I don't eat egg and I'm a strick
vegetarian.
我不吃鸡蛋，我是个严格的素食主义者。
My mom goes on
vegetarian diet to keep healthy.
我妈妈吃素食来保持健康。
This is a menu for the
vegetarian.
这是素食菜单。
"We hope to see more people adopt the 'flexitarian diet', which means setting up a vegetarian diet but also being flexible on meat consumption from time to time," said Yeung.
"We encourage people to go vegetarian one day a week.
Earlier this month, Beyond Meat, a US plant-based meat maker, said it is building two new production facilities in East China's Zhejiang province to make products like plant-based beef, vegetarian pork and mock chicken.
The firm makes vegetarian and meat products in Jingzhou, has rice wine production lines in Xiaogan and puffed food lines in Wuhan.
China's history of "vegetarian meat" can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) when monks started eating tofu made from soybeans.
New types of vegetarian restaurants are also on the rise in China.
Planet Green, one of the most famous vegan restaurants in Shenzhen, targets flexitarians, or persons who are primarily vegetarian but occasionally eat meat or fish, instead of traditional vegetarians who account for only 30 percent of the total customers.
Following the pandemic, Emirates has upgraded in-flight meals and introduced a variety of cuisines and vegetarian options.
Over 300 restaurants in Shanghai have agreed to be part of the campaign, the company said, including the likes of Starbucks, which has already included vegetarian menus, and upscale restaurants featuring several veggie dishes.
"Duli, a restaurant brand offering purely vegetarian recipes, has introduced nine set menus at the Foodie Social food court in Xintiandi to attract white collar workers and the younger generation of customers, who aspire after novel experiences.
Currently, most of vegetarian demand is met by bean products, which means the traditional soy meat market is already well established.
Meat substitutes are nothing new for Chinese consumers, as the country has a long history of eating "mock meat" made from soybeans, usually called "vegetarian meat" in traditional Chinese cuisine.
In recent years, meatless diets have become more popular due to rising concerns over fitness and food quality and safety, driving meat substitute producers to target not only niche vegetarian consumers but also mainstream meat lovers.
When I relocated from Mumbai to Beijing in September 2015, little did I realize not only is vegetarian food, including Indian cuisine, easy to find but e-stores in China sell Indian groceries and even rare Indian vegetables like drumsticks!