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Vegetarian diet popular in Shanghai
(chinanews.cn)
Updated: 2006-08-29 09:12





"Maybe to be a vegetarian indicates the
society is moving forward." (File Photo)


One usually has no appetite in hot summer. During this summer in
Shanghai, several food security incidents occurred. From then on, many
Shanghai citizens now choose to be vegetarians. Vegetables and fruits are
in great demand these days, and vegetarian dishes are also popular in
restaurants.

Mr. Wang was selecting fresh vegetables in the market. He told our
reporter that his family now enjoys vegetables and bean products. He
occasionally eats roast chicken or steamed fish, but often cooks them for
longer time lest food poisoning occur.

Ms. Li, 60, buys food from a nearby market everyday. She fears unclean
food will make her sick. She chooses to be a vegetarian and seldom eats
meat.

Western-style restaurants also attract young white collars with their
vegetables and fruit salad. The latter also want to keep fit just as the
elderly do.

Mr. Deng, a professional cook of 20 years standing, said that living
conditions were poor in the past, and ordinary people had no money to eat
roast duck everyday. "But when people have got rich," he said, " they
start to eat almost everything. Maybe to be a vegetarian indicates the
society is moving forward."

















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