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Vegans don't eat any animal products whatsoever – meat, eggs, dairy, and even honey are out. Most vegans will not eat anything that's been processed with animal products, like white sugar, either. So when you have vegan guests to cater to at your next dinner party, a little extra planning may be needed to ensure that they enjoy the available fare. Here are three things you can do to ensure that your vegan dinner guests love every bite at the table:

Ask for Dish Ideas

Asking your guests for dish ideas is an excellent way to make sure that each vegan guest at your dinner table has something delicious to eat. Having your guests suggest a dish when they R.S.V.P. will give you long list ideas to consider incorporating into the evening's menu. When planning your menu, choose dishes that have been suggested by multiple guests to create the base of the night's meal. If the suggestions you receive are varied, consider the common ingredients found in each dish and come up with something that incorporates those common ingredients so you don't end up with an overwhelmingly large menu.

Provide Plenty of Sauces

Another awesome way to make sure that all of your plant-based guests enjoy the fare at your dinner party is to provide plenty of different sauces to top dishes with. Feature multiple salad dressings, gravies, and cream sauces at the dinner table so guests can create their own personalized flavors and textures for their meals. For example, you can feature a berry vinaigrette, a white bean gravy, and a barbecue sauce to top potatoes with. This technique should cater to everyone's particular flavor preferences and allow each guest to personalize each dish they decide to indulge in.

Hire a Private Chef

By hiring a personal chef to work with, you can ensure that each dish presented at your dinner party is not only professionally prepared, but also suitable for your plant-based guests. Your private chef doesn't have to be a vegan themselves. They just need to be willing and able to prepare your dishes without any animal products added to them. Getting professional help in the kitchen will help ensure that you don't have to personally spend hours trying to figure out what should and shouldn't go into each dish in order to meet the dietary and ingredient needs of your plant-based dinner guests.

Using these tips and tricks, your vegan dinner guests should appreciate every dish that is presented to them throughout the evening.