The Vegetarian Backpacker
If we tell people that we are all over the world on the go, the first question I get is, "But how you eat" I was raised a vegetarian, put through school with my vegetarianism in the south, the land of vegetables cooked with pork knuckle and was going not because of our around-the-world journey to change my eating habits. At the same time, the food is one of the main reasons why we travel, opened one year boring salads and convenience store packaged foods, it was not going to cut it. The good news is that after eight months on the road, I'm still a good vegetarian backpackers because I follow these four rules:
Learn the local language Many languages have a word. means "vegetarian", but I've often found that term is not used. For example, we are currently in Japan where "bejetarian" means "vegetarian", but I have received many blank looks, because Japanese do not use that word. On the other hand, if I ask courts for "yasai", they will offer me vegetable-based meals.
"vegetarian" also means different things in different countries. In Thailand can also mean fish stock translation for vegetarians. When you say "Jai ka", the restaurant will offer Buddhist vegetarian dishes that contain no meat products or onion or garlic.
some research . HappyCow.net contains a collection of vegetarian restaurants around the world, and most travel guides offer a "vegetarian offer." I for recommendations ask very find locals recommend who speak English. In Florence, recommended our hotel owners La Cipolla Rossa, a restaurant that specializes in creative Italian dishes. My husband ate a perfectly cooked steak, while I was served a nice vegetarian entrée consisting of grilled vegetables and cheese.
In addition to looking at certain restaurants, researching local specialties. Virtually every country specializes in some vegetarian products, such as tofu and Tsukemono (pickled vegetables) in Japan, amarillo (fried plaintains) in Puerto Rico, gazpacho in Spain and bibimbap (a medley of rice, vegetables and eggs) in Korea. At the same time, in certain countries, vegetarian specialties have "hidden" meat products; For example, most Thai and Cambodian recipes with fish sauce, so it is important to specify no fish sauce, if these dishes to order.
Be ready to move . Unlike high-end restaurants, can afford the English-speaking staff and a plethora of options, mother-and-pop restaurants of backpackers may not frequented the ingredients available to cook vegetarian meals. If you talk to the waiter and they can not do anything, I thank them for the effort and go to another restaurant. Often, you can eat a meal without meat at the end, but the knowledge of an animal-based product simply because of misunderstandings.
Carry backup accessories been cooked. On our last night camping in Australia, I was offered a baked potato and potato chips for dinner, while the rest of the group chicken and baked potatoes ate grilled. I added that inadequate carb-heavy meal with my backup supply of granola bars. We always carry a day's worth of healthy snack products that we fill in the big cities. to find vegetarian products in major cities, is usually quite simple: granola bars, trail mix, nuts and packages of dried fruit are available in supermarkets and convenience stores. In small towns, where packed products can not be so readily available, we track the neighborhood markets for fresh fruits and vegetables.
I admit that it's a little harder to find options for me as omnivorous for my husband. But you can always find vegetarian food, if you think creatively. In Italy, most first courses or Primi Piatti are vegetarian-based pasta dishes, so I often ordered two first courses take a first course and a main course. Although most Irish meals of any kind of beef exist, soups and baked potatoes are served in almost every pub. In Japan, a famous fish-oriented society, most Buddhist and Shinto temples offer an inexpensive vegetarian meal for lunch. For the vegetarian traveler to eat on the road do not have to be all the salads, but it has a bit more thought and work.
Akila she's gone to eat around the world with her husband, Patrick. Your blog contains delicious pictures and write-ups about the food they eat. It is a site that always makes me hungry. Follow their adventures and celebrations in "The Road Forks." It even includes recipes for a healthy and easy to make dishes.
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