Vegan Italian Sausage Crumbles by Pasta-based. The camera zooms into the vegan Italian sausage crumbles which look mouthwatering straight out of the oven. They are darker in color, crispy in texture, and loaded with aromatic spices like dried fennel seeds which you can see in the photo. Two spoons overlapping lay on the pan with a pile of vegan Italian sausage crumbles in the top spoon.