Vegan Japanese Cuisine (Part One): History, Regional Traditions, and Religious Roots

Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

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🗓️ 12 April 2024

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

While Buddhism-inspired vegetarianism has been part of the Japanese culture since around the 6th and 7th centuries, "veganism" as a concept is very new. In this first episode, I provide a frame through which to understand the challenges and the threads of eating plant-based in Japan, including

the influence of Buddhism and other factors that resulted in a mostly plant-based culture for most of its history
how the move toward modernizing Japan — as of 1868 — contributed to the increase in meat consumption
the regional aspect of Japanese cuisine
the "foodie" aspect of Japanese cuisine, which can also lead to food rituals and ceremonies, as well as fodder for satire

I also provide a number of suggestions for what to look for generally if you are traveling in Japan as a joyful vegan, including

which items typically have animal products
what and how to ask for vegan options
where to find the best options as a vegan

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0:00.0	Welcome to Food for Thought. My name is Colleen Patrick Godrow. I'm your host. You can find me at
0:21.8	joyfulvegan.com. And remember this podcast is listener supported. So if it's something you value and
0:28.8	you'd like to enjoy some perks, head over to patreon.com slash Colleen Patrick Goodrow or just go to
0:36.3	joyfulvegan.com and click on the donate button.
0:38.7	If you're a listener on Apple Podcasts, you can become a subscriber there for bonus episodes.
0:43.8	And thank you so much in advance for supporting and for subscribing and for listening and for leaving ratings and reviews.
0:51.1	Today's episode is Vegan in Japan Part 1. We made history. No doubt about it.
1:01.5	We just ran the first ever vegan group trip to Japan, and we ran two back-to-back, because
1:10.3	the first one sold out in 36 hours, I think it was.
1:14.9	And so we added a second one and that one sold out and I just got back.
1:20.0	It was a feat.
1:22.3	It was a heavy lift.
1:24.3	It was a huge success.
1:25.8	And it was thanks to my amazing friends, Bridie and Seb at World
1:30.1	Vegan Travel, that this happened. They made this happen. Now, they're going to also say that it was
1:35.8	thanks to some incredible support on the ground in Japan itself. And we're going to talk about that.
1:40.8	And we'll come back to those people specifically because they will be a resource for you
1:45.0	if you don't join us on a future trip to Japan but in short I'm really proud of what we accomplished
1:51.5	I'm really proud of what we did and it was an absolute joy and pleasure and honor to go to
2:00.1	Japan myself because it's a place I've been wanting to go to for
2:03.4	very long time decades I want to say and it was a dream come true for me and I think it was a dream come true for a lot of people as well.
2:12.9	So we don't have the dates for Japan 2025 up yet, but the booking link for Japan 2025 should be up soon.
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