About Gulay Girl
I’ve been vegetarian for 8 years, and in 2009 I was vegan!
It was fun experimenting in order to veganize Pinoy food (which is flavorful but meat-laden), and learn from already established cuisine that can be vegan-friendly. (Go, Japanese food!)
It was not always easy to find many western vegan products (like soy cheese) in the Philippines, but two things that made being vegan easier was the fact that vegetables (as is almost everything else here) are inexpensive, and more and more farmers are going organic!
Gulay means vegetables – a food group I hated when I was a finicky eater growing up. Who knew I’d become vegetarian?
When I have time, I’ll write more about my decision to go back to being vegetarian in 2010 
For now, enjoy the other posts!
Also, please check out my other blog, Metanoia2.
Thanks for dropping by!
3 Comments »
Leave a Reply
About Gulay Girl
I’ve been vegetarian for 8 years, and in 2009 I was vegan!
It was fun experimenting in order to veganize Pinoy food (which is flavorful but meat-laden), and learn from already established cuisine that can be vegan-friendly. (Go, Japanese food!)
It was not always easy to find many western vegan products (like soy cheese) in the Philippines, but two things that made being vegan easier was the fact that vegetables (as is almost everything else here) are inexpensive, and more and more farmers are going organic!
Gulay means vegetables – a food group I hated when I was a finicky eater growing up. Who knew I’d become vegetarian?
When I have time, I’ll write more about my decision to go back to being vegetarian in 2010 For now, enjoy the other posts!
Also, please check out my other blog, Metanoia2.
Thanks for dropping by!
-
Gulay Girl on the Go
More Photos
-
Archives
- May 2010 (2)
- March 2010 (1)
- January 2010 (1)
- November 2009 (1)
- October 2009 (6)
- September 2009 (5)
- June 2009 (1)
- May 2009 (6)
- April 2009 (6)
- March 2009 (8)
- February 2009 (2)
-
Categories
-
RSS
Entries RSS
Comments RSS
Hello,
I’m a food writer currently writing about vegetarianism in Southeast Asia. Would you know of any official organization for vegetarians/vegans in the Philippines? Any official statistics on the percentage of non-meat eaters?
I’d be most grateful for any information or contact details you can kindly provide.
Cheers,
J. Jacob
Hi J.
I regret that I don’t have anything to share that might help you with your project. I’ve asked around though – and no leads.
When you do finish it, could you please let me know? I’m interested to read it. Thanks!
Frannie
Hi J.
I’m not sure if you’ll be able to read this, but you might want to contact Chris Adebahr of Vegan Association of the Philippines through Facebook or Dr . Tam Mateo of TVAP.
Thanks,
Frannie