Vegetarianism vs Veganism

Usually, people tend to overlap these two phenomena and consider them as the same thing, so it’s better to give two clear definitions.

Neither vegans nor vegetarians eat meat. However, while vegetarians tend to consume dairy products and eggs, a vegan avoids all animal products, including eggs and dairy, and often inedible animal-based products, such as leather, wool, and silk. Vegetarianism is usually a diet, while veganism is a lifestyle.

“Vegetarianism is usually a diet, while veganism is a lifestyle”

Vegetarianism is a diet

Being vegetarian is not a new trend, however being vegetarian in the 21st century can be a pretty different experience than being vegetarian decades ago. People decide to take this decision for a lot of reasons such as religion, environmental conservation, ethical motivation, economic factor, culture, dislike of meat etc., but whatever is the reason behind this the important thing about vegetarianism today is knowledge and consciousness.

The modern vegetarian is an evolved person, a person that has gather all the possible information about this issue and that pay attention to the food, to know how to eat it, what kind of food eat, where and when purchase it. In order to be healthy, to save animals and to not pollute the planet, it is not enough to not eat meat. In addition, thanks to the power of social media, the menu of a vegetarian has become richer and more various thanks to the wide range of receipts on the web.

In case you are a vegetarian, as we are a consulting agency specialized in food and travel we would like to inform you about the countries with the highest rates of vegetarianism so maybe you can choose your next destination according to this:

• India (38%)

• Israel (13%)

• Taiwan (12%)

• Italy (10%)

• Austria (9%)

• Germany (10%)

• United Kingdom (9%)

• Brazil (8%)

• Ireland (6%)

• Australia (5%)

So, if you are vegetarian and you are wondering if this could be a limit when you travel well…it could be frustrating, but not impossible! In fact, it can also lead to adventures and provide a unique insight into a destination.

But if you don’t want to risk so much and you are not ready to make compromises with your belief, here are the 5 worst countries in the world for vegetarians:

• France

• Argentina

• Japan

• Spain

• Cuba

Veganism is a lifestyle

And what about veganism? It can be considered as an extension of the vegetarianism, it is a real way of living! An interesting aspect of veganism is its unstoppable rise thanks to the use of social media; in fact, they have helped spread the vegan message through pictures of trendy veganfood.

There are two different schools of thought, those who strongly believe in this kind of lifestyle and those who consider veganism a nowadays trend that helps in building your reputation online as an healthy and ethic blogger. So, that’s what society says…but our main goal is to give information so, as we did for vegetarianism, here are some curious tips about veganism!

The most vegan European countries are:

• Lisbon, Portugal

• Prague, Czech Republic

• Warsaw, Poland

• Barcelona, Spain

• Rome, Italy

The most veg-friendly destination in the world? Here you are the top 10:

• Glasgow, Scotland

• Portland, Oregon

• London, Englan

• Mumbai, India

• Kuala Lumpur, Malesia

• Vancouver, Canada

• Chennai, India

• Seoul, South Korea

• Chiang Mai, Thailand

• New York, Usa

And what about the worst veg-friendly countries?

• France

• Argentina

• Japan

• Spain

• Cuba

Don’t forget to let us know if you visit one of these places and send us vegetarian/vegan food that you try so we can repost it and share your experience!