Vegan Scrapple is Most Definitely a Thing That Exists

Written by Adam Gerard | September 29, 2013 at 1:46 PM | 13 Comments

Written by Adam Gerard | September 29, 2013 at 1:46 PM | 13 Comments

Vegan Scrapple is Most Definitely a Thing That Exists


"Vegan scrapple?! You've gotta be kidding me!" I know, my scrapple-loving friends, I know. 

I had a similar reaction when fellow scrapple lover, Steven Messick, posted a link about vegan scrapple to our Scrapple Facebook page.

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As reported by West Chester Dish, vegan scrapple has recently become available at the Artisan Exchange Market in West Chester, PA.

"Vegan scrapple—isn’t that sort of an oxymoron?," wrote Mary Bigham in her West Chester Dish article. "I thought scrapple was one of those foods that converted meat eaters into vegans." She has a point. And yet, here we are reading about vegan scrapple.

It turns out this vegan scrapple was created by chef Will Ternay. In his interview with West Chester Dish, he said something that blew my mind:

I was thinking about making a scrapple with chicken and as I explored that a little further, I realized that if I took the chicken out of it it was really a product that still tasted like scrapple.

Woh! The pork is obviously a huge part of creating that scrapple flavor that we all love so much, but so is the flour filler, and especially the spices. Scrapple is nothing without those spices! So what happens if you take out the pork and just add the filler and spices? BOOM, vegan scrapple is born.

Vrapple SandwichOr wait, is it born, or just rediscovered? 

Back in March 2009, a scrapple dish made with vegan scrapple (known as "Vrapple") came in second place at Scrapple Fest in the Reading Terminal Marketing in Philadelphia. Their vegan scrapple dish beat out 7 other meatful competitors.

Vrapple was created by Sarah Cain back in 2008. Sarah had tried scrapple just once before creating Vrapple, but, as she told Philadelphia Weekly shortly before her second place finish at Scrapple Fest, "she relied on input from friends with a 'greater scrapple background.'" They helped her land on a creation that looks a lot like scrapple but just has seitan, cornmeal and buckwheat, cane sugar, canola oil, and her own mixture of spices.

But does Vrapple pass the taste test? According to Philadelphia Weekly writer Dan Packel:

Like scrapple, when fried, it's crispy on the outside and creamier in the middle.And, of course, while it does succeed in combining sweet and savory notes, it doesn't have the unmistakable taste of pork.

Do with that as you will. I must admit I am intrigued and might have to try to get my hands on some vegan scrapple.

Have you had any experience with Vegan Scrapple? Have you tasted it? Tell us all about it in the comments!

Image of Vrapple sandwich by Rory Connell. 

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Adam Gerard

Adam Gerard has been mildly obsessed with scrapple ever since he was introduced to it at the age of 15.

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