1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogakkarajuhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/akkaraju/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ELk6wQwRtg"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/vegetarian-un-friendly-world/">Vegetarian Un-friendly World</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/vegetarian-un-friendly-world/embed/#?secret=ELk6wQwRtg" width="600" height="338" title="“Vegetarian Un-friendly World” — HappyCow" data-secret="ELk6wQwRtg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Is it easy to follow a vegetarian diet anywhere in this world? A vegetarian/vegan faces a lot of issues in the real world. In India, there is no dearth for vegetarian food, but a small doubt lingers in one’s mind if there is no mix-up back in the kitchen. What if the food cooked has not come from the same balti (wok) that was used for cooking meat dishes? This might be acceptable for few vegetarians, but not for all of them. Is it fair on the part of restaurants to serve such food to people following a strict vegetarian diet? It is an entirely different issue with western world. Foods that are considered outright vegetarian back in India might not be “suitable for vegetarians” in this half of the world. Life gets confusing, one got to think if the bread one is buying is vegetarian or not. The same goes with chocolates, yogurt, ice-cream and what not. And then the concept of looking at ingredients comes into picture. One has to be knowledgeable enough to identify whether the food has animal fats or vegetable fats, and whether the glycerides are derived from animal source or vegetable source etc. Well, […]https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-hc-wp-logo-face.png512512