Interesting...thanks.
Wonder if they have any recipes posted anywhere, or perhaps a cookbook in English.
Wonder if they have any recipes posted anywhere, or perhaps a cookbook in English.
Japan's cheap vegan food - and plenty of it, apparently :)
'In Japan, where the term [vegan] is barely understood, it's much easier to market the diet. Free of religious or moral dogmas, veganism becomes just another healthy eating option.'
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0071030a1.html
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0071030a1.html
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Japan's vegan advocates also have history on their side. There was a period of enforced veganism in the 7th century, when Emperor Tenmu declared Buddhism the national religion and demanded a strict interpretation of its laws on killing.
It was an easy decree to abide by in those prerefrigeration days, meat and fish were barely blips on the culinary radar. Six centuries after Tenmu, a Zen monk named Dogen returned from a trip to China with ideas for a new ascetic vegan diet that became known as shojin ryori.
To Shojin ryori !
Tenmu, not a very cool name. but still cheers to him.
Tenmu, not a very cool name. but still cheers to him.
To Shojin ryori !
Tenmu, not a very cool name. but still cheers to him.
Tenmu, not a very cool name. but still cheers to him.
Pretty nice, and interesting! Thanks for sharing the new!
That's cool. I love the food in Tokyo!
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