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[Shredd]

This is kind've a follow up to TBF's latest post. I'll be in Seoul this spring and I'm curious about the groceries, specifically vegetables and other vegan/vegetarian fare. I've read that the vegetarians teachers end up cooking at home a lot and I would like to know if there are any items from the grocery list back home that aren't available in SK. Any pleasant new surprises?? I'm guessing rice won't be hard to come by, but what about brown rice . . . . .

[adeline]

try the search button

this was posted just a little while ago
"Similarly, a great variety of rice grains exists in this country.
You can improve the nutritional qualities of boring,
fat, sticky white rice with brown and black rices, barley,
millet, or whatever may strike your fancy."

think of an item, search for it, there are many many threads on healthy eating in korea.

[Shredd]

I didn't really have any particular item in mind. Maybe I should have asked what the vegetarians cook for themselves and pack in their "brown bag" lunches. I know that rice and veggies can get pretty boring after a while.

[ella]

Burritos, sandwiches, cereal, fruit salads, stir-frys, baked beans, pasta salads with vegetables, soups, smoothies, fresh fruit juice, fresh vegetable juice (most store-bought juices have tons of added sugar).

My biggest problem is protein since my usual sources aren't available here. I ended up drinking a lot of protein shakes (bleh). If you can find a Indian/Pakistani market you can sometimes buy TVP in flakes or chunks.

[Rteacher]

There are decent vegetarian supplies available. The only thing that I used to cook a lot (especially in winter) that's very hard to find is bulgur wheat.

Most supermarkets have brown rice. And all kinds of tofu.

This site is useful: http://www.vegetariankorea.org/

[CentralCali]

Here is a good list of basic items to have on hand. The only things on that list I don't recall seeing here are the tahini and seitan.

[Shredd]

How about nuts? I keep a bag of almonds by my side for protein, are they hard to come by in the SK?

[peppermint]

Almonds are easy to come by, as are peanuts. Walnuts are pricy there, filberts and Brazil nuts are rare indeed

[ella]