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There is a new butcher's shop on Viktualienmarkt - the offering consists exclusively of plant-based products.
And this is how the products from the “Vegan Butcher Shop” taste.
Munich – A vegan butcher shop?
Sounds paradoxical, but one has now been planted at the Viktualienmarkt, so to speak.
And right next to the famous Metzgerzeile.
Markus Dorsch has fulfilled a lifelong dream with the shop at Frauenstrasse 11.
And he wants to give the people of Munich a taste: with vegan white sausage, Lyoner and Leberkas.
The fact is: There have been long queues in front of the store since Saturday (January 27th).
“The only negative feedback so far has been that we only accept card payments,” reports the new meat-free butcher with a smile.
The “Vegan Butcher Shop” has reopened at the Viktualienmarkt.
© Marcus Schlaf
The owner wants to convince the people of Munich of his products - without swinging the moral club
Dorsch has been eating vegan since 2002 and, after a successful career in finance, has now turned his passion into a career.
He wants to impress in terms of taste – but without pointing fingers.
“I just really enjoy the work!” His delicacies look very similar to their meaty cousins, but are based on soy, seitan or wheat.
Peas are also used as a protein source for meat substitute products.
“When making cheese, things get a little more complicated because of the consistency,” explains Dorsch.
“For our soft cheese we use a base of soy-almond milk, and the slightly harder cheese is coconut-based.” The professional products without meat – do they really taste similar to our beloved white sausage or Leberkas roll?
Our reporters did the test.
Vegan butcher shop at Viktualienmarkt in the test: The vegan Leberkas tastes surprisingly good
To start with, there is a classic: the
Leberkas roll
.
The tz reporters Katharina Rack and Thibault Krause compare the vegan alternative for 4.50 euros with the traditional roll for 3.50 euros from the Metzgerzeile at Viktualienmarkt.
Visually, the meat-free version is a little darker.
At the first bite, both versions taste familiar: hearty, meaty, well-seasoned and rounded off with the sweet-spicy note of mustard.
But the second bite reveals slight differences.
The vegan “Keine Leberkas roll” is characterized by a softer, unusual texture.
The milder taste also suggests that this is not a “real” Leberkas.
The conclusion of the test eaters: The vegan alternative tastes surprisingly good, but it can't (yet) keep up with the original.
But it's definitely worth a try.
The highlight of the testers: the vegan meat sausage
Vegan butcher Markus Dorsch serves a sliced meat sausage - or rather: a
Lyonnais
without any meat.
There is also vegan goat cheese and egg salad.
100 grams of vegan meat sausage costs 2.49 euros, while around the same amount costs 1.89 euros at Metzgerzeile.
The sausage board is a real taste highlight.
Merkur tester Thibault Krause is immediately reminded of his school days.
“The sausage tastes like it’s on mom’s sausage sandwich.”
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In terms of taste and appearance, the vegan sausage can hardly be distinguished from the real meat sausage.
The texture is juicy, the taste is spicy and slightly smoky.
A real recommendation!
The vegan sheep's cheese and the Gorgonzola are also almost identical in appearance and taste compared to their milk-containing originals.
Only the consistency is a little drier.
The plant-based white sausage doesn't come close to the original
Of course, a real Bavarian meat tasting is not complete without
trying a
white sausage .
A piece is available in the vegan butcher shop for 1.90 euros.
In comparison: the sausage from the Vinzenzmurr butcher shop for 1.32 euros.
“Our products are an experiment, a real white sausage has to be curved, we’re still working on that,” explains vegan butcher Markus Dorsch as he serves a sausage.
Compared to the conventional example, the reporters' conclusion is rather cautious: it does smell exactly like a white sausage should smell.
However, it is neither really convincing in terms of taste nor consistency.
The sausage feels slightly mushy when chewed and does not impress with its classic aroma.
Tip from the vegan expert: Don't cook the sausages for too long, otherwise you'll end up with white porridge.
Only the tourist will be happy: there is no need to pinch the vegan sausage.