Quorn Foods have challenged six kebab-based street food vendors across the country to flex their culinary muscles in their new Battle of the ‘Babs competition.
Daniel Richardson, owner of Yum Yum Manc from Manchester, has been shortlisted in Quorn Foods new street-food competition; Battle of the ‘Babs, which sees six street food vendors across the UK battle it out to be crowned as the new Kebab King or Queen.
The ‘Battle of the Babs’ social competition is giving one lucky winner the chance to have their business and dish featured on a billboard display in their local town.
The billboard will be funded by Quorn Foods, in a new initiative that aims to support local street food chefs who have been affected by lockdown in the last 12 months and encouraging Brits to shop locally.
To compete in the battle, each street food vendor was tasked with creating a delectable new dish featuring Quorn’s new Makes Amazing Peri Peri Strips or Turkish Style Kebab.
The mouth-watering dishes will go head-to-head from 29th April, where voting will open to the public on Quorn’s Instagram page.
The champion street food vendor will be announced on Quorn’s social media on 5th May 2021, following a series of knock out rounds with each chef and their competing dish.
The street food vendors across the UK include:
- Manchester based Latin American food vendor, Yum Yum Manc’s enter the competition with a Chick’n Chimichanga featuring Quorn’s Peri Peri Strips for an extra kick
- Authentic Lebanese cuisine specialists – Beyroot – from South London, who are looking to impress with their homemade Lebanese khobez dish with halloumi and Quorn’s Turkish Style Kebab
- Mediterranean and Greek street food vendor – Eat Like a Greek – from Leeds, who are battling for the crown with their authentic gyros featuring Quorn’s Peri Peri Strips
- Wandering Yak, the sole vegetarian food truck in Cambridgeshire, have paired Quorn’s Peri Peri Strips with homemade houmous, greens and pomegranate seed served in their famous Pitta Pockets
- The Two Fridas, famous for serving residents of Brighton their delicious Mexican food featuring a vegan twist, have created a Taco-Bab made with Quorn’s Peri Peri strips
- Brighton based Beelzebab, who have been serving vegan food since it opened in 2014, are hoping to win with their Currito made with Quorn’s Turkish Style Kebab strips
Gill Riley, Quorn Marketing Director, said: “We’re thrilled to be supporting local street food vendors and their communities after such a challenging year for small businesses. Our hunt for the Kebab King or Queen has shown us how talented our street food vendors are in the UK and we’ve loved seeing their creative new dishes using our Quorn Makes Amazing range.”
Dan, founder and owner of Yum Yum Manc, said “Our aim and passion is to bring Latin vibes to our community through food. All of the street vendors we’re up against specialise in tasty food from around the world, which shows how versatile the Quorn’s Makes Amazing range really is. It would be great to win the Battle of the Babs – we’d love your vote when the first round opens on 29th April!”
Quorn’s Makes Amazing range helps foodies rustle up delicious vegan food from the comfort of their own kitchens and comes in two delectable flavours:
- Quorn Makes Amazing Peri Peri Strips – With cumin, a zest of lemon and a hint of nice warm chilli, the vegan Peri Peri strips are a perfect ingredient for either a quick and easy lunch or light evening meal.
- Quorn Makes Amazing Turkish Style Kebab – With citrusy coriander and the lovely warmth of cumin and ginger, the vegan Turkish Kebab strips are a tongue-tickling feast of deliciousness.
Like all Quorn products, Makes Amazing Peri Peri Strips and Turkish Style Kebab are created with Quorn’s mycoprotein; a nutritious and sustainable protein source.
Voting rounds will run from 29th April – 3rd May, to vote go to Quorn UK’s Instagram page.
