Visit Taiwan Taipei City and enjoy the world's best and most mouthwatering vegetarian buffet, it's simply astonishing!!! This is an best article on vegetarianism, not human rights. Singapore has a tendency to execute for nonviolent offenses. Jamaica has a nonexistence of gay rights. India has a bit of an issue with inter ethnic violence. Why are you speaking about human rights? Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal. All three countries are great for vegetarians which were not mentioned here.
I definitely think the U. I was happy there were vegetarian options at just about every bar and restaurant I ate at. I miss my natural food store — where I would get my tofu — in Leeds. I also think Thailand is a great country for vegetarians — there were vegetarian options at all the guesthouses and restaurants I ate at.
Then again, all the places I went to were tourist-oriented. Czech republic!! It was a great surprise. I would never have guessed Germany or Jamaica. I'm excited to find this post because now I'll have a great list of countries to visit for their great vegetarian cuisine! I've been here for 11 years and have never had a problem! It's great! I thought for sure it'd make the list!
Thank you! This is great information. I've had vegetarian dishes in several of those countries and they are delicious. I just had a vegetarian meal in Toronto just now. I'm predominantly an omnivore but for the 5 weeks I was a vegetarian in India I really enjoyed it and found it very easily to give up meat.
I much preferred feeding the happy cows my leftovers than eating a hamburger with no cows to feed. Oh man all of those cows that became our friends in Rishikesh were the best. I loved feeding them! Your email address will not be published. Skip to content Calling all of my vegetarian friends out there! Here are the top 10 very vegetarian countries around the world that will make every non-meat eater a happy traveller: 1 Germany When you think of German food , schnitzel and wurst may be two of the top items that come to mind.
Image by: Eric Parker 2 India This is the land that has changed me in many ways including the way I eat. Image By: Rooey 8 Singapore According to one of my favourite global vegetarian resources Happy Cow , Singapore has over vegetarian restaurants scattered throughout the island country. Which vegetarian country or city would you add to this list? Malaysia as well. One of the top vegetarian food country,. Never mind. It does work now. You can delete this comment now.
Good to know for upcoming posts. Thanks for the suggestion. What was one of your favourite meals there? So glad you enjoyed this post. I would have never believed Germany to be on 1 spot.
Nice post Kristen. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Nature girl. That's me. If you're going to label. Below are the countries with the highest rate of reported vegetarianism around the world. The number of vegetarians in Australia has been steadily increasing, and currently sits at 5.
Food businesses have adapted to the trend by offering vegan versions of popular dishes. Irish culture has long embraced the consumption of meat, but vegetarianism is growing in the nation, as well as veganism.
The vegan society of Ireland is a voluntary and not for profit organization that was established in by group of vegans to promote vegan philosophy that promotes the awareness of veganism as a lifestyle choice, environmental friendly option, just and a healthy way of living.
Several metropolises in the country are home to numerous vegan establishments including Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Curitiba. Vegetarianism in Brazil is associated with counterculture movements, Eastern religions and philosophies, anarchism, punks, Spiritism, indie youth subcultures, and New Ageism. The majority of vegetarians in the country is middle or upper-class urban dwellers who inhabit the Central-Southern half of Brazil.
Many citizens started adopting the vegetarian lifestyle starting after the WWII. Presently, there are twice as many vegetarian women as men and the country now have the third highest rates of vegetarianism in Europe. Flexiterianism is also becoming a trend in the country, which refers to those who still consume meat but have made a conscious effort to do so less. Most Germans who switch to a plant-based diet cite environmental protection, animal rights, and perceived health benefits as motivation.
Cities such as Berlin in Germany have experienced an increase in number of vegetarian and vegan establishments due to the increase in consumer demand. As a desired attribute of so-called upper caste groups, vegetarian norms are so desirable that they enforce periodic ritual abstinence even among frequent meat eaters.
Vegetarianism is also present in several societies outside India, especially in the West where a small but increasing number of people aspire to live without consuming meat. The roots of vegetarianism both in India and in the West lie in a comparable time period. Vegetarianism started becoming an aspired value in the South Asian region around the seventh century BCE in Hindu scriptures, and a few centuries later in Jain and Buddhist texts and practices.
In Europe, the earliest mention of the virtues of vegetarianism is found in the works of the Greek philosopher Pythagoras sixth century BCE , who propagated a meatless diet.
However, similarities between Indian and western vegetarianism end here. While vegetarianism has been popular in India for a much longer period than in the West, the more important difference is that vegetarianism is led by, and leads to, very different worldviews in both places. Although 19th century vegetarianism in Britain and the US was rooted in the Bible Christian Church, it has evolved in these two countries primarily through secular social movements.
Four broad values have driven these movements: ethics and morality, environmental concerns, animal rights, and health and food safety. Barring the last one, the first three concerns are comparatively altruistic, and oriented towards a shared public good. Participants in vegetarian social movements transform themselves both in thought and behaviour, by changing not only their belief about food but also everyday consumption patterns.
This is an extraordinary transformation because eating habits are one of the most resilient to change, especially those that involve excluding previously consumed food items completely. In the West, to be a vegetarian is also to be against the general norms about food — it is often seen as a rebellious act opposed to long-standing cultural norms and expectations. Therefore, vegetarianism in the West is a lifestyle that involves a deep commitment to self-transformation, breaking away from everyday dietary preferences, going against the forces of socialisation, and rebelling against cultural norms — all for the sake of newly discovered ethics and concerns.
There is an interesting spillover of these broad concerns when participants of vegetarian movements are often advocates in other campaigns — such as anti war, anti pollution, anti nuclear, and anti corporate movements. In effect, vegetarianism in the West is part of the broader platform of social justice from which various ethical, humanist, and egalitarian movements emerge and evolve.
Therefore, a vegetarian individual in the West is most likely to be a progressive figure oriented towards broader ethics of social justice. In contrast, vegetarianism in contemporary India displays an arguable continuity with dietary traditions and beliefs central to Brahmanism and the caste system where communities deemed to be upper caste, barring a few, maintain vegetarianism and the so-called lower castes are free of such restrictions.
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