Left: Lizzo on Instagram with the vegan patty. Right: The author with her version.Lizzo/Instagram/Debanjali Bose/Insider
- On October 26, Lizzo went live on Instagram to talk to her fans while eating a vegan Jamaican patty.
- The Grammy-winning singer said that the plant-based Beyond Meat patty, encased in golden pastry, gave her a "mouthgasm."
- The meatless patties from Golden Krust are meant to taste similar to beef patties, a company spokesperson told Insider.
- I tried two vegan patties, one alone and one with coco bread, and a beef patty.
- While the original beef patty was delicious and still my favorite, I can see myself moving away from it and choosing the vegan version instead.
Pop superstar Lizzo went on Instagram Live on October 26 for three important reasons: to remind people to vote, to tell them to watch Harry Styles' latest music video, and to rave about vegan Jamaican patties.
"I had the best f****** mouthgasm of my life," the singer said while digging into the golden brown pastry, filled with plant-based Beyond Meat, made by New York City-based Caribbean chain restaurant Golden Krust.
Lizzo, who has been publicly vegan for nearly seven months now, commented on the flavor, the flakiness, and how similar it tastes to regular beef patties, while frequently breaking into song.
After she finished eating the first one, she gave viewers a quick peek at her table, which was covered with flakes of pastry. "Now this is what I am talking about. It needs to be a mess," Lizzo said.
Steven Clarke, a Golden Krust spokesperson, told Insider that the patties are meant to taste like their beef patties.
"We have seen that folks have stopped eating as much beef for dietary reasons, primarily, and we wanted to be inclusive and offer our traditional layer of flaky crust with a Beyond Beef filling, or plant-based filling," he said.
Clarke explained that the vegan pastry is supposed to have the same flavor and is seasoned just like their regular beef patties. He added that they've seen an increase in engagement on social media and questions from consumers after Lizzo posted about the patties.
Lizzo cooked up her own version of homemade vegan patties in May and shared the video on TikTok. Clarke told Insider that Golden Krust saw Lizzo's video back in the summer and made a note to send her a box of their vegan patties after the October 23 release.
I compared Golden Krust's vegan patty (which I tried on its own and also sandwiched between the coco bread Lizzo said she was craving) and the chain's original beef patty. While the one with meat is still my favorite, the vegan version is a great alternative, with the same recognizable blend of spices and most of the heat of the original.