Manna Creates a Mid-East Feast for Meat Free Monday

Online, October 31, 2010 (Newswire.com) - MannaGifts.co.uk, the UK's specialist vegetarian & vegan online gift boutique, has launched its latest vegan hamper, the 'Mid-East Feast'. The hamper contains a range of delicious Middle Eastern foods including falafel, tablouleh, tahini, stuffed vine leaves, organic olive oil, stuffed dates, pistachio halwa, Turkish coffee with cardamom and more.

"The idea is to provide a completely meat-free 'dinner party in a box' which is a real gift to receive" says Manna's founder Shelley Caro. "This gift provides a wonderful themed dinner party experience which is easy to prepare and share, fun and really delicious".

Caro and her team spent over three months taste-testing various brands of Middle Eastern foods before choosing the final contents of the hamper. "We want people to be inspired by a really great meat-free meal, and so we thoroughly taste-tested a wide range of products. Our decision to include a number of products from the Al'Fez range was easy, because they really stood out as being the tastiest and closest to the authentic", she explains.

Caro believe that the hamper will appeal to vegans, vegetarians and meat-reducers alike and would also make an original 'Meat-Free Monday' or hostess gift for non-vegan friends. "A friend of mine has already ordered one to take with her on a visit to her non-vegan relatives," Caro adds. "It allows her to bring a great, meat-free gift experience which everyone can enjoy, and also makes it easier for her relatives to cater for her vegan diet".

The Mid-East feast is priced at £77, which includes delivery to most mainland UK addresses. The hamper is also registered with The Vegan Society.