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    Vegan City Guides Taipei
    Vegan City Guides Taipei
    Vegan City Guides Taipei
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    Vegan City Guides Taipei

    By Tara DeAugustine

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    Taipei is a bustling, vibrant city filled with delicious food that incorporates many different cuisines from all over the globe, yet is still able to establish unique flavours of its own. If you know what to look for, it can be an extremely accommodating city for vegans. Because of its Buddhist influence, there are many restaurants that offer an array of vegan options. Indeed, there are literally thousands of vegetarian restaurants found on this populous island, with plenty of choice for vegan eaters.

    Vegan City Guides Taipei contains detailed information of where to eat and shop in Taipei, an insider's advice on what to expect as a vegan travelling to Taipei, what to expect from Taiwanese cuisine and how to know if it is vegan-friendly, more Taipei resources for the vegan traveller, a list of useful translations and a handy map showing the location of every establishment listed in the guide.

    The e-book features speedy search capabilities that lets you shoot back to the Table of Contents from every chapter heading and jump easily to the websites of listed establishments by clicking on the embedded links. A handy geographical index lets you search establishments by the neighborhoods that they're in.

    About Vegan City Guides: We're an independent publisher with the aim of making life a whole lot easier for vegan travelers. Our guides fill the gap left by other travel publications in catering to vegan and vegetarian needs. You know that chapter that's missing from your travel guidebook, the one that tells you where YOU can eat, sleep, shop and spend your leisure time? The one that tells you what obstacles you can expect to encounter as a vegan in a foreign city? Vegan City Guides, written by real vegans who know their cities inside out, have got you covered!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVegan City Guides
    Release dateNov 28, 2013
    ISBN9781310409707
    Vegan City Guides Taipei
    Author

    Tara DeAugustine

    Tara is an English teacher and dedicated vegan living in Taipei, Taiwan.

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      Vegan City Guides Taipei - Tara DeAugustine

      Vegan City Guides

      Taipei

      by Tara DeAugustine

      Copyright 2013 by Vegan City Guides

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favourite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Taiwanese Cuisine

      Eating Out

      Buffets 101

      Restaurants & Other Eateries

      Vegan

      Vegetarian

      Vegan-Friendly

      Catering

      Markets

      Shopping

      A Few Useful Translations

      Vegan Resources

      Vegan City Guides Map of Taipei

      About the Author

      Connect with Vegan City Guides Online

      Geographical Index

      Introduction

      Taipei is a bustling, vibrant city filled with delicious food that incorporates many different cuisines from all over the globe yet is still able to establish unique flavours of its own. If you know what to look for, it can be an extremely accommodating city for vegans. Because of its Buddhist influence, there are many restaurants that offer an array of vegan options. The 2008 Almanac of Food Consumption Survey in Taiwan reported that vegetarians account for about 10% of Taiwan’s population. With that said, it’s safe to state that there are thousands of vegetarian restaurants to be found on this tiny island. The restaurants that I’ve listed below are a guide and by no means the only options available. I’ve pointed out a few of my favourite spots which include some that are entirely vegan and others that have vegan options.

      The restaurants that have vegan options do serve meat, so if you aren’t comfortable supporting those establishments no problem! I wanted to include options for everyone. I know that just because I’m vegan, doesn’t mean all of my friends are and while I would love to say, Let’s eat vegan tonight to a group of 5 meat-eaters, the likelihood of them complying is slim. So instead of settling on a place that they choose where there could be an option for vegans, I’ve included a few restaurants that will please both carnivores and herbivores.

      In order to guide you even further, there’s a list of common phrases for the vegan traveller with a phonetic English guide if you wish to hone your Chinese skills while traveling. It’s worth mentioning that the western term, vegan is still fairly new and even if you do ask for something without dairy products you might still get it. I feel that because of the way vegans eat out here, it’s often quite confusing to explain what a western vegan is, i.e. someone who doesn’t consume dairy products and eggs.

      The term vegan in this culture is one who doesn’t eat meat, but also abstains from garlic and onion. Some vegans will eat egg, so there are a few vegetarian restaurants that do serve that. And also some of their gluten products do contain egg whites, so if you are concerned about that I would stay away from them entirely, unless it is a 100% vegan restaurant. Vegetable dishes and tofu dishes will in fact be vegan, but what is in some of their processed gluten products is not guaranteed to be pure.

      Restaurants included in this guide are meant to provide options for any kind of traveller, from budget to posh. With that said, some of the restaurants aren’t glamorous but, aesthetics aside, offer great food. If you can get over the peeling paint, stained walls and dirty floors, I think you’ll be able to enjoy every aspect of Taiwanese dining. Part of travelling is abandoning your comfort zone and being able to embrace all that a city has to offer. So if that means grabbing a stool in the back of a hot, crowded restaurant where the only ambience is that of a faded, sun-stained portrait of a rice field then so be it.

      Taipei is very in tune with the needs of vegans, but if you’re unsure of something and don’t feel comfortable eating it, then don’t. Even while searching for places to eat for this guide there were definitely moments of frustration when trying to explain my dietary restrictions. Some restaurants are accommodating, others aren’t. I’ve written this guide to make it as easy as possible for anyone travelling through Taiwan to get a quality meal without the hassle.

      Taiwanese Cuisine

      When thinking of Taiwanese food the two words that come to mind are fresh and abundant. Upon arriving in Taiwan I was extremely impressed by the assortment of vegetables offered at all restaurants. Veg and non-veg places all offer lots

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