Vegan Traveling

How do you stay vegan in a foreign country?

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CharlotteB QLD • Posts: 1

1 4 Sep 2016

I'm going to japan in a year or so and realistically I'm not going to be able to read the ingredients or tell every restaurant I don't eat meat, dairy or eggs (apparently veganism barely exists in japan and being vegetarian means you still eat fish rolleyes

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I'm just not sure what to do, do I just accept that I will most likely unknowingly eat non-vegan stuff?

robert99 Sweden • Posts: 1360

2 4 Sep 2016

Preparation!
vegan 完全菜食主義者 kanzen saishoku shugisha OR ビーガン bīgan
see https://isitveganjapan.com/

Good tips at http://traveltips.usatoday.com/vegan-food-japan-18991.html

see http://japanvegan.blogspot.se/

A few apps to help on your smart phone at https://isitveganjapan.com/dictionary/

More tips for things to look for at http://bloggingaroundtheworld.blogspot.se/2013/12/being-vegan-in-japan.html

Useful things to say when eating out etc at https://blog.gaijinpot.com/vegan-japan-part-2-communication-key/

Hope you have a good trip!

Kleros VIC • Posts: 4

3 4 Sep 2016

Ideally it's really not easy. If you accidentally slip up don't beat yourself up. So SO much stuff that's even labelled as Vegetarian over there has pork broth etc. The above post has heaps of good tips so hopefully you should be fine. Japan is awesome though I love it too.

Jane88 NSW • Posts: 8

4 26 Sep 2016

This is one of the struggles of being vegan, I guess. Japan is a lovely country, known for its culture. Their food is also mouthwatering. I remember going there a few years back (wasn't vegan yet) and I know for a fact that it's hard to know which is vegan, which is not. And honestly, it's hard to resist. Even their ramen broth, being one of the best things about their country, is made of meat so it does suck.

But yeah, the tips posted above would help you. Happy travelling!