Riding intercity trains in the UK can be an ordeal.
The tickets are outrageously expensive and being on time is a wish, not a reality most of the time.
But today I got a pleasant surprise on my train journey from London to Leeds. There were vegan snacks available!
Read more below.
I had a few hours to fill on the LNER train to Leeds so l decided to visit the cafe which was conveniently located in my carriage. I might not have bothered if I had to walk further!
I’m not here to convince you it was a vegan wonderland, but there was definitely more than I expected.
Obviously there were crisps, but the salted caramel cookie by Doughlicious The London Dough Co was a real winner. They also had the giant Jammie Dodger!
The cafe was also serving vegan savory food including an instant rice pot and some sort of plant-based pasty. I was impressed by the Holy Moly guacamole snack pot being labeled vegan and mini tubs sachets of oat milk available when ordering hot drinks.
I know that this might sound a tad underwhelming, however compared with my recent train journey from Manchester during which I saw a lone mummified vegan sausage roll this was a revelation.
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