Inside London’s First Vegan Fried Chicken Shop

From the outside, Temple of Seitan, which opened last Saturday in Hackney, looks like a trendy chicken shop with vinyl skull wallpaper, £6 dishes, and a Pixies-heavy playlist. But look closer, and behind the counter you’ll notice pieces of deep-fried seitan.

Temple of Seitan started serving vegan fried chicken (made from wheat gluten) last July, and quickly built a following among vegans and omnivores alike for their popcorn bites and subs, which are eerily faithful to their meat counterparts.

Rebecca McGuinness, a Melbourne native, worked as a legal secretary before making “seitan-ic” chicken full-time, with no formal cooking background.

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