Wagamamaâs latest editions mean their menu is now packed with plant-based options.
The popular Japanese inspired Asian food outlets have always had a vast vegan menu and with the announcement of further dishes, they are now the first high street restaurant to give an equal share to their plant-based choices.
Wagamama pledged to make half the menu plant-based as part of their â2021 Positive Action Planâ and have reached that commitment goal three months early with the launch of todayâs menu.
Wagamamaâs first opened its doors in London in 1992 and since then has been a trailblazer for vegan foods. With previous collaborations with high profile vegan chefs such as Gaz Oakley of Avent Garde Vegan and companies such as Club Cultured, Londonâs only tempeh factory.

The new items are:
Spicy Teriyaki Vegan âChickenâ Steamed Buns
With a new pulled âchickenâ alternative inside a classic steamed bun.
Spicy Vegan âShort Ribâ Ramen
Made from mushroom and soya in a sweet and spicy sticky sauce. Served with ramen noodles, roasted bok choi, spring onion, chilli, coriander, sesame seeds, all in a vegetable broth.
Teriyaki Vegan âChickenâ Ramen
Vegan âchickenâ in a spicy teriyaki sauce. Served with ramen noodles, sweetcorn, bok choi, chilli sambal paste, spring onion, chilli and coriander, in a vegetable broth.
Shuâs âShiokâ Jackfruit
Tumeric & ginger roasted jackfruit, Created by Wagamama executive chief Steve Mangleshot in collaboration with chef Shu Han Lee. It comes on a bed of coconut and lemongrass rice with pickled slaw & radish, chilli, coriander, and caramelised lime.
The new items join classic vegan favourites such as the Vegatsu, No Duck Donburi, Yasai Yaki Soba, and their Bang Bang Cauliflower.

Wagamama is also leading an incentive to encourage more patrons to choose a plant-based option ahead of the COP26 conference on climate change on November the 1st. Their âPlant-Pledgeâ campaign offers customers a vegan side to help kick off their plant-based food journey and just under 8000 guests have already made their pledge.
Wagamama CEO Thomas Heier said âThis menu launch marks an important moment for us as a business, as we officially make our menu 50% plant-based. Weâve been making choices, both big and small, to tread more lightly on our earth.â
âWeâre privileged to have restaurants in most major UK cities, therefore feel a real responsibility and exciting opportunity to make plant-based food as accessible as possible to all guests no matter their dietary preferences.â
âWe feel passionately that plant-based food can be just as nourishing and delicious. We hope our new menu will influence a positive spike in plant-based menu participation from our guests.â
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Source: Veganfooduk.co.uk