Are there Vegeterians in Europe? How do they survive?

Question

I was told that getting a vegiterian food in Germany is like seeing an unicorn. Is that true? My friend is travelling in the Europe during July second half. He is a vegeterian and will he have trouble in getting his choice of food? Will Vegiterian food be expensive?

Answer 1

Why do Americans think Europe is retarded?

Of course we have vegetarian food. Vegetarian restaurants and vegetarian menus.

Answer 2

Ive been to France, Spain and Italy and I found that they have options without meat..for sure! There fruits and veggies have less pesticides and are more likely to be organic unlike the US !

Answer 3

1. There are millions of vegetarians in Europe. In fact, there are more vegetarians in Europe than in any other continent.

2. Your idea of Europe is so ignorant it almost qualifies as arrogant and offensive.

3. You must be american, obviously.

Answer 4

yes and they survive just like other vegetarians do

Answer 5

I'm sure they're in no worse off situation than vegetarians stuck in small midwestern towns!

Answer 6

I'm an english vegetarian, and i surivive fine.

But when i was in Germany, yes you're about right.

A vegetarian menu consists of the side salads around the food that you would've got anyway =]

You'll probably have to cook for yourself.

Answer 7

They have everything we do... he will be able to survive...

Answer 8

Vegetarian food isn't hard to fine, actually I'm sure most places in Europe have food suited for vegetarians...

Being a Vegetarian is a personal choice and It really doesn't have anything to do with the person's surroundings, if the person is commited then he/she will survive without a problem. But I'm sure that Europe has healthy food, it's actually 100% that it has healthy food.

Answer 9

I'm pretty sure most countries have fruits, veggies, grains and the like.

Answer 10

There are vegetarians all over the world!

In Europe most products have E-numbers in their ingredients list. These are products that are approved by the European Union, but one cannot be sure what those products are because only a number is given. Some products are synthetic, others are from plants, or dead, or alive animals. Here is a list of numbers to AVOID when you are a vegan: All numbers begin with E- (see what these numbers stand for at: www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-fi45.htm): 101, 101a, 120, 153, 161b, c, f, g, 252, 270, 280, 281, 282, 283, 302, 322, 325, 326, 327, 341a, b, c, 375, 404, 408, 422, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 470, a, b, 471, 472, a, b, c, d, e, f, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 481, 482, 483, 485, 491, 491, 491, 494, 495, 542, 570, 572, 585, 626, 627, 629, 630, 631, 633, 634, 635, 640, 901, 913, 920, 921, 1105, 1518

Check out this website. Click the links you need from here and find the restaurants your friend will want to eat at while there. http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/info/resta...

Answer 11

I think so! I think they survive eating.

Answer 12

Yup! I've got several French friends and some of them are vegeterians. I don't think its hard to find vegeterian food there....

Answer 13

I'm A 12 Year Old European Vegetarian.

It's Hard Cause he Rest Of My Family All Ea Meat But I Live Just Like The Rest Of The Vegetarians In The World! xx

Answer 14

German cuisine is meat heavy, but there are plenty of options for vegetarians. And I'm not just talking about salads and side dishes. Most cities do have very good vegetarian restaurants with a broad variety of food. Most of these restaurants also cook with just organic ingredients if that would be a concern of your friend. You can also find a lot of farmers markets around to buy fresh fruits for snacks. Or your friend can visit one of the many organic stores in Germany. They offer a great variety of vegetarian/ vegan products and snacks. Some of them even offer lunch. As for most other countries in Europe, they all offer vegetarian foods, you might just have to search for it from time to time. Like mentioned above, the eastern countries of Europe might be a bit more challenging for your friend. But with some time and effort you can find a nice variety of vegetarian dishes as well.

I hope your friend will have a great time in Europe.

Answer 15

Although German cuisine is heavy on meats especially pork, there are vegetarian options available. And since the vegetarian philosophy is pretty well known and generally accepted in developed countries, there are bound to be vegetarian friendly restaurants. He can ask his hotel concierge or the local tourist board to help him.

Eastern Europe is another matter altogether.

Answer 16

Yes.