Best tasting veggie dogs

[lauren75]

Hosting a BBQ and have some vegetarians coming...what is the best tasting brand of veggie dogs out there?

[gourmanda]

Any that I've tried, including Field Roast, have such an "off" flavor, almost medicinal. Pile on whatever toppings you want, but I still don't care for them. Veggie Patch "burgers", OTOH, I do enjoy.

[anwhatifido]

Completely agree with you about the "off" flavor that most seem to have... you know oddly, though, just the simple Smart Dogs are some of the better ones I have had. I don't feel like they have much of that "off flavor".

[marissaj]

definately get tivall hotdogs! they are the best i have tried.

[Mercury702]

I like Worthington Leanies.
http://www.worthingtonfoods.com/produ...

[westsidegal]

have not tried the field roast ones.
have tried all the others mentioned.
none of those taste good imho

[Jetgirly]

It's not a hot dog but it fits on a bun... Tofurkey Italian Sausage. I often make a "sausage" and potato soup with it, and would definitely eat it on a bun too. I think it's got more calories than two regular hot dogs, though!

[KA2CSH]

Jetgirly, I have to agree with you about Tofurky Italian Sausage. After having first tried the LightLife dogs, both regular, flavored & Jumbo, the Tofurky Sausages have them beat on both texture and taste. The other 2 Tofurky sausage flavors, Beer Brats & Kielbasa, are good, too. I like to make a Chili Cheese dog with onions using 1 of the 3 Tofurky sausages. I make the chili from 2 15 oz cans of chili beans, a 28 oz can of diced tomatoes, and a packet of chili spice from Whole foods, and top the Tofurky sausage in a bun with the chili, chopped green bulb onions with the cheddar sauce from ChicagoVeganFoods.com. BTW, I keep 100% kosher, too.

[soytoy]

I like the Tofurky Italian Sausages too, but I haven't tried any of the other recommendations listed in this thread.

[Josh]

Second the Field Roast recommendation. They are very good. Another good one is Yves Good Dog.

Many vegetarians don't really love fake meat, though, so really even a nice selection of grilled vegetables that can be put in a roll and dressed with toppings is also a good option.

[jes7o]

+1 on Smart Dogs by Light LIfe. They are a little rubbery, but the taste isn't as awful as others I've had....

[mrsdebdav]

All the Smart Life sausages (with possible exception of Smart Pups -haven't tried these) are excellent on the BBQ.
http://www.lightlife.com/Vegan-Food-V...

[antimony]

If you can find them, Field Roast's are fantastic. (My local Whole Foods carries them, but they're a fairly new arrival.) The hot dogs, not the larger flavored sausages -- the sausages are a little crumbly and I wouldn't expect them to hold up on a grill.

If not those, Smart Dogs are my personal favorite of the various soy-based ones, but there isn't that much difference between the brands I've tried. All of the soy ones are bland and a bit rubbery -- they're much better if they hit the actual BBQ, so if you can keep a space and a set of utensils veggie, they'll likely appreciate it. (Or do the veggie dogs first and then switch to meat.)

[Peaches to Poutine]

Seconding Field Roast's. I have had their apple & sage ones (which were many favorite) and their spicy Mexican chipotle ones. The frankfurters are kickass, too. I found the sausages held up on a grill.

[westsidegal]

i found them.
they are more OK than the competition.
fantastic? not to my palate
ok to take to a barbeque when everyone else will be eating hot dogs? definitely yes!
would i buy this to have in my refrigerator at home? no.

[amy_wong]

I love Quorn's hotdogs. The texture is not as good as the soy-based hotdogs but Quorn wins out on taste. Be warned though that Quorn products contain eggs, so they're not vegan.

[Mercury702]

I've never seen their hotdogs. They only seem to carry the chicken products around me.

[mrsdebdav]

Quorn's products are vegetarian, so their "chicken" products are, in fact, not chicken.