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[Celeste]

AsiaTraveller-

I used to love the two buddhist veggie restaurants in Vancouver, and was so disappointed when I moved to korea and they had never heard of such a thing. I wonder if some chinese buddhist restauranteurs can be encouraged to set up shop in Fukuoka, Japan (where I live now)?

[AsiaTraveller]

I'm sure that there is a Buddhist association in Fukuoka. Why not see if you can get support there to help you make a recommendation?

[zaneth]

You mentioned Poland. I've had no real problems in Russia (though I've backed off a bit on the purity of my diet lately for other reasons). Lots of home grown vegies, non gm. Lots of good fresh stuff brought up from the south - nuts, dried fruit. We can practically live on hazelnuts and dried apricots and dates. Very good prices. Wonderful dairy products. Some of the old folks keep cows and goats. Eating plenty of goat milk feels like a wonderful luxury.

You can make some interesting and lively discussions out of this with your students. You can tie it into the whole food culture in the States.

[yodetta]

zaneth,

it's a great idea to use culinary cultures/food as a learning device...i really like that idea, cause i find it so fascinating...and most people love to eat. i look forward to using ordinary life-style subjects as sources of conversation building.

it's good to hear that there are a lot of gm-free vegetables etc....i figured i'd be fine if i cooked for myself, but was curious about the options for going out (which i love to do), and peoples' attitudes in general. i wouldn't want to offend or seem "flaky".

as per my health, i'm actually more concerned about the prolonged effects of flours and sugars than meat & dairy.

mm, i love goats milk!
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[JosephP]

In Thailand the magic phrase is "mangsawirat." No guarantee about the fish sauce, though...