store](
http://www.greenpeawholefoods.co.uk/) where they have a cafe as well.

• Supermarkets in Canterbury
  
  As a note, many students do online deliveries so you don't have to carry heavy shopping nor waste too much time shopping if you are busy with essays etc. I doesn't cost much and you can book delivery slots.
  
  All foods sold here that are vegetarian friendly are labelled properly with a protected stamp so you can guarantee no meat products or derivatives are in your food; you just need to find the label or 'suitable for vegetarian' title on the packaging.
  
  Generally, I have found the supermarket's own vegetarian food very nice and affordable (some supermarket product links below). Quorn is available quite readily here with their mince a favourite of mine for Spaghetti Bolognese, Lasagna and Cottage Pie plus their sausages for a good Toad in the Hole. A brand called Linda McCartney is also delicious as well.
  
  
• Asda Own Vegetarian Food Brand
  
  
• Sainsburys' Own Vegetarian Food Brand
  
  Fruit and vegetables are quite affordable and easily available so shop around and take what you fancy; my favourite snacks are dried fruits generally in addition to apples and bananas. Baked beans are also cheap and make a great quick breakfast/lunch. Vegetables already cut up into stir-fry vegetables makes a nice quick dinner as well and aren't too pricey.
  
  I'd recommend grabbing a student vegetarian cookbook so you can keep making tasty interesting food and they often have a fair few British recipes. They are more than affordable as well - Example.
  
  There is a food store on Kent's campus but it is has over-priced food, is not that veg-friendly food-wise and the fresh food is never of that good quality so I wouldn't recommend shopping there, as someone else mentioned.
  
  If you have any other questions, feel free to message/comment reply back.
  
  

I have this book (but in Dutch). All cheap and easy things to make.