The Buddhist influence and relative scarcity of meat until the 70s does mean that if you did want to go vegetarian or vegan in China though that it's really easy, so many dishes were created with the lack of meat in mind. Especially if you're like me and can't stand imitation meat. I would much rather just have tofu or beans or mushrooms in their normal forms. Also, try gluten, it's really good and is imo better than meat substitutes.
I don't know where they're getting these stats from but this website says 5% of the population is vegan and that China accounts for 70% of the plant based meat market in the Asian-Pacific region.
https://trulyexperiences.com/blog/veganism-statistics-china/
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Yeah China eats a lot of meat, especially pork. I can see vegetarianism being more popular in China than the USA, but not veganism.
The Buddhist influence and relative scarcity of meat until the 70s does mean that if you did want to go vegetarian or vegan in China though that it's really easy, so many dishes were created with the lack of meat in mind. Especially if you're like me and can't stand imitation meat. I would much rather just have tofu or beans or mushrooms in their normal forms. Also, try gluten, it's really good and is imo better than meat substitutes.
I don't know where they're getting these stats from but this website says 5% of the population is vegan and that China accounts for 70% of the plant based meat market in the Asian-Pacific region. https://trulyexperiences.com/blog/veganism-statistics-china/
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That seems to happen a lot.
I mean it does border India. A quick search shows that the vegetarian population is about on par with that of the US.
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