Today I gave in and visited my local Harvester in order to get a taste of the Moving Mountains burger that I’ve heard so much about. Honestly… it’s nothing personal Harvester, I just prefer a rustic, chic cafe by the sea, that’s visually appealing. Plus every time I step into a Harvester I’m instantly catapulted back to my uni days of cheap cocktail jugs that always ended badly. Needless to say I dove in and joined the local pensioners for lunch with the support of my mum.
The thing with The Harvester is you get what you pay for, you have those expectations. Its cheap, cheerful food. Which is why I had put this off for a while. Don’t get me wrong, i’m not a snob, that’s the best thing about veganism, you have to be incredibly open to trying new things, which I am. And honestly, The Harvester’s vegan breakfast when hungover, saves you. Basically… i’m waffling as my university lecturer would say. But the only reason for the babbling is that i’m trying to get the point across that I had low expectations… until I tried the Moving Mountains burger. It would be fair to say that for me as a vegan, the Moving Mountains burger has put The Harvester on the map.
On arrival, visually not very appealing… Let’s just say I tried a lot of different angles and lighting. Did a little research and found that other food companies that sell the Moving Mountains burger on their menu’s make it look amazing, so again might just be the cheap and cheerful side of The Harvester. Was also a bit gutted my burger didn’t come with the Moving Mountains flag that sticks out the top of the burger. I feel like that would have made the photo’s.
Not to be mushy and cliche but the first bite shocked me, I was taken a back, it was amazing. So incredibly juicy and full of flavour. As some people say it “bleeds”, which is something that really puts me off, I don’t mind eating something that resembles meat, but please don’t label it as bleeding. Honestly I couldn’t even tell it was vegan, I thought I was eating meat. This burger would fool any meater (meat eater). Kind of wish I asked for an extra patty. As previously mentioned not a massive burger fan, mainly just do it for the gram. This burger has changed my opinion. I will also be converting to Violife cheese, a gooey layer that topped the burger. I have seriously been struggling with vegan cheese lately, I can’t get past the smell of it. However the Violife cheese slices are an absolute game changer. That paired with triple cooked chips and a delicious burger sauce and I am absolutely sold, please take my money.
After inhaling my food, I instantly went onto the Moving Mountains website and was pleasantly surprised to find the stockist map is full of suppliers all over the UK, including The Harvester, Ed’s Diner, Kalifornia Kitchen, Sports Bar and Grill and Dirty Bones… to name a few. There were even suppliers in surrounding European countries *fist pump*. The only thing that saddened me was that Moving Mountains don’t directly sell to their customers *hint hint*. I would definitely fill my freezer with these burgers, absolute ultimate late night snack or even hangover saver.
Moving mountains for me have completely changed the game on vegan burgers. Guys, go get yourself one of these burgers.
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