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ve·ge·ta·rian - (vj-t‚r-n)
n. A person who does not eat meat or fish. They may however, eat eggs, cheese and other dairy products. Ethical vegetarians often avoid fur or leather.
ve·gan - (vgn, vjn)
n. A strict vegetarian who eats plant products only, especially one who uses no products derived from animals, such as honey, fur or leather.
a·him·sa- (-hms‰)
n. A Buddhist and Hindu doctrine expressing belief in the sacredness of all living creatures and urging the avoidance of harm and violence.
jai·gong slang. Cantonese for the word 'vegetarian' (useful to know in a chinese restaurant).
I got to Beijing on June 7th (June 6th USA time) and the first three days were spent in Beijing. I am now in Shanghai, and tomorrow I will take the flight back home so that I can arrive today. Make sense?
Anyway, I have found it sooooo hard to be a veggie here. Things would have been easier if I was on my own, but no, I'm in a tour group, and they cater to the 'norm'. Apparently, the tour group have never encountered a vegetarian before. They did try to be as accommodating as possible, but their choice of restaurants were poor. In many cases the restaurant people didn't understand why I couldn't eat MaPow Tofu, and just ignore the meat bits in it - things like that.
I did have some encouragement from, of all places, a rest stop along the highway. One of the local vendors was selling vegetarian chicken! Of course I bought some, and the tour guide couldn't believe it when I told him.
Shanghai is a great city, 17 million people, and I would say, maybe several hundred (or thousand?) Sky Scrappers. With that, the busy traffic, metro system, buildings full of history and, of course, the pollution, it reminds me so much of London.
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I got to Beijing on June 7th (June 6th USA time) and the first three days were spent in Beijing. I am now in Shanghai, and tomorrow I will take the flight back home so that I can arrive today. Make sense?
