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Vegetarian Cooking

Behind any vegetarian diet or vegetarian cooking, there’s always the same idea: saying no to meat, and replacing it with substitutes. Any meat and animal tissue are excluded, and a wide paradise of fruits, vegetables, soy products and cereals and grains is available. Vegetarian cooking is just one of the parts of this more and more practiced attitude worldwide.

What constitutes vegetarian food? The classical traditional vegetarian products are maybe the best first example. The vegetables, the fruits, the cereals and the nuts are on the top of the list.

Tofu and all the other soy products come next, together with the meat analogues, the egg analogues and the textured vegetable protein. The traditional vegetarian cuisine includes all above mentioned in the widest range of forms.

One particular thing needs to be mentioned, as vegetarianism includes more than just one philosophy. There are some strict kinds of vegetarianism, like the veganism and the fruitarianism, which both exclude, beside all animal products, the diary products, honey or even refined sugars.

The most common dietary practices related to vegetarianism and vegetarian cooking are:

  • su vegetarianism, which excludes both animal products and fetid vegetables, like onion, garlic, or shallots
  • raw vegetarianism, its purpose being eating fresh or uncooked vegetables, nuts and fruits
  • the macrobiotic diet, consisting of beans and whole grains only
  • fruitarianism, which is a diet of mainly fruits, seeds or any other plants gathered without harming the plants


    • Other semi-vegetarian diets make some exceptions from the strict vegetarian diets, including sometimes red meat or fish.

    Vegetarian cuisine is the land of all possibilities – one can eat his food raw, boiled, steamed, baked or dried. All cereals and grains are adopted, and so are the fruits, the vegetables, the legumes, all spices and herbs, the mushrooms, the tree nuts, the diary products (with the mentioned exceptions), eggs and even seaweed.

    A vegetarian diet is not only a delightful way of interpreting life, but a healthy one too. There a number of philosophies, including Ayurveda or Siddha, which prescribe it as a normal procedure and eating habit during our everyday life. Also, many studies have indicated that the mortality is lower in vegetarian cases, a strong proof that consuming more vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts and herbs can be the secret to a healthier, stronger and longer life.

    A vegetarian diet normally includes a low level of saturated fat, fiber, magnesium, potassium, antioxidants and lots of vitamins.


    Many vegetarian cuisines often choose not to overcook the ingredients; this is why many fruits or vegetables are raw, or steamed. It is believed that the less overcooked, the more nutritional values the food it will have. All over the globe, countries have specific vegetarian traditions which become a distinctive part of a national cuisine: Indian food, Mexican cuisine, the Spanish one, they are all famous for vegetarian recipes. This is also the case of many other countries, just like China, Russia, Japan, Korea, Indonesia etc.


    The traditional vegetarian cuisine includes the most common dishes one could think of, from breakfast to deserts, while maintaining and cultivating one simple philosophy: “Mens sana in corpora sano” – a healthy mind in a healthy body.

    And the proof of that is undeniable: vegetarianism is considered one of the best, viable and healthy ways of living. Besides keeping our weight under a rather strict control, the vegetarian cuisine has lots of other advantages: it reduces the risk of developing osteoporosis, heart diseases, diabetes, hypertension, renal diseases and even cancer.



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