Being a Vegetarian on holiday

Rebecca01

I had a lovely eggs benedict type thing in Copenhagen without the meat. You could add what meat you liked. Always about 4 pasta dishes in Italians.

Rice tacos with the salad, veg burritos, mozzarella sticks, dough balls, salads, veg curry , omlettes,veggie burgers are some of the foods I have had in the USA.
I love a good cheese pizza with mayo/garlic sauce though. Sad I know. My favourite meal ��

Bettie

Doshwaster wrote: »

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/feb/27/no-parmesan-please-we-re-vegetarian

In America they have Italian Hard Cheese and call it Parmesan and it can be vegetarian.
I went to the Amsterdam cheese shop and they couldn't offer me one veggie cheese and told me none of the restaurants use it. On a cruise ship all the cheese had animal rennet. If I go abroad now I ask for vegan so I don't have to worry about cheese. Wherever you eat it's down to staff knowledge.
Sadly even top chefs can be ignorant on vegetarian foods.:(

littlereddevil

I am vegetarian and have travelled the world many times with no problems. I've never had a problem in Florida finding stuff to eat.

Keep_pedalling

Italy is hard to beat for tasty veggie food. Avoid Austria unless you like everything with large pieces of pig.

smallblueplanet

The stuff in parmesan that isn't veggie is animal rennet (from cow's stomachs) used to set the cheese. Lots of cheeses do now use non-animal rennet. When abroad my tolerance for 'hidden' meat products is greater than at home, no point in spoiling a holiday and I chose not to eat meat or fish for mostly ethical reasons.

We go self-catering mainly, but wouldn't have trouble eating out in most 'Mediterranean based' European countries. The thing with the 'no paper in the loos' will cause more problems than meat I think, lol. Stick to main tourist resorts as on the whole bigger resorts will have more places with 'western style' pipework.
We enjoy most Spanish holiday destinations (Canaries, Balearics, mainland) - most will have standard veggie tapas options. Many will have a decent veggie paella. There's always omelettes (although I imagine their chooks don't fare as well as in the UK).

If you do your research into a (Med.) country's 'peasant food dishes' most of that would be meat-free, as meat would be for special occasions.
Can't really see you having a problem in most European tourist areas, you might even find veggie restaurants, but I'm sure there will be plenty of Indian and Chinese as well as 'George's Bars' to choose from.

genetic

I'm a veggie and would only recommend Spain for a few days (food-wise) if you don't have any self-catering options. I love Spain and go a few times every year, but actually find the veggie options very repetitive. If you don't want a Spanish omelette or other egg dish at every meal, it is hard to get enough protein and it is hard to get enough variety of vegetables. I feel like I eat way too much bread and cheese while I'm there. I usually buy veggies or salad at the grocery store to supplement my diet just so I don't get scurvy

Doshwaster

Spendless wrote: »

Greece sounds fantastic for food for her. I've been to Greece once when I was in my early 20s and really hated that you couldn't flush toilet paper down the loo. Some years later, I struck up conversation with a Greek bloke and he told me it's to do with the rock below Greece and the plumbing they're able to have. It puts me off going back. Sorry, I know I've just thrown another 'problem' out there for suggestions.

If that's going to be a problem that that means avoiding almost everywhere in Asia (apart from Japan and major cities such as Hong Kong and Singapore) as plumbing can be very basic or sometimes non-existant. It may seem yucky to start with but you soon get used to it.

maman

Spendless wrote: »

Greece sounds fantastic for food for her. I've been to Greece once when I was in my early 20s and really hated that you couldn't flush toilet paper down the loo. Some years later, I struck up conversation with a Greek bloke and he told me it's to do with the rock below Greece and the plumbing they're able to have. It puts me off going back. Sorry, I know I've just thrown another 'problem' out there for suggestions.

Re-read the thread. Sounds like Turkey is a possibility too.

I think your experience of Greece may be somewhat out of date if it's anything like my experience in Turkey.


When I first travelled to Turkey over 25 years ago we were lectured by the Rep. about toilet paper but I don't think it happens now. They do put small bins in bathrooms but I think that's just from habit. I'm talking about a tourist resort. If you travel further afield like rural bus stations, for example, then the Turkish Toilet (squat version) is more common but I've experienced those on French motorways too!


I'd suggest you book one of the many luxurious villas/apartments with pools that are available and eat out most evenings. Turkish restaurants always have detailed menu boards outside and much of their food is cooked from scratch so will make changes if asked. They're very customer focused.

Tarry

melanzana wrote: »

If you ever go to Cork, you have to go to Paradiso (Denis Cotter's place), look it up. Divine, even though I am not veggie. Cork is lovely also!

In Dublin there is just SO MUCH CHOICE, but Govindas, Cornucopia, and Blazing Salads are those I would recommend for reasonably cheap and cheerful veggie food... for Dublin!

Hope you enjoy Ireland.

Thank you, will bear that in mind.
Off to Donegal this time around

skint_chick

Went to Rhodes last year and the toilets in the hotel were fine to flush toilet paper down - it was just public ones out and about that had signs not to. We only found one squat toilet at a centuries old monastery, so I don't think you'd have anything to worry about from that point of view. I eat a restricted diet - although I do eat meat - and it was heaven for fresh salads and veggies, I ate very healthily. Plus there were lots of good protein options for veggies with nuts and beans. We went all inclusive as there was a buffet to choose from, but also ate out and the Greek people were so friendly and willing to adjust meals to suit me. Loads to do as well!