Wagamama Tofu Raisukaree

Wagamama tofu raisukaree costs £15.90 and carries 1135 kcal, and it is the section's quiet achievement: a vegan curry with a gluten free marking that gives up nothing to the meat versions it sits beside. Tofu in the mild coconut curry sauce, mangetout, peppers, onion, chilli and sesame over white rice.

Tofu earns its place in this sauce the way it earns it in laksa: it drinks the coconut base and gives it back in every bite, which chicken never quite does. The vegetables carry the crunch, the sesame carries the toast, and the gentle citrus warmth of the raisukaree style does the rest. Anyone who thinks of tofu as punishment food tends to change position after this plate, because nothing about it eats like a compromise.

The numbers tell an honest story. At 1135 kcal it is the heaviest of the three raisukaree plates, since tofu fries richer than poached chicken, and the protein at around 28 g matches the prawn version while the salt stays low for the section. The price is wagamama's own published figure, the cheapest of the trio, which makes it one of the best value big plates a vegan can order in the building.

The value case is worth spelling out. The cheapest plate of its trio buys the same sauce, the same vegetables and the same rice as the prawn version above it, with the protein gap between them a single gram. For a vegan diner the calculation is even simpler, since this and the firecracker tofu are the only two big curry plates on the page marked for them, and this is the one that lets you taste your food over the chilli.

For anyone checking how much is the tofu raisukaree, £15.90 stands on most boards with the usual London and airport movement. Vegan and gluten free marked at once, it is the single most diet flexible main wagamama serves. The yasai vegetable gyoza extend the plant based table properly, and the matcha colada juice keeps the coconut theme running through the glass.