Comments on: Vegetarian Week in Tokyo http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2007/09/27/vegetarian-week-in-tokyo/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:09:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Martin F http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2007/09/27/vegetarian-week-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Martin F Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:00:34 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2007/09/27/vegetarian-week-in-tokyo/#comment-969 Hi James, Indeed the convenience stores and vending machines are a big surprise - how do they manage to supply so much good stuff, all the time! Even hot dogs!! Amazing. Fish is officially a vegetable in Japan, didn't you konw? Linneus got it all wrong. They are up there with nori (seaweed) in the food pyramid. Just enjoy. ;) European and North American vegetarians (and vegans in particular) are concerned about dashi (fish based buillion soup) in Japan and Asia. Shells and shrimp are out too from the Western perspective (I think people in India might be even more strict too, but most Indian restaurants here in Japan have a lot of meat dishes). In Japan, I suppose most Japanese people define vegetarian in a way that suits the food culture here, meaning some fish is acceptable, and maybe shrimp and shell fish too. So, long story short, tell your wife you love her very much and I'm sure she will cook whatever you want her to cook for you! Hi James,

Indeed the convenience stores and vending machines are a big surprise – how do they manage to supply so much good stuff, all the time! Even hot dogs!! Amazing.

Fish is officially a vegetable in Japan, didn’t you konw? Linneus got it all wrong. They are up there with nori (seaweed) in the food pyramid. Just enjoy. ;)

European and North American vegetarians (and vegans in particular) are concerned about dashi (fish based buillion soup) in Japan and Asia. Shells and shrimp are out too from the Western perspective (I think people in India might be even more strict too, but most Indian restaurants here in Japan have a lot of meat dishes).

In Japan, I suppose most Japanese people define vegetarian in a way that suits the food culture here, meaning some fish is acceptable, and maybe shrimp and shell fish too. So, long story short, tell your wife you love her very much and I’m sure she will cook whatever you want her to cook for you!

]]> By: James Hart http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2007/09/27/vegetarian-week-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-968 James Hart Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:40:07 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2007/09/27/vegetarian-week-in-tokyo/#comment-968 No hot dogs from vending machines? Oh maaan! Surely after all those lentils and so on you must really crave a hot dog with loads of mustard & onions. Costco Makuhari is the best place in Tokyo for that. For vegetarian week, is all fish-based food out-of-bounds? My wife says she is vegetarian, but eats loads of fish. Where does the line get drawn? Are shells ok? Anyway, enjoy! No hot dogs from vending machines? Oh maaan!
Surely after all those lentils and so on you must really crave a hot dog with loads of mustard & onions. Costco Makuhari is the best place in Tokyo for that.
For vegetarian week, is all fish-based food out-of-bounds? My wife says she is vegetarian, but eats loads of fish. Where does the line get drawn? Are shells ok?
Anyway, enjoy!

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