United Kingdom

[alisonwonderlnd]

I am new to the boards.For now,,Im living in America,but in a couple months ill be moving ti the UK
Edinburgh.Scotland,
all new way of life,,lol,
if anyone has tips on places to shop,etc...I would appreciate any thing at all
thanks in advance

[isowish]

I am new to the boards.For now,,Im living in America,but in a couple months ill be moving ti the UK
Edinburgh.Scotland,
all new way of life,,lol,
if anyone has tips on places to shop,etc...I would appreciate any thing at all
thanks in advance

that's exciting! :vebo: Have you been to Edinburgh before? It's an amazing city. I don't live there myself so I don't really have a lot of advice/tips for you but I am jealous you will be living in a place with at least a few veg restaraunts and you will be able to make it to the fringe festival every year if you want :)

[alisonwonderlnd]

that's exciting! :vebo: Have you been to Edinburgh before? It's an amazing city. I don't live there myself so I don't really have a lot of advice/tips for you but I am jealous you will be living in a place with at least a few veg restaraunts and you will be able to make it to the fringe festival every year if you want :)

hello!no,,,,never been.i hear its an amazing city
Thanks for the reply.I hope im able to find all i need there

[hoodedclawjen]

I am new to the boards.For now,,Im living in America,but in a couple months ill be moving ti the UK
Edinburgh.Scotland,
all new way of life,,lol,
if anyone has tips on places to shop,etc...I would appreciate any thing at all
thanks in advance

how exciting, congrats on your move! scotland is very veggie friendly- from what i remember (i have relatives there and have visited a few times) as well as being absolutely beautiful, and full of history, culture and character.

you'll find that health food stores (holland and barrett is one, part of a national chain) and larger grocery stores (tesco, sainsburys, morrisons, the co-op etc) carry all the regular stuff like veggieburgers and sausages and tofu and soya milk/yogurt/icecream- all be they different brands than you're used to. you'll discover that nutritional yeast (vegans use it for cheesey stuff) and gluten flour (for making seitan) isn't so easily found, but you can get it none the less.

most british supermarket food is labelled with a green v if its veggie friendly, and there seems to be lots of it that is. brands like cauldron and linda mcartneys make some nice veggie chilled and frozen foods, and some familiar brands like Amys and Toffutti (etc) are available in the UK too now, which is cool.

you'll find some nice suprises, like the fact that almost all canned baked beans, and rowntrees single serve jelly (jello) as well as strawberry mix starburst, and skittles sweeties (candy) are veggie over there, and stuff generally doesn't seem to contain so much random pork or gelatine to me!

restaurants seem to be better at catering to veggies in the UK than they are in canada, from what i've seen- almost every chip shop (chippy) or takeaway has a veggieburger (and often some other veggie options) as do restaurants, especially indian, chinese, and middle eastern places (of which there are plenty in a big city like edinburgh).

watch out for the white pudding (like a fried porridge pattie... mmmm!) which appears veggie, but is made with suet. and watch out for odd things like battered mars-bars/mini apple pies/cadburys creme eggs in the chippy- (veggie, but really unhealthy, lol) they'll deep fry and batter anything that doesn't move over there- scotland has one of the highest rates of heart disease in europe!

http://www.happycow.net/europe/scotland/edinburgh/ has a list of specialist veggie places, that might be useful to you as a start point for shopping and eating out.

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk is a british online grocery store that has a lot of vegetarian food items listed- it might be worth a look, purely to see whats available in the UK, and to familiarise yourself with brands, products, prices, etc.

i think there is a lot less stigma attached to vegetarianism in the UK than this side of the pond, people seem to be much more accepting of it, so you shouldn't find it to hard at all- might even be much easier than it is at present, depending on where in the states you are.

the scots are really friendly kind and helpful people, so don't be afraid to ask for help, or be too bothered by the language barrier (they have some beautifully rich and deep accents and colourful slang words). also don't be embarressed to ask them to repeat themselves if you don't understand anything- there will be lots of new words, like tatties (potatoes) neeps (parnips) and baps (soft white floury 'hamburger' sized bread rolls- also slang for womens chests in some places *ahem*) for example, to get used to.

actually, you might want to buy a joke scottish-english dictionary for help during your first few weeks- they are quite useful (and intreuging) really, and it will raise a smile amongst the locals if you get one out for assistance in moments of confusion!

[Delano]

I am new to the boards.For now,,Im living in America,but in a couple months ill be moving ti the UK
Edinburgh.Scotland,
all new way of life,,lol,
if anyone has tips on places to shop,etc...I would appreciate any thing at all
thanks in advance

I go to university in Edinburgh, and my biased Scottish opinion is that it's an amazing city. :)

Just if anyone comes up to you and asks you to say 'Wooooosah!' for them, just say 'No thanks', smile and walk on.

[Spidergrrl]

I am new to the boards.For now,,Im living in America,but in a couple months ill be moving ti the UK
Edinburgh.Scotland,
all new way of life,,lol,
if anyone has tips on places to shop,etc...I would appreciate any thing at all
thanks in advance

Hooray! We are Ex-Pats as well (there are lots of Americans living in the UK on the board)

I don't know where you are from in the USA but we found it was SO much easier to find what you want in the UK. People know what veg*ns are, restaurants have veg*n selections more than iceberg lettuce salad. So which state are you from?

Nutrtional yeast is called Engevita here made by the Marigold company. it is good and comes in a canister for about £2.

Good luck with your move!!

[MrFalafel]

Edinburgh is a great town for veggies. I used to live there a few years ago and visit often. Just a couple of tips to add to the good advice above:

Engine Shed tofu is the best tofu on earth. Seriously. Their smoked tofu you can eat plain in a sandwich it is that good.

Rapido Fish Bar is a classic chippie but they cook their chips and vegetarian food in a seperate fryer away from the meaty stuff. Chips and mushy peas at midnight is an amazing experience.

You'll love it there!

[alisonwonderlnd]

Hooray! We are Ex-Pats as well (there are lots of Americans living in the UK on the board)

I don't know where you are from in the USA but we found it was SO much easier to find what you want in the UK. People know what veg*ns are, restaurants have veg*n selections more than iceberg lettuce salad. So which state are you from?

Nutrtional yeast is called Engevita here made by the Marigold company. it is good and comes in a canister for about £2.

Good luck with your move!!

ahhhh
THANK YOU!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo,,,,,,lol
right now,,,Im in NC
any other tips?:hi:

[alisonwonderlnd]

Edinburgh is a great town for veggies. I used to live there a few years ago and visit often. Just a couple of tips to add to the good advice above:

Engine Shed tofu is the best tofu on earth. Seriously. Their smoked tofu you can eat plain in a sandwich it is that good.

Rapido Fish Bar is a classic chippie but they cook their chips and vegetarian food in a seperate fryer away from the meaty stuff. Chips and mushy peas at midnight is an amazing experience.

You'll love it there!

thank you!is is easily avaialable?the tofu?

[alisonwonderlnd]

Edinburgh is a great town for veggies. I used to live there a few years ago and visit often. Just a couple of tips to add to the good advice above:

Engine Shed tofu is the best tofu on earth. Seriously. Their smoked tofu you can eat plain in a sandwich it is that good.

Rapido Fish Bar is a classic chippie but they cook their chips and vegetarian food in a seperate fryer away from the meaty stuff. Chips and mushy peas at midnight is an amazing experience.

You'll love it there!

ahhh
thankks for that tip,,,,,ill check it out once i get there

[alisonwonderlnd]

how exciting, congrats on your move! scotland is very veggie friendly- from what i remember (i have relatives there and have visited a few times) as well as being absolutely beautiful, and full of history, culture and character.

you'll find that health food stores (holland and barrett is one, part of a national chain) and larger grocery stores (tesco, sainsburys, morrisons, the co-op etc) carry all the regular stuff like veggieburgers and sausages and tofu and soya milk/yogurt/icecream- all be they different brands than you're used to. you'll discover that nutritional yeast (vegans use it for cheesey stuff) and gluten flour (for making seitan) isn't so easily found, but you can get it none the less.

most british supermarket food is labelled with a green v if its veggie friendly, and there seems to be lots of it that is. brands like cauldron and linda mcartneys make some nice veggie chilled and frozen foods, and some familiar brands like Amys and Toffutti (etc) are available in the UK too now, which is cool.

you'll find some nice suprises, like the fact that almost all canned baked beans, and rowntrees single serve jelly (jello) as well as strawberry mix starburst, and skittles sweeties (candy) are veggie over there, and stuff generally doesn't seem to contain so much random pork or gelatine to me!

restaurants seem to be better at catering to veggies in the UK than they are in canada, from what i've seen- almost every chip shop (chippy) or takeaway has a veggieburger (and often some other veggie options) as do restaurants, especially indian, chinese, and middle eastern places (of which there are plenty in a big city like edinburgh).

watch out for the white pudding (like a fried porridge pattie... mmmm!) which appears veggie, but is made with suet. and watch out for odd things like battered mars-bars/mini apple pies/cadburys creme eggs in the chippy- (veggie, but really unhealthy, lol) they'll deep fry and batter anything that doesn't move over there- scotland has one of the highest rates of heart disease in europe!

http://www.happycow.net/europe/scotland/edinburgh/ has a list of specialist veggie places, that might be useful to you as a start point for shopping and eating out.

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk is a british online grocery store that has a lot of vegetarian food items listed- it might be worth a look, purely to see whats available in the UK, and to familiarise yourself with brands, products, prices, etc.

i think there is a lot less stigma attached to vegetarianism in the UK than this side of the pond, people seem to be much more accepting of it, so you shouldn't find it to hard at all- might even be much easier than it is at present, depending on where in the states you are.

the scots are really friendly kind and helpful people, so don't be afraid to ask for help, or be too bothered by the language barrier (they have some beautifully rich and deep accents and colourful slang words). also don't be embarressed to ask them to repeat themselves if you don't understand anything- there will be lots of new words, like tatties (potatoes) neeps (parnips) and baps (soft white floury 'hamburger' sized bread rolls- also slang for womens chests in some places *ahem*) for example, to get used to.

actually, you might want to buy a joke scottish-english dictionary for help during your first few weeks- they are quite useful (and intreuging) really, and it will raise a smile amongst the locals if you get one out for assistance in moments of confusion!

hahahahahhahaha
thanks for the translation,,,,lol
it will come in handy..........you have given me oodles to go on with
all this is going down in Vee's little notebook for the big move

[alisonwonderlnd]

I go to university in Edinburgh, and my biased Scottish opinion is that it's an amazing city. :)

Just if anyone comes up to you and asks you to say 'Wooooosah!' for them, just say 'No thanks', smile and walk on.

lmao
i take it woooosah is not scottie speak for
hello there,,,care for some veggie burgers and a foot rub?
hahhahahaha

[Rahkoon]

Oh, I went to Scotland and couldn't get a word of what was said.
But I was told "I'm poshed" meant "I'm drunk" ^^

[TreeManEarthSteward]

Wazzaahhh.. (or woooosah)... is in my av title, haha... I saw an explanation on the internet of this noise of a word the other day, expressing whatever it is, but I forget its origins and stuff now... oh well, Wazzaahhhh anyway!!

[Rahkoon]

Sounds a bit like "what's up to me" but then I have no idea and I'm probably completely wrong ^^

[Delano]

But I was told "I'm poshed" meant "I'm drunk" ^^

We usually say it as "I'm pished!", but I guess it come out as anything when you're drunk. :)

Edinburgh's a party town. You'll really enjoy it if you're into that sort of thing.

[plainsong]

What do you duuuudes think about zoo`s??

I haven`t been to one in over 10 years cos I`d feel kinda hypocritical being vegan and yet going to a zoo. But some people say that the animals are well fed and looked after so there shouldn`t be a problem with me going along. I think the animals always look so sad stuck in those enclosures.

So I ask you, zoo? YAY? or NAY?

[go_vegan]

I say NO to zoos.

Spooky you should mention zoos as we are getting close to
National Zoo awareness day.
http://www.captiveanimals.org/news/2007/zoo_awareness_day_2007.html

http://www.captiveanimals.org/zoos/index.htm

[BeckyHew]

I think a lot of zoos keep their animals in very bad conditions, and it's not all for conservation purposes....

On another note, I'm going to Llandudno next week - does anyone know of any veggie restaurants in the local area?

Thanks

[Rahkoon]

We usually say it as "I'm pished!", but I guess it come out as anything when you're drunk. :)

Edinburgh's a party town. You'll really enjoy it if you're into that sort of thing.

Unbelievable!! I've been lied to :brood:

[Maxine1980]

I'm from U.K and me and my family are vegetarian.I'm looking what is suitable to eat at Disney resort.I have seen menus online about vegetarian options but found some contain fish and some I have seen contain cheese,I have queried with dietcians at Disney about if there is any rennet in the cheese used,they do not know if it contains animal rennet so why state if its vegetarian meal/snack then.They probably sell sandwiches and pizza with cheese in and have it down as veggie option but they don't have any idea if the cheese contains animal rennet.
Can anyone here help me who has been and who is vegetarian. I going contact the Dieticians again shortly as they having their menus updated but I'm not very hopeful on what is vegetarian specially if they don't know what is in their meals they serving with regards to cheese.

[IamJen]

Eeek. I'm not sure. Have you tried just a regular ol' Google search? I'd bet there are some other vegheads who've written about their experiences at Le Disney. :)

I'm wondering if any of you gals (or guys?) know of a vegan nail polish remover. Everything seems to have silk and/or gelatin in it, except one that I've found, and I wasn't sure about the animal testing on that one. I was hoping to find just plain acetone, but that seems to be rare as well. I'm trying to grow out my nails, and keeping them polished tends to help, but not when it flakes off etc. Blech.

Also, to the Canadian/American expats..did y'all get driver's licenses yet? I've been pondering whether it's worth pursuing, and I'm curious as to how difficult the test is. Eek.

[Black Heart]

Honesty Cosmetics (http://www.honestyshop.co.uk/honestyshop/product.asp?intProdID=530&n=Nailoid%20Nail%20Polish%20Remover%20-%20200ml) sells some vegan nail varnish remover.

[IamJen]

Groovy! Thanks for the link. :up:

[IamJen]

Oh...and somewhere on VB, there was a discussion about Ecover's washing up liquid not being vegan. Spidergrrl and I were all like "Nuh-uh, it's vegan." :) Today, I was at Sainsbury's and they were out of the (store brand) rosemary liquid that I like, so I was scanning the shelf for other potentially vegan products. I'd only seen the lemon washing up stuff from Ecover before, but today I saw one with chammomile. Sure enough, checking the label, there was no Vegan Society seal, and whey was listed in the contents! Who knew? :shy: I ended up getting some grapefruity Sainsbury's brand one, so we'll see.