Even though I am not a vegetarian, I still love fruits and vegetables…and of course dessert, so this guide is wonderful. I am so sorry to hear you got robbed, but I am glad to hear that things bounced back for you and you were able to find some lovely things to eat and enjoy in Spain. We also loved to eat tortilla when we were in Spain.
@YoLilice you can say “vegano o vegana” when you’re talking about a person who does not eat meat, fish, milk, eggs, or any animal products. Related to this matter, there are also other groups like “vegetarian” as a person who does not eat meat or fish, but eggs, cheese, or milk she does. Most vegetarians in Spain follow an ovo-lacto-vegetarian diet, but veganism is on the rise. As long as you communicate your needs, many bar and restaurant employees will be happy to ensure you get plant-based food. In mid February, 2017, my wife and I finally took the leap and moved to Spain, renting a cave home from friends in Baza, Andalucia, while we look for our own place. My wife being Coeliac doesn’t help either, although there’s always tortilla and setas con alioli.
It can be especially frustrating if you have dietary restrictions or don’t know how to ask for vegetarian or vegan food. Drool worthy vegan enfrijoladas from La Pitahaya Vegana in Mexico City.If you have a severe allergy or intolerance, it’s important to alert staff at restaurants. You probably already know this, but oftentimes a menu will only list the principle ingredients of the dish and may leave other ingredients out.
You can also mention to the waiter the thing you don’t eat, so he or she will have a better idea about what dishes to offer you. Fortunately, explaining that you’re vegetarian or vegan in Spanish is straightforward. By getting familiar with some plant-based vocabulary in Spanish, you’ll have a simpler time getting around when in a Spanish-speaking country. ShBarcelona would like to help you prevent that from happening.
我不吃鱼、海鲜、禽、 肉或任何来自于动物的食品，包括蛋、奶制 品以及蜜蜂’ translates to ‘I am a vegan. I do not eat fish, seafood, poultry, meat or any animal products including eggs, dairy products, and honey’. Visiting a Spanish-speaking country when you have dietary restrictions can be a challenge, especially if you don’t know the language.
Now we can enjoy your post and have a little fun (for me Wu language sounds so funny 😀 just like trying to say a few words, but comes out only letters 😀 ). Ive always wondered why people who dont speak much spanish or english would want to be vegan. It’s not for the food, it’s not for the taste, it doesnt have the calories and the fat. Maybe you just need to learn to like it as a food. When we were living in Mexico City, I barely knew how to cook and hence I ended up eating at many vegan restaurants in Mexico City. It was my first time in Mexico and hence I also wanted to experience some local vegan Mexican food.
If you need to ask a friend for instructions to find a vegetarian restaurant, here’s how you would do it. Treat phrasebooks like your survival bible and make use modern technology by keeping travel apps available at your fingertips. Another of our proposals how to say rice in spanish is to take a vegetarian tapas tour in Barcelona, thanks to the large number of vegetarian restaurants that you can find. After reading this blog post, you’ll be able to express yourself and your food-related preferences as a vegan or vegetarian with ease.
As you may have read, it was comparatively easy for me to find vegetarian food in Portugal. How did I fare in finding vegetarian food in Spain? While these basic phrases would help you to tell the waiter what you’re looking for, you may want to make sure that you are not eating something you’d prefer not to. Below we are going to show you useful phrases and vocabulary that you can use to ask for vegetarian or vegan food in Spanish.
I did not want to eat anything sweet and wanted to have some savory for dinner. But then I realized that all the food packets were written in Spanish. I had to take a train from Huelva to Madrid.