 Vietnam: vegetarian regional menu
Added: 01/29/2006 |
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Vietnam is a rather peculiar country of North Asia. People who live there are extremely friendly and helpful. Its vegetarian regional menu is worth discussing. The majority of Vietnamese population is meat-eaters, however there are those who prefer vegetarian cuisine and pay much attention to the issue of their nutrition and health. Many meals are prepared and sold in the streets. Therefore, you will probably need some extra guidance to thoroughly study the Vietnamese vegetarian menu.
Speaking about vegetarian regional menu, it's important to pay attention to the basic features of vegetarianism and peculiarities of the meals all the vegetarian used to eat. So, it's a common knowledge that vegetarianism is referred to the practice of not eating meat and its all possible by-products. This means that vegetarians are people who exclude from their daily meals beef, poultry and most of dairy products or eggs. However, there are several types of vegetarians and some of them still eat a number of dairy products. The majority of vegetarians also don't eat the products derived from animal carcasses including tallow, lard, rennet, gelatin, cochineal, etc.
It's interesting to mention the new tendency present in vegetarianism of not wearing clothes, shoes or accessories made from animals (for example, silk, leather, fur and feather).
Due to the spread and growth of vegetarianism popularity in different countries of the world there started to appear the so-called vegetarian societies. They are known to be formed in the majority of meat-eating European countries with the purpose of promoting vegetarian regional menus and gather all the vegetarians in the mutual support act. By 2000, most of the developing nations (especially, the western ones) already had functioning vegetarian societies. The first countries to establish such societies still belong to the countries with the greatest proportion of vegetarians.
As a matter of fact, Vietnam isn't an exception and has its own local society and vegetarian regional menu. Like it is the case with many other South-Asian countries, the Vietnamese vegetarian menu that features fish and meat as seasonings and condiments is something to talk about (I mean, not only as main dishes). Speaking about the Vietnamese cuisine it's impossible not to mention about its abundance in fresh vegetables and fruit. However, these vegetables and even various tofu dishes are often made with pork, meat broth or fish. Sometimes, Vietnamese vegetarian regional menu includes all the mentioned three ingredients.
Some professionals in sphere of vegetarianism consider Vietnamese menu to be among the most outstanding and significant cuisines on Earth (along with the African-American vegetarian menu). Many tourists who visit Vietnam often state that food and specific regional menu is one of the important reasons to visit the country.
It's impossible to speak about Vietnam and not to tell you some words about the well-known dishes included in the Vietnamese vegetarian menu. So, Vietnam cuisine is full of such outstanding delicates as vegetarian version of pho, Vietnamese meat and noodle soup, noodle-rice shacks, vegetable soups, sweet-and-sour cauliflower, stir-fried noodles and vegetables, etc. All these can be found in many vegetarian restaurants located all over the country. Thus, it won't be an exaggeration to say that Vietnam offers a warm welcome to both vegetarians and non-vegetarians nowadays.
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