How to celebrate World Vegetarian Day
October 1st marks World Vegetarian Day. Try it for a day with our round-up of favourite meat-free feasts from around the world, which you can rustle up at home
1. Best breakfasts from Marrakech
1. Best breakfasts from MarrakechForget the greasy spoons or soggy corn flakes. Start your day with an exotic yet fresh and tasty meal from Morocco’s most enticing city. From a tropical take on the standard pancake (no Maple syrup required) to a new way of a cooked breakfast with eggs, author Andy Harris shares his favourite ways to start the day like a Marrakech local.
2. Take on a Chilean feast for lunch
2. Take on a Chilean feast for lunchQuick, simple and easy to cook, these five recipes will give you a tasty glimpse at Chilean cuisine. From a meat-free take on the Latin American classic empanadas to a warm and hearty Chilean bean stew, these will keep you going throughout the day.
3. Dine like the Chinese at dinner
3. Dine like the Chinese at dinner China can be a tough place to visit as a vegetarian. Travellers can think they’re chowing down on vegetable broth, only to find it’s made with chicken or fish stock. Rustle up an oriental feast at home first, so you know what to look out for on the road, says guest poster Jane Hughes.
4. Finish off the day with desert
4. Finish off the day with desertIt’s not hard to uncover vegetarian-friendly deserts from around the world. Here are two of the most tempting:
6. A little something extra…
6. A little something extra…What better way to toast to your day eating as a vegetarian than with a cheeky sangria or two? Guest food blogger Sara Hartman shares her favourite sangria recipes and reveals how to make your fruity concoction taste more Thai, Indian or Peruvian…
5 ways with sangria
Ever travelled as a vegetarian?
From Sri Lanka to Lebanon, Wanderlust editor-in-chief Lyn Hughes highlights her favourite places to travel as a vegetarian. From curries in India to carbs in Italy, do you agree with her top six choices?
Ever travelled as a vegan?
Guest blogger Rosie Driffill has struggled to explore off-the-beaten-track as a vegan. Here she explains which European cities she found trickiest to track-down animal-product-free food.
Rustle up your own recipes
Wanderlust has five copies of Jane Hughes’ The Adventurous Vegetarian: Around the World in 30 meals to give-away. Enter now for your chance to win.
