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Vegan Food Guides

These guides cover the bigger questions: what to order at a chain restaurant, which pantry staples make vegan cooking easier, and how to get tofu right.

For eating out, start with the vegan fast food guide. It covers 15 US chains, names the best vegan order at each, and links to our full guides for McDonald's, In-N-Out, Burger King, Wendy's, Panera, Domino's and Pizza Hut. Menus change often, so every chain guide shows when we last checked it against the chain's own information.

For cooking, Tofu 101 explains the different types of tofu and what each one is for, and our pantry guide lists the 24 ingredients we keep on hand.

Tofu 101: Types, Uses and How to Cook It A beginner's guide to tofu: silken, soft, firm and extra-firm explained, which type to use for what, how to press, store and freeze it, and how to make it taste good. Vegan Fast Food Guide: What to Order at 15 US Chains The best vegan order at 15 US fast-food chains, from Taco Bell and Chipotle to McDonald's and Chick-fil-A, plus which chains' fries are actually vegan. 24 Essential Vegan and Vegetarian Pantry Ingredients The 24 ingredients that make vegan cooking easier, from aquafaba and agar to black salt, nutritional yeast and miso, with what each one does and how to use it. Are Auntie Anne's Pretzels Vegan?SOME Auntie Anne's Original, Cinnamon Sugar and Sweet Almond pretzels and nuggets are vegan if you order them without butter. Every pretzel, dip and lemonade checked, how to order, and the frozen supermarket pretzels. How to Order Vegan at In-N-Out BurgerSOME Everything vegan at In-N-Out: how to order the off-menu Wish Burger, which fries styles are vegan, every sauce and drink checked, cross-contact, and how it compares with other burger chains. How to Press Tofu (With or Without a Press) How to press tofu in 20 minutes with a towel and a heavy pan, with a tofu press, or with the freeze-and-thaw trick, plus when you shouldn't press it at all. Tofu vs Tempeh vs Seitan: What's the Difference? Tofu, tempeh and seitan compared: what each is made from, how they taste and cook, which are gluten-free or soy-free, and the best dishes for each. Vegan Options at Burger King (US, UK and Ireland)SOME What's vegan at Burger King: the Impossible Whopper without mayo, fries, hash browns and French toast sticks in the US, plus the Plant-Based Whopper and Vegan Royale in the UK. How to order, every sauce and drink, and what to skip. Vegan Options at Domino'sSOME How to order vegan at Domino's in the US: only the Crunchy Thin Crust is vegan, with pizza or marinara sauce and vegetable toppings. No vegan cheese in the US. Vegan Options at McDonald's: US, UK and IrelandSOME What's vegan at McDonald's: why US fries and hash browns aren't, how to order a veggie Big Mac, every sauce and drink, and the much bigger UK and Irish vegan menu with the McPlant, Veggie Dippers and vegan fries. Vegan Options at PaneraSOME What's vegan at Panera: most breads and bagels, black bean soup in a sourdough bread bowl, the Mediterranean Veggie without feta, and salads with vegan dressings. Vegan Options at Pizza HutSOME How to order vegan at Pizza Hut in the US: Thin 'N Crispy, Hand-Tossed or Original Pan crust with marinara and vegetables, no cheese. Fries and plain breadsticks too. Vegan Options at Wendy'sSOME What's vegan at Wendy's in the US: the plain baked potato, natural-cut fries, apple slices and salads without meat, cheese or croutons. How to order.