Category: Vegetarian Food
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Exploring Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley as a Strict Vegetarian
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Exploring Kathmandu and its neighbourhood was difficult as I am a strict Indian vegetarian. This is my journey of ensuring maximum exploration without starving AND a lot of tips for you, if you are also a vegetarian!
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Joy of Gujarati Winter Vegetables: Undhiyu, Umbadiyu & Other Special Foods
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The food scene in Gujarat changes quite a bit during winter…
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3 Delicious Sattvic (No Onion, No Garlic) Food Restaurants in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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These 3 restaurants in Ahmedabad stood out for me in my search for sattvic and delicious foods!
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Gujarati Winter Sweets, What a Scrumptious Way To Warm Up! [Indian Foods Series]
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We are past the festival of Uttaran or Makar Sankranti – the time when locals here near Ahmedabad, Gujarat say the cold will start to diminish. The past winter months, I have had a gala time here in this Trimandir ashram gorging on amazing Gujarati food delicacies. And considering that it has been quite cold…
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Surat Ponk Vadas [Video] | Garvi Gujarat
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Spending a few days at grandmother’s place in Surat. Mom took me to a ponk shop she had bought from earlier. It was at ghod dod road (map location). And we enjoyed a plate of Jain Ponk vadas.
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Locho: Surat’s Famous Food Dish
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As the story goes (partly as I heard from Gujju relatives and partly made up by me), A shop sold really tasty dhoklas in Surat. One day the cook at this shop was making his fresh batch of dhoklas, but he was distracted. We could imagine that it was makar sankranti, and he was totally…
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Vegetarians and the Indian Vegetarian
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In Thailand, too often I found myself explaining to people that I was an Indian vegetarian, meaning that I was highly particular and strict about my food. People would nod their head and the Thai locals were quite possibly co-relating this with the Muslims who are strict about Halal. Though they also know that many…
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People thought I was a Muslim: A Testament to Thailand’s Pork Obsession
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Even in the most random places I visit, with little to no tourist footprint, the locals can guess that I am an Indian. I am not sure how – maybe because of Bollywood? Or maybe some odd Indian traveller has reached the place earlier however unlikely it seems. Conversely, in India many rural folk think…
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Vegan & Vegetarian Food in Taiwan – Taipei & Countryside
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I had asked a couple of other travellers about vegetarian food in Taiwan and they had said it was available. But I was still sceptical because a lot depends on travel style. For eg: travellers who may have spent 5 days in Taiwan won’t realize some things which are lacking for people who spend longer…
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Cycling Berlin – Copenhagen: Santa is in, Himmelpfort, Germany
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Ride 3 from Zehdenick to Furstenberg Havel. One of the most scenic routes so far. A little overwhelmed with the beauty and solitude on the road – hunger was a constant companion (because I was keen on an early start so left without eating anything). I pulled in for food at this little town called…
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The Enigma of the Vegetarian Pizza in Germany & Denmark
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Vegetarian. Vegetarish. Vegetar. Vegetarian is Vegetarish in German and Vegetar in Danish. I used these words frequently on my Europe trip, along with actions saying ‘No Egg’ too. Because Vegetarish includes Egg, while we Indian vegetarians don’t have egg. Some kindly soul suggested that it would be easy for me to get a vegetarian Pizza. &…
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Ponk Stop at Surat [an Indian Foods Photo Series]
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Come Winter, Gujarat bursts with all sorts of delicacies. Papdi, Undhiyu, Soonth Gol, Saalam Pak, Adadiyu and what not. Ponk is one of these delicacies. Written as પોંક in Gujarati, it is pronounced as “soak” but with P “Poak” Different regions of Gujarat have their own Winter specialities. Ponk is a speciality of Surat. It…
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Dubai for the Vegetarians!
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Aah big topic for the vegetarians- What food will I get there? Well, short answer its quite manageable! Better than some other countries like aforementioned Kuala Lumpur (wink) Generally what we vegetarian folks do is identify a heavy, filling and wholesome drink. In Dubai we fixed on Hot Chocolate. In Kuala Lumpur it was Milo…
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Travel Foods – Flavored Yogurt and Soya Milk
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A lot of people expect that I must be well versed with the local food cuisine of the different places I have travelled to. I take quite some pleasure in explaining to them that this is not so because I am vegetarian and Jain. I am not a strict jain but I do avoid onion…
