tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094841068378580610.post6196038120824413848..comments2023-10-17T22:55:20.559+08:00Comments on Travelling vegan: Vegan life in ChinaJari (travelling-vegan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03784215875655480912noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094841068378580610.post-78624280771535403782007-05-21T13:02:00.000+08:002007-05-21T13:02:00.000+08:00Yes, I speak some Chinese... I studied about 3 yea...Yes, I speak some Chinese... I studied about 3 years in the uni back in Finland and have been here in BJ for 2 years now, I get by. That's true, the demand for dairy is growing really fast in China, it's terrible! They already have yogurt all over the place... really sad to see such changes.<BR/><BR/>I have been to Taipei and far prefer veg food in the mainland! I think your negative experience was largely due to not going to the vegetarian restaurants... over here they're way better than their (admittedly, far outnumbered) counterparts in Taiwan! What I ate in Taiwan was things that were swimming in oil, and often had been for a long time... The mock meats are only around in veg restaurants here. I'm not always a fan either, but sometimes it's good. In any case it's true that the veg food in general restaurants over here is nothing to write home about.<BR/><BR/>And I agree it's way sad how few vegetarians there are... I had been here almost a year before meeting a local vegetarian, and only very recently met a Chinese vegan for the first time! Hopefully things will improve quickly.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment, hope you're enjoying a great new week! :-)Jari (travelling-vegan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03784215875655480912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094841068378580610.post-65483350609313962532007-05-21T11:11:00.000+08:002007-05-21T11:11:00.000+08:00You speak the language? Yup, other than eggs, chin...You speak the language? Yup, other than eggs, chinese cooking dun usually contain any dairy, but i heard more and more ppl are drinking milk in China now, and can you imagine how great the demand will get? sigh... <BR/><BR/>I was at China last year, was rather shocked by their vegetarian standard. I mean if anyone has been to taiwan, taipei, one will not be happy with the vegetarian food in China. I ate most of my meals in a non-vegetarian resturants but requested vegetarian ones. The food were generally simple but too oily and salty. No mock meat tho, certainly to our surprise. Perhaps bocs they weren't purely vegetarian restaurants. It's fine with me as i'm not a big fan of mock-meats.<BR/><BR/>I even asked my guide about the situation of vegetarianism in China, she said nowadays only the older generation take veggie meal and very often only on special dates. It's sad. :(<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless, hope you have a wonderful trip!zweiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241155835230381375noreply@blogger.com