Traditional vegetarian cuisine is the definition for food cookery which meets ethical principles and health principles of the vegetarians. The most common type of vegetarianism in the Western world is called lacto-ovo vegetarianism. It excludes the food involving the ingredients, for which an animal has to die. The food includes meat, cheeses and meat broth. It is necessary to mention the fact that there are different types of cheese. Vegetarians may eat this kind of cheese but may not eat another type of cheese because of the animal rennet, milk content. The food is also denied by vegetarians if it includes gelatine (from animal connective tissues and skin). As for the strictest of vegetarians, they refuse eating some types of sugar which are whitened using bone char. Cane sugar is an example of such types of sugar. There are some ingredients that are associated with traditional vegetarian cuisine. The ingredients are TVP and tofu. These ingredients are often used in vegetarian dishes. Nevertheless, they are not obligatory. It is quite possible that a person can be a vegetarian during all his life and never try these ingredients. It is possible to divide traditional vegetarian cuisine into 2 types. The first type of the cuisine uses meat analogues, the products that imitate the appearance, texture and taste of meats which are applied for the recipes traditionally containing meat. Different meat analogues vary in their similarity and quality. The analogues can be either bought or made at home. The second type of the traditional vegetarian cuisine includes the meals that have always been considered as vegetarian. Moreover, it is possible to call some geographical varieties of traditional vegetarian cuisine. The most common of them are European vegetarian cuisine and American vegetarian cuisine. It is possible to single out some dishes that vegetarians eat without substituting any of their ingredients. First of all they are pancakes, cereals, oatmeals, granola bars, muffins, waffles, French toast and donuts. Speaking about the salads, it is possible to mention potato salad, baba ganoush, burrito-wraps or pita-wraps, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, egg salad, vegetable pilaffs and fried potato-skins cooked with various toppings and smoothies. There are a lot of sandwiches that are acceptable in the vegetarian cuisine. They are grilled cheese, different cold sandwiches with roasted eggplant, bell peppers, avocado, mushrooms, cheeses and a lot of other ingredients. Most salads and fresh fruit are welcomed by vegetarians. Such side dishes as scalloped potatoes, seasoned rice, macaroni, cheese, mashed potatoes and different bread stuffings also represent vegetarian food. It is necessary to mention the Buddhist cuisine which is considered to be classical in Asia. It is served in restaurants and temples with special green signs. Such Spanish dishes as polentas, tapas and tumbet are widely used in vegetarian cuisine.