タグ: Vegan

What vegetarians and vegans can eat at Coco’s

2018-02-01 radis.noir No Comments

Coco’s is the 4th biggest “family restaurant” chain in Japan and they have about 600 outlets all over Japan. It is not as common as the biggest ones like Gusto (about 1,350 outlets) or Saizeriya (about 1,050 outlets) but we often find it in many cities.

Options for vegans

Following are meals that vegans can have.

Green salad (グリーンサラダ) * the dressing may contain some animal product
Potato chips (やみつきカリカリポテト) * but served with mayonnaise
Potato chips with avocado and salsa (大人のやみつきカリカリポテト)
Rice (ライス)
Baguette (バゲット) * served with butter
Rye bread (石窯パン) * but served with butter

Unfortunately there are few options and no main meals.

The following seems to be the only option for main which could be vegan with some changes.

Japanese style spaghetti with oyster (広島産牡蠣の和風スパゲッティ)

If you don’t eat seashells you have to ask to remove oyster of course and it also contains chicken.

Options for vegetarians

Following are meals that vegetarians can have (except for the dishes that I already mentioned above as vegan options).

Pizza margarita (マルゲリータピザ)
Avocado cobb salad (アボカドCOBBサラダ)
Vanilla icecream (バニラアイスクリーム)
Chocolate icecream (チョコレートアイスクリーム)
Maccha icecream (宇治抹茶アイスクリーム)
Baked cheese cake (北海道産クリームチーズのベイクドチーズケーキ)
Danish (ココッシュ)
Banana crepe (バナナクレープ)
Zenzai (sweet bean soup) with rice-flour dumplings and vanilla icecream (白玉ぜんざいバニラアイス添え)
Bracken-starch cake with maccha icecream (わらび餅宇治抹茶アイス添え)
Japanese style parfait with maccha and soy bean pudding (宇治抹茶と豆乳プリンの和風ミニパルフェ)
Greek yoghurt with four kinds of berry (4種ベリーのギリシャヨーグルト)
Low carb Greek yoghurt with yuzu (柚子のギリシャヨーグルト)
Low carb maccha dessert with yuzu (柚子香る宇治抹茶のグラスデザート)
Low carb gateau chocolat (ガトーショコラ)

My understanding is that ordinary cobb salads contain bacon or chicken but the one at Coco’s doesn’t contain any of them.

Following is my conclusion.

I don’t recommend Coco’s to vegans and vegetarians

As you read above there is no main options for vegans. The options for vegetarians are also not as wide as that at Saizeriya. My recommendation is to eat at another restaurant if you have other options.

Categories: Vegetarian/vegan options in restaurants, Vegetarianism Tags: タグ: COCO'S, Vegan, Vegan restaurants in Japan, Vegetarian, Vegetarian restaurants in Japan, Vegetarianism

What vegetarians and vegans can eat at Saizeriya

2018-01-22 radis.noir No Comments

Saizeriya is the second biggest restaurant chain in Japan and you will easily find it in many of the big cities.

Options for vegans

Following are meals that vegans can have.

Celery pickles (セロリのピクルス)
Potato chips (ポテトのグリル)
Chinese cabbage pickles (白菜のミックスピクルス)
Spaghetti peperoncino (ペペロンチーノ)
Rice (ライス)
Sicilian lemon sherbet (シチリアレモンのソルベ)
Kid’s potato chips (おこさまポテト)

Following two salad dishes can be vegan with small changes.

Seaweed salad (わかめサラダ) : dressing to be changed to olive oil.
Chef’s salad (シェフサラダ): cheese and croutons to be removed.

As you see above, you don’t have many options but anyway we can take spaghetti peperoncino as the main dish.
Unfortunately all breads contain milk.

Options for vegetarians

Following are meals that vegetarians can have (except for the dishes that I already mentioned above as vegan options).

Salad of fresh cheese and tomato (フレッシュチーズとトマトのサラダ)
Corn cream soup (コーンクリームスープ)
Sicilian cod roe source spaghetti (タラコソースシシリー風)
Salty vongole (スープ入り塩味ボンゴレ) * contains seashells
Pizza margarita (マルゲリータピザ)
Vegetable and mushroom pizza (野菜ときのこのピザ)
Buffalo mozzarella pizza (バッファローモッツァレラのピザ)
Tomato cream rizotto with prawn and vegetable(エビと野菜のトマトクリームリゾット) * contains prawns
Petite focaccia (プチフォッカ)
Focaccia (フォッカチオ)
Mini ficelle (ミニフィセル)
Cheese focaccia (チーズフォッカチオ)
Garlic toast (ガーリックトースト)
Cinamon focaccia (シナモンフォッカチオ)
Truffle ice cream (トリフアイスクリーム)
Chocolate cake (チョコレートケーキ)
Milk gelato (ミルクジェラート)
Tiramisu (ティラミス)
Nocciola (ノッチョーラ)
Amarena (アマレーナ)
Meringata (メリンガータ)

If you are a vegetarian, you have many options like this.

Most of the desserts are vegetarian but you cannot take coffee jelly, Italian pudding and cinnamon focaccia because they contain gelatin.

I recommend Saizeriya to vegetarians and vegans

There are more than 1,000 Saizeriya restaurants in Japan and they have at least spaghetti peperoncino for vegans. If you are a traveler and want to try Japanese dishes, Saizeriya cannot be a good option since it’s Italian, but if you live in Japan or you don’t have other options, it is a safe option for vegetarians and also for vegans.

I myself often have lunch at Saizeriya when I’m away from home because it’s easy to find and the service is not bad.

Categories: Vegetarian/vegan options in restaurants Tags: タグ: Saizeriya, Vegan, Vegan restaurants in Japan, Vegetarian, Vegetarian restaurants in Japan, Vegetarianism

Are there any vegan or vegetarian options in Japanese chain restaurants?

2018-01-18 radis.noir No Comments

Following are some popular restaurant chains in Japan.

Gusto: 1,367 (as of 31 December 2017)
Saizeriya (Italian): 1,057 (as of August 2017)
Joyfull: 804 (as of 19 December 2017)
Coco’s: 585 (as of September 2017)
Sushiro (sushi): 476 (as of January 2018)
Hama Zushi (sushi): 472 (as of June 2017)
Denny’s: 469 (as of February 2016)
Kura Zushi (sushi): 369 (as of 30 June 2016)
Kappa Zushi (sushi): 346 (as of January 2018)

As you see, the numbers of these restaurants are quite big and you can find at least one of them in any big cities and in most towns. If you can find any vegan / vegetarian meals in these restaurants, you won’t have much problem in travelling in Japan. Are there any options?

You can find out details by clicking the following links (no link means that I haven’t studied the restaurant yet).

Gusto
Saizeriya
Joyfull
Coco’s
Sushiro
Hama Zushi
Denny’s
Kura Zushi
Kappa Zushi

I personally eat in Sizeriya most often but it’s an Italian restaurant and not very recommendable for tourists from foreign countries.

My recommendation is any of the sushi-go-round restaurants. Typical sushi dishes are fish of course but there are some types of sushi made with vegetables. These restaurants are also not expensive and good for budget travelers.

Japanese noodles, on the other hand, normally contain stock made from bonito or pork. You will have to find out vegan / vegetarian version of these noodles in special restaurants, some of which I will introduce in this website.

Categories: Vegetarian/vegan options in restaurants, Vegetarianism Tags: タグ: Vegan, Vegan restaurants in Japan, Vegetarian, Vegetarian restaurants in Japan, Vegetarianism

Is it difficult to be a vegan or vegetarian in Japan?

2017-12-29 radis.noir No Comments

Is it difficult to be a vegan or vegetarian in Japan?

Unfortunately I have to say it is difficult to be a vegetarian in Japan and really tough to be a vegan. Following are some reasons.

Vegetarianism still is not common in Japan and there are some people, especially in the elder generation, who regard it as a cult or disrespectful belief.
The word “vegetarian” is well known but few people know what “vegan” means and it is complicated to get restaurant employees to really understand what you don’t eat, sometimes even in Japanese.
Traditional Japanese foods typically use bonito or other fish or animals to make soup stock, which is used in most dishes.
There are only a few restaurants with a lot of vegetarian options, especially in the rural areas.
For those who don’t understand Japanese, it is impossible to know the ingredients of almost all of products in supermarkets because they are written only in Japanese.

It is pity that vegetarianism is not common in Japan, all the more the major religion in Japan is Buddhism, which normally forbid our eating animals.

However, I’m sure you can enjoy Japan with some tips

Knowing these difficulties, you may have been discouraged.

However, things have been changing. There are some vegetarian and vegan restaurants in big cities like Tokyo or Osaka. Japanese government is encouraging inbound tourism towards the Olympic Games in 2020 and Japan has been trying to become a country of diversity.

Of course it will take much for Japan to change, but I’m sure that you will be able to enjoy Japan including its food with a bit of tips and this is why I write this blog.

I will give you practical advice to be a vegan or vegetarian in Japan; I have survived as a vegetarian since 2006 and as a vegan since 2010. If you have any questions or requests, please ask.

Categories: Vegetarianism, Vegetarianism in Japan Tags: タグ: Vegan, Vegetarian, Vegetarianism

Introduction

2017-12-26 radis.noir No Comments

I’m a Japanese, living in the Chiba Prefecture, where the Tokyo International Airport is situated.

I’ve been a vegetarian since 2006 and a vegan since 2010. There are not many vegans and vegetarians in Japan unfortunately and it is not very easy to be a vegan or vegetarian here.

On the other hand, there are more and more foreign people interested to come to Japan, which is a great pleasure for me.

I work as an area sales manager of an international company and knows a lot of vegetarians in many countries. As I find it pity that some of them are hesitant to come to Japan just because Japan is not very vegetarian friendly. This is a part the reasons for which I decided to start this website.

I really hope the information I supply would be of help for you to come to Japan or to live in Japan.

Categories: Vegetarianism Tags: タグ: Introduction, Japan, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vegetarianism

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