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being vegetarian in japan
a bit of a struggle .. š„¬
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onto todayās topic: being vegetarian in japan š„¬Ā
remember my post on how being vegetarian isnāt hard ā well, traveling in japan has only proven my rationale for why (particularly point #1 & #2).
japanese food is very meat-heavy. itās in the broth for everything, salmon flakes as garnish are standard and some sort of pork oil is always thrown in. š the options are pretty scarce, even if i want a quick savoury snack at a convenience store.
the chips arenāt safe either ā¦
my options are extremely limited in japan, which makes being a vegetarian pretty challenging. fortunately, i was still able to gain a thorough taste for japanese food despite this since the food provided at our tea farming internship was vegetarian by default.
from vegetarian ramen, to dumplings and tempura, i was blown away by how delicious everything tasted and even more appreciative for this rare opportunity to try basically all of japanās staple dishes. i definitely havenāt been able to as frequently now that iām traveling around different cities.
occasionally stumbling upon vegan restaurants or noodle spots with veg options are a rarity that i celebrate wholeheartedly. š we randomly passed a pokĆ© bowl spot yesterday and decided to give it a shot after seeing it had a veg option, and i kid you not that was the best pokĆ© bowl iāve had my whole life.
otherwise, my meals have mostly consisted of convenience store snacks, fries, bread and udon (the best kind of noodle btw).
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