As more and more people start to recognize the importance of healthy eating the number of vegetarian restaurants throughout the world is growing on a daily basis. Here’s our lowdown on some of the best cities in the world for vegetarian expats.
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Singapore has a large mix of different cultures living side by side and one of the upshots of this is that a wide variety of food is on offer. The large Indian and Chinese population entails that vegetarian food is readily available in many food courts and hawker centers as well as being on offer in vegetarian restaurants.
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London has one of the longest traditions of vegetarianism in the world and the most number of self-named “vegetarians” in the world after India. In January it was named the most vegetarian-friendly city in the world by PETA as a result of the large number of vegetarian restaurants on offer in the city.
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Thanks to Hong Kong’s Buddhist traditions there are many vegetarian restaurants available throughout the city that are not only Chinese food, but also Indian or Western inspired.
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Of course New York has it all, including vegetarian restaurants. According to online vegetarian restaurant directory HappyCow.com, there are over 327 vegetarian restaurant listings in New York, offering a mix of pure vegetarian, vegan, or veg-friendly restaurants in the Big Apple.
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The initially shocking reverse swastika signs that are prevalent throughout Taipei actually symbolize Buddhist or Taoist vegetarian food (along with the Chinese character su). There are hundreds of vegetarian restaurants throughout the city and vegetarian food in Taiwan has developed into a separate cuisine, in which chefs form their own versions of meat using textured soy protein.
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Chiang Mai offers a large choice of open-air vegetarian and vegan eateries that can usually be identified by yellow banners bearing a single Chinese character (‘jay’ or vegetarian).
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Vancouver is a city whose residents are extremely health conscious and, as such, more and more vegetarian restaurants are springing up throughout the area. There are many different options to choose from.
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