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How can you roam the Philippines as Vegetarian

Prefer to stay in the urban areas

Finding a variety of food options is comparatively easy in urban areas than in rural areas. People in backward regions are specifically dependent on meant as a source of food. Having said this, it is clear that while planning your trip to the Philippines you must go in for exploring more of the urban regions that sticking to the rural areas for the most part of your trip. There will be a lot of restaurant options at places like Manila where you can easily find vegetarian food.

Opt for a variety of food

The Philippines is naturally well supplied with a plethora of fresh tropical fruits. Right from mouth-watering mangoes to the exotic dragon fruits, the Philippines has a literally wide range of fruit options available for you. So, if you are traveling to this place then you need not worry as you can easily feed on these fruits for a good amount of time without getting bored.

Try small restaurants

All of us try to go to the fancy restaurants totally avoiding the local small scale food joints and it is here that we go completely wrong searching for the right food. Usually, there are plenty of high shot restaurants around the place but few local shops and restaurants. While the former has plenty of food options for the non-vegetarians the latter one has a lot of options for vegetarians. Thus, you must not underestimate the food resources of these small shops for vegetarian travelers.

Highlight your needs

In case you are booking the vacation package from a travel agent then you ought to ensure that you tell them your food preferences. This way they will be able to search for you the hotels where the options for vegetarian food are diverse. Apart from this, you need to tell the servers at the restaurants about your food preferences in detail. At times, it so happens that the vegetarian dishes might not be mentioned on the menu but is actually available with the authorities on special demand. This implies that you should not solely depend on the menu that you are offered at the hotel.

All in all, these are few tips that can be of great help to vegetarians when they are on a trip to the Philippines. Not only for the Philippines, these tips can also be of great help when traveling to any part of the world that is more popular for non-vegetarian food, especially for seafood. Last but not least use Happy Cow!!

Are you a vegeterian traveler? These tips should be handy

India has the largest vegetarian population in the world especially in North India thanks to the large Hindu population. However vegetarian food becomes harder to find in places where vegetarian is not the norm – in coastal areas of the country and outside India. One of the biggest obstacles thus for a vegetarian traveler is to find good, healthy vegetarian food with ease and good price on his or her travels.

Ghoomophiro says no fear. A vegetarian/vegan need not grow reluctant about traveling. There are some quite basic Tips to survive as a vegetarian traveler:

1. Carry some food from home

It is something travelers have always done since ancient times. Carry some cooked food from home. You can also carry pickles etc.

2. Choose from local cuisine

It is a myth common among the vegan majority community that non-veg people have nothing purely vegetarian in their cuisine. Even the non-vegetarian restaurant often have vegetarian food options. Same when you are getting invited by locals. And of course, our favorite, street food.

3. Cook it yourself

Cooking is a living skill that every traveler, regardless of sex, should know. It is an economical and easy way to find food if you can have a kitchen handy. And with several accommodations offering personal kitchens, all you have to do is buy some vegetables from the nearest food store. If cooking is not your biggest strength, you can at least cook noodles.

4. Learn the phrases in the local language

Learn the local languages enough to be able to say “I am a vegetarian. I won’t eat animal flesh or food.” The restaurants are often accommodating to their customers’ needs but you must know how to ask for it. You can use it Google translator for the purpose which is a handy tool for a traveler in several other ways as well.

5. Religious institutions

Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist temples among other religious institutions are a great source of vegan food and some of these can often be found at most popular tourist destinations all over the world.

6. Research about local cuisine

Local cuisine always has food items you never heard names of. And some of them are always vegetarian. It thus makes sense to research about local cuisine in advance – particularly street food which by its nature is very easily available. Happy Cow is a great option to find local cuisine in any place.

7. Plan your meals in advance

You can plan all your meals in advance. You can use google maps and assistant to locate the vegetarian food points near to your tourist attractions you intend to visit and you can plan your tour so that you can visit those points in time for meals.

8. Ask at hotels or locals

Hotel staff always has good advice for travelers on all sort of subjects. You can always ask them about the availability of vegetarian options. Similarly, you can ask locals, especially street food vendors about vegetarian alternatives.

Conclusion

It is only a myth that vegetarianism is a handicap in traveling especially in today’s world where there is no lack of food options. It is more of a constraint which has to be worked around and we hope these tips will help you do it. Any other tips you can suggest for surviving as a vegetarian? Write to us in comments below. ☺