Yorokobinoma
Tue, 31/08/10 – 5:19 | No Comment

It is sad to admit that Japanese food is the most desired but the most difficult place for vegetarians to dine out. The chefs sometimes to give up their katsuo dashi (bonito stock), which is …

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Macca’s eco message
Sunday, 30 Nov, 2008 – 23:41 | No Comment
Macca’s eco message

From The Independent this weekend:
Sir Paul McCartney has teamed up with a Nobel Prize-winning scientist to urge people to become vegetarian to save the planet from the greenhouse gases created by rearing livestock.
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Alishan snowball recipe
Friday, 28 Nov, 2008 – 17:15 | No Comment
Alishan snowball recipe

Saitama’s Alishan cafe is gearing up for Christmas by offering veggie Christmas puds, one with brandy, one without. They describe it as “very dense and heavy, stuffed full of fruit and nuts and richly flavoured …

Nezunoya needs a new chef
Wednesday, 26 Nov, 2008 – 11:30 | One Comment
Nezunoya needs a new chef

The north-east section of the Yamanote Line has always been a difficult spot to find decent vegetarian fare. If you’re not willing to pay the prices at Bon, a traditional Buddhist vegetarian restaurant, you’re limited …

Garlic Jo’s
Thursday, 20 Nov, 2008 – 17:43 | No Comment
Garlic Jo’s

On a rare excursion to Yokohama, we were drawn into one corner of Queen’s Square Mall in Minato Mirai station. What beckoned? The wafting aromas of Garlic Jo’s.
A visit is nearly warranted for the kitschy …

Tofu-cooking mama
Thursday, 20 Nov, 2008 – 3:31 | No Comment
Tofu-cooking mama

Ever the ones to take the subtle approach, Peta have launched an online pastiche of the Wii game “Cooking Mama” in which you cut the bloody neck of a turkey, yank its guts out, and …

Garden Cafe
Monday, 17 Nov, 2008 – 13:48 | 2 Comments
Garden Cafe

Update: This cafe is no longer vegetarian
No matter how long you’ve been working or living in your area, or how well you think you know it, there are times you find a new cafe or …

Now we’re cookin’!
Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 15:23 | No Comment
Now we’re cookin’!

Tired of choosing whether to eat out (again) or make that same old pasta/stir-fry? Free that inner Iron Chef with a 3.5-hour World Vegetarian Cooking seminar focusing on Korean dishes perfect for the coming winter …

Xmas shopping for herbivores
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 8:40 | One Comment
Xmas shopping for herbivores

Looking for a Christmas gift for a vegetarian buddy? Try the vegan clothing brand Herbivore. The veggie friendly label has a quirky range of slogan tees for those who like to wear their beliefs on …

Coconut rice with sambal and okra
Sunday, 9 Nov, 2008 – 1:00 | One Comment
Coconut rice with sambal and okra

I can’t be bothered to make this — there are way too many things in it, although when I Googled for a place to buy tamarind paste in Tokyo, I discovered this super funky mail …

Vegetable piadini
Sunday, 9 Nov, 2008 – 0:27 | No Comment
Vegetable piadini

It looks like a pie without quite enough crust, and it tastes like a pie after the filling has fallen out, but this new-fangled food item from Starbucks comes in two flavours, one of which …