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              rec.food.veg  World Guide to Vegetarianism
                                Other
______________________________________________________________________

The 9 parts of this guide contain a world list of vegetarian
restaurants, vegetarian-friendly restaurants, natural food stores,
vegetarian organizations, etc. Each part is posted on an independant
schedule. Instructions on how to obtain all the latest posted parts
of the guide are appended to the end of this posting.

** Please send us any new listings or corrections, but be sure to **
** format them in the same format as is used in this guide. Keep  **
** comments and reviews short, simple, and straight to the point. **


  ______________________________________________________________________

  Other
  ______________________________________________________________________


| This section has listings for the following:
|
|   Australia        Hong Kong        Malaysia         Phillippines
|   Bolivia          India            Mexico           Puerto Rico
|   Brazil           Indonesia        New Zealand      Singapore
|   El Salvador      Isreal           Nigeria          Taiwan
|   Fiji             Japan            Peru             Thailand
|   Guatemala        Korea
|
|   Airlines         Rail Lines
|
|
| The 'Other' coordinator is:  Mark Wisdom  <[e-mail]>


  ______________________________________________________________________

  Australia
  ______________________________________________________________________


  National Vegetarian Organizations
  ---------------------------------

  Vegan Society of Australia
  P.O. Box 85, Seaford, VIC 3198, [phone]

  Fruitarian Network
  P.O. Box 293, Trinity Beach, N.Qld 4879
  (can be contacted by e-mail via [e-mail])

  Australian Vegetarian Society
  P.O. Box 65, Paddington, NSW 2021, [phone]

  Organization For Farm Animal Liberation
  P.O. Box E65, East Parramatta, NSW 2150, [phone] (AH)

  The Australian Natural Hygiene Society, "Hygia"
  31 Cobar Road, Arcadia, NSW 2159, [phone] or [phone]



  ______________________________________________________________________
  Australian Capital Territory


  Canberra
  --------

  Parrakeet
  - A vegetarian pizza place with great food, not just pizza.

  Also a Buddhist vegetarian restaurant somewhere.

  Check the yellow pages. Many restaurants advertise "vegetarian menu
  avalaible" or "vegetarians welcome."



  ______________________________________________________________________
  New South Wales


  Vegetarian Organizations:

  The Vegan Society (NSW)
  P.O. Box 467, Broadway, NSW 2007, [phone]

  The Australian Vegetarian Society (NSW)
  P.O. Box 65, Paddington, NSW 2021, [phone]

  The Jewish Vegetarian Society (NSW)
  c/o Tom Kramer 95/97 The Boulevarde, Strathfield, NSW 2135
  Tel. [phone] (AH), [phone] (BH)



  Sydney
  ------

  Govinda's Upstairs & Take-away, 112 Darlinghurst Road, [phone]
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

  Gopal's, 180 Falcon Street, North Sydney, [phone]
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



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  Queensland


  Vegetarian Organizations:

  The Australian Vegetarian Society (QLD)
  P.O. Box 400, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, [phone]

  Tableland Vegetarian Society
  PO Box 25, Millaa Millaa, QLD 4886



  Brisbane
  --------

  Crossways, 99 Elizabeth Street, first floor
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

  The Vegan Society of Brisbane
  P.O. Box 400, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, [phone]



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  South Australia


  Vegetarian Organizations:

  The Vegetarian Society of South Australia
  PO Box 46, Rundle Mall, Adelaide 5000, [phone]



  Adelaide
  --------

  Crossways, 79 Hindley Street, [phone]
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

  Clearlight Cafe, 203 Rundle Street, [phone]

  Mrs Giffords, 82 Kintore Avenue, [phone]

  Peaceful Vegetarian restaurant, 167 Hindley Street, [phone]
| - Vegetarian Budhist Chinese restaurant. Almost all the dishes are
|   vegan. Very nice food. Very reasonably priced.

  Vego & Love'n it, 1st floor 240 Rundle St, [phone]
| - Vegan. Quite cheap.

  Violetta Cafe, 199 Hutt street, Adelaide [phone]
| - Hard to find vegan items on the menu. Rather expensive. Vegans are
|   better off going somewhere else.

  Sizzlers
  - Their soup, salad and pasta bar is very impressive (it's great!).
    The variety was most considerable and the freshness of the
    vegetables top notch.


  Natural Food Stores:

  Boundless-Life, 1 Matilda Street, Gilberton, [phone]

| Clearlight Wholefoods, next to Clearlight Cafe (203 Rundle Street)

| From the Earth, 195 Magill Road, Maylands

| Zuchinna Brothers, across from From the Earth (195 Magill Road)
| - Lots of organic fruit and vegetables.



| Stirling
| --------
|
| Organic Market
| - Specializes in organic food.



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  Victoria


  Melbourne
  ---------

  Vegetarian Restaurants:

  Shakahari Vegetarian Restaurant, 329 Lygon St, Carlton, 347 3848
  - Innovative, gourmet food.

  Vegetarian Adventure, 665 Nicholson St, Carlton North, 387 3404
  - Very good food.

  Crossways, 123 Swanston Street, first floor, 650 2939
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

  Gopal's, 139 Swanston Walk (Street), first floor, 650 1578
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant. Good, hearty, & cheap.

  Mao's Chinese Vegetarian, 34 Ross Street, Toorak, 826 4557

  Paul's Vegetarian Cafe Restaurant BYO, 565 Chapel Street,
    South Yarra, 826 4929

  Rasa's Vegie Bar, 24 Blessington Street, St Kilda, 534 9150
  - International Vegetarian Cuisine

  Tofu Shop, 78 Bridge Road, Richmond, 429 6204


  Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

  Tamarind Vegetarian and Seafood Restarant, 475 Nepean Hwy, Frankston,
    Tel. [phone]
  - Frankston is about 1 hour out of Melbourne.

  Soulfood Cafe, 273 Smith Street, Fitzroy, 419 2949

  Health-Strength-Flights, 160 Bridge Road, 427 1479
  - Baked potato cafe.

  Bastings on High, 240 High Street, Northcote, 481 0262
  - Formerly Caffe Larrikin

  Lord Lentil, 320 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North, 349 1667


  Natural Food Stores:

  Purity's Strength Indomitable, 631 Burwood Road, 882 5476



  ______________________________________________________________________
  Western Australia


  Vegetarian Organizations:

  The Vegetarian Society of Western Australia
  PO Box 220, North Perth, WA 6006, [phone]



  Perth
  -----

  Magic Apple
  - A vegetarian fast food chain. It's been around for as long as I can
    remember.

  Gopal's, 129 Barrack Street, [phone]
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Bolivia
  ______________________________________________________________________


  La Paz
  ------

  Restaurant Manjari, Calle Potosi 1315, esq. Colon
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  Santa Cruz
  ----------

  Snack Govinda, Av., Argomosa (1` anillo), esq. Bolivar
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Brazil
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Belem, Para
  -----------

  Sri Krsna Prasada, Av. Gentil Bittencourt, Passagem Mac Dowell, 96
  (entre Dr. Morais e Benjamin Constant), Tel. [phone]
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  El Salvador
  ______________________________________________________________________


  San Salvador
  ------------

  Govinda's(?), 25 Avenida Norte 1132
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Fiji
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Lautoka
  -------

  Gopal's, corner of Yasawa Street & Naviti Street, Tel. 62990
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  Suva
  ----

  Gopal's, 2 locations:
  18 Pratt Street, Tel. 312259
  37 Cumming Street
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurants.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Guatemala
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Guatemala
  ---------

  Govinda's(?), Callejor Santandes a una cuadra abajo de Guatel,
  Panajachel Solola
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Hong Kong
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Supposedly there are over 100 Chinese vegetarian restaurants in
| Hong Kong. If you know of any, please send me a listing.

| Most Chinese and Thai restaurants can make dishes meatless if you ask
| them (Cantonese for vegetarian is Sihk Chai). Make sure you tell them
| you don't eat seafood (or eggs).

  Bodhi Vegetarian Cuisine, 9 locations:
|   Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 739-2222
|   Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 366-8283
|   Wan Chai, 573-2155
    Mong Kok, 394-6223
    Yaumatei, 735-4686
    Tsuen Wan, 415-0113
    Leighton Road, 890-5565
    Tai Koo Shing, 568-7231
    Grand Tower, 395-0416

| Lotus Garden, Causeway Bay, Kung Tak Lam at Tsim Sha Tsui

| Healthy Mess, Wan Chai

| Woodlands, on Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
| - South Indian vegetarian restaurant.

| Sandalwood, on Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
| - South Indian vegetarian restaurant.

  The Higher Taste Vegetarian Dining Club, 27 Chatam Road South,
  6/F, Kowloon, 739-6818
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

  There is a fantastic juice bar just around the corner from the Park
  Lane Hotel. They do all sorts of tropical fruits whizzed up into a
  smoothie in front of your eyes. So many fruits! It really was
  amazing.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  India
  ______________________________________________________________________


  India was the hardest place to remain a vegan. True, vegetarianism is
  common, but veganism is not. I found myself repeating time after time
  "we don't eat cheese, yogurt, milk, or ghee (clarified butter)," but
  the yogurt and cheese just kept on coming. They explained, "but it's
  only in the sauce." Living in such a poor nation, most Indian
  restauranteurs usually just take the meal back to the kitchen, remove
  the chunks of cheese, stir the yogurt into the sauce, and return the
  same dish. As they can't afford to take a loss on the meal, they felt
  like they did the best they could.
  - Vegan world traveller Jed Civic in an article in the Sept/Oct 1993
    Vegetarian Journal.



  Bombay
  ------

  Govinda's, Hare Krishna Land, Juhu 400 049, Tel. [phone]
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  Calcutta
  --------

  Govinda's(?), Russel Street
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  Hardwar
  -------

  A town in India which is completely vegetarian. Perhaps it is
  difficult to enforce it by law, but signboards say that the town is
  vegetarian.



  Vrindaban
  ---------

  Krishna-Balaram Mandir, Bhaktivedanta Swami Marg, Raman Reti,
  Mathura Dist. 281 124, Tel. 82478
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant(s)(?).



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Indonesia
  ______________________________________________________________________


  The following is more or less taken from an article in Vegetarian
  Times written by Wayne Caravella.
  There is always an abundant supply of fresh tropical fruits, but if
  you really want to eat at a restaurant, expect the following
  conversation:
  You:    "I am orang-vegetarian (vegetarian). I do not eat any daging
           (meat), ikan (fish), ayam (chicken), or telur (eggs)."
  Waiter: "How about nasi goreng (a traditional Indonesian dish of fried
          rice with chicken)?"
  You:    Knowing where this is heading, you switch to plan B. "I would
          like to order a plate of sayur direbus (plain boiled
          vegetables) and nasi putih (plain boiled rice). No terasi
          (shrimp paste), no ajinomoto (MSG), and no oil (they always
          use too much coconut oil). Just plain vegetables cooked in
          water, not fried."
  After a short while you are served plain white rice and a bowl of
  vegetables in a clear, oily, salty broth, probably chicken broth with
  MSG. Eat only the rice and switch to plan C, which will be successful.
  Plan C consists of feigning slight illness. Ethical? Maybe. Logical?
  Well, it works. If you choose plan C, you can (to suit your individual
  preferences) later order specific local condiments that will liven up
  your otherwise bland meal, such as gado-gado (spicy peanut sauce), and
  tempeh, which is often often served deep-fried and crispy for dipping
  in the gado-gado. Also you can order chop chai tidak telur, tidak ayam
  - fried rice and vegetable stir-fry; no egg, no chicken. Be careful
  however because the local tempeh, although very tasty, may be full of
  small stones.


  Kuta, Bali
  ----------

  Aromas Cafe, Legian Road, (0361) 51003
  - International health foods cuisine & bakery.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Isreal
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Amirim, Isreal
  --------------

  A vegetarian village that was set up as such.
  The greatest vegeterian food is here in Amirim (my village).
  - [e-mail] (Eyal Peleg)



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Japan
  ______________________________________________________________________


  It is *very* difficult being a vegan in Japan. Most vegetarian
  restaurants include fish in their definition of vegetarianism, and
  they include it in *everything*. I was told "but they are only little
  fish." They have no understanding of the concept over there since they
  do not really classify seafood as meat. They have so many categories
  for seafood that it is very difficult to explain all the exclusions
  without missing something. Even the restaurants that serve Buddhist
  food include fish in the meals. And when I say all these restaurants
  include fish, it is not only in the form of flesh but as fish stock,
  fish flakes and any other variation you may not think of.

  You *may* be able to get true Buddhist (ie. vegetarian) food at some
  of the Buddhist temples. I can not vouch for this though. There are
  many forms of vegan sushi (Norimaki & Kuppamaki) you can get as well
  as Onigiri (rice balls) and so on. Basically all sorts of rice and
  seaweed combos some with veggies, umeboshi plums or whatever. Watch
  out though since some of the rice balls (they are call balls although
  they are shaped like triangles--apparently easier to handle--are made
  with a fish stock for flavouring. If the rice looks white it is okay).
  The good thing about these is that you can get them almost anywhere.
  The bad thing is that you can tire of them very quickly.

  You will find that you can buy fruit and veggies at their food
  centres. These are like our big grocery stores except that they are
  actually a lot of smaller independents under one roof (and I mean one
  roof--without walls dividing them so they look like one big store
  except you pay as you go from section to section). These food centres
  usually contain a multitude of very small sections (like mini-delis)
  where you can buy fresh vegan sushi as well.

  For a country that does everything with rice it was surprising that
  they had never heard of rice milk. Hence I had my Corn Flakes (when I
  could find them--which was very hard and only in small boxes) with
  orange juice. At least I could have something other than rice for
  breakfast. I was unable to find any breads that did not contain eggs
  and/or milk.

  After four weeks it was a while after returning before I wanted to see
  rice again. The whole thing would have been a little easier if I had
  access to a kitchen so that I could prepare my own meals. Alas that
  was not the case.

  - Kevin Pickard


| You can always get raamen wihout any meat, its called yasai dake.



  Kyoto
  -----

  Sujata's Indian Restaurant, 87-28 Nishimachi Kitashirakawa, 781-9720
  - Vegetarian restaurant.



  Osaka
  -----

  Country Life, 2-13 Kitahama-Higashiku, 06-943-5943
  - Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.



  Tokyo
  -----

| Vegetarian Restaurants:

| Bodejeu, in Roppongi area
| - Most well known vegetarian restaurant in Tokyo.

  Transcendence Perfection Beyond, #401 2-2-10 Shimouna, Setagaya
  03-3760-1200


| Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

| Moti, 4 locations:
|   2 in Akasaka
|   Roppongi
|   Futako-Tamagawa
| - Indian.

| Samrat, in Roppongi
| - Indian.

| Taj, in Akasaka
| - Indian.

| Ark Hills, in Roppongi
| - Good kinokunia raamen.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Korea
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Seoul
  -----

  Country Life, Tel: [phone]
  - Vegan. 7th Day Adventist restaurant.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Malaysia
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Kuala Lumpur
  ------------

  16-1 Jalan Bunusenam, Masjid India, Tel. [phone]
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Mexico
  ______________________________________________________________________


  It's **really hard** to be a vegetarian in Mexico. They cook with lard
  a lot, everything's really really greasy. The best thing I can say
  about Mexico is that the fresh tortillas are killer. It's too bad
  because the country is really beautiful.

  Hopefully vegetarians in San Diego who know of passable places to eat
  in Tijuana, Rosarita Beach, and Ensenada can make contributions to the
  list.


  Cancun
  ------

  I did not have a very hard time (not as much as I had feared) finding
  stuff to eat in Cancun. Most places were very obliging. I ate a lot of
  fruit, rice and torillas.

  100% Natural, two locations:
    Plaza Caracol
    Plaza Kulkulcan
  - They have a breakfast granola, fruit yogurt bowl that is very good
    for lacto-vegs. For lunch/dinner there is a spaghetti plate with a
    very light spicy tomato sauce. Tasty. Ask them to give you more
    spaghetti.

  Savio's, Plaza Caracol
  - Upscale Italian. Very nice atmosphere with live music. There are no
    vegan dishes on the menu, but there are a few lacto-veg that you can
    ask them to leave off the cheese. Use your coupon from the books
    they give you at the airport.

  Sierra Radisson, Cancun Hotel Zone 10
  - I had a very nice lacto-veg sandwich with tomato, lettuce, sprouts,
    avocados and cheese (ask to 86 the cheese) with spicy mustard on
    whole wheat bread. To go with it I had a generous fruit plate and
    some bread.

  Planet Hollywood, Cancun North of Plaza Kulkulcan
  - Very tasty slightly greasy veg burger with fries. There were other
    lacto-veg items on the menu including a vegetarian pizza.

  XCARET, 45 miles south of Cancun
  - We drove in a rented Beetle to this beautiful spot that offers
    snorkeling, dolphin shows, boat rentals, an underground cave, and
    the most beautiful scenery on the peninsula (IMHO). This place is
    touted as earth/health conscious and I believe it. I had a very nice
    buffet with rice, refried beans (no lard), sauteed vegetables,
    fruit, corn tortillas and rice milk all to the accompaniment of a
    three person miramba. Excellent - not too be missed!



  Mexico City
  -----------

  There are at least two vegetarian places in Mexico City.

  Hotel Fiesta Americana, Mexico City Airport.
  - If you are stuck in the Mexico City airport looking for something to
    eat, take the bridge across (it's near Gate C inside the airport) to
    the Hotel Fiesta Americana and check out their restaurant. Lacto-
    vegetarians can survive in there and they speak passable English.
    Beware of the buffet, it's loaded with meat items and other things
    which are cooked in lard.



  Playa Carmen (near Cancun in the state of Quintana Roo)
  ------------

  Sabor (Spanish for flavor). Ask locals where it is, they'll know.
  - Vegetarian-friendly. As of summer 93, they will have moved to a new
    larger location. Vegetarian tortas, killer pastries, etc. A
    vegetarian oasis in a country full of meat.



  San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas
  --------------------------

  Madre Tierra (Mother Earth), on Avenida Ninos Heroes near Avenida
    Insurgentes.
  - Great (mostly) vegetarian restaurant with a natural food store.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  New Zealand
  ______________________________________________________________________


  New Zealand Vegetarian Society
  P.O. Box 77034, Auckland 3, New Zealand


  Auckland
  --------

  Badger's Cafe, 47 High Street

  Belly Button, Century Arcade, Queen Street

  Dominos, Fort Street

  Elephant House Cafe, 237 Parnell Road

  Gopal's, 291 Queen Street, first floor, Tel. [phone]
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

  Govinda's Natural Foods Restaurant, 424 Khyber Pass Road, Newmarket

  On The Run, Plaza Arcade, Queen Street
  - Take-out only

  Simple cottage, High Street



  Dunedin
  -------

  Pot Pourri, Lower Stuart Street



  Christchurch
  ------------

  Dux de Lux, Arts Centre

  Gopal's, 143 Worcester Street, Tel. (3) 67-035
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.

  Main Street Cafe, corner of Colombo and Salisbury Streets



  Invercargill
  ------------

  Tillermans Health Foods Restaurant, Don Street



  Kaiteriteri
  -----------

  Kimi-Ora, Kaiteriteri, Via Motueka
  - Reservations required



  Palmerston North
  ----------------

  Truelife Bakery and Takeaways, 47 The Square



  Tauranga
  --------

  Sunrise Natural Foods Restaurant, 10 Wharf Street

  Baywatch
  - Not vegetarian, but the chef is willing to prepare a superb vegan
    meal if you come during off-peak hours.



  Wanganui
  --------

  Honey Nut Whole Foods, 172 Victoria Avenue



  Wellington
  ----------

  In Foods Bakery, Constable Street, Newtown
  - Take-out only.

  Quo Vadis, 145 Victoria Street, 801-9990
  - Gourmet vegetarian restaurant.

  The Chariot, 15 Kent Tce, 801-8205
  - Indian. About %80 of their menu is vegetarian.

  Spice of Life, 149 Willis Street, 385-1686

  The Globe, Trekkers Hotel, Cuba Street, 385-2566
  - Caters for vegan, wheat-free, and gluten-free diets. Has dairy-free
    capuccino's.

  Mt. Victoria Cafe, 59 Brougham Street, 384 2420

  Wellbeing Resource Centre, 236 Cuba Street



  Whangarei
  ---------

  Groundswell,Robert Street



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Nigeria
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Abeokuta
  --------

  Govinda's(?), Ibadan Road, Obantoko, behind NET.
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Peru
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Arequipa
  --------

  Govinda's(?), Jerusalen 402, Tel. 229523
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  Cuzco
  -----

  Govinda's(?), Espaderos 128
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  Lima
  ----

  Govinda's(?), Schell 634 Miraflores



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Phillippines
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Cebu
  ----

  Govinda's, 26 Sanchiangko Street
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Puerto Rico
  ______________________________________________________________________


| Humacao
| -------
|
| Nutrilife, Calle Miguels Casillas #9, Tel. [phone]
| - Natural foods store and vegetarian restaurant. Fruit shakes. Open
|   Mon-Sat.



  San Juan
  --------

  Govinda's, Tetuan 153, Viejo San Juan, Tel. [phone]
  - Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant.



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Singapore
  ______________________________________________________________________


  IMHO, the best veg restaurant in Singapore is just around the corner
  from the famous Funan Computer centre, near a hotel. It's called
  Analakshmi or similar, and is Indian vegetarian -- the food is prasad
  (offered), which makes it taste much better! It's run to help fund a
  school for Indian dance and music, with volunteer effort, so you're
  supporting a good cause!

  Bodhi Vegetarian Cuisine, 2 locations:
    #03-140 Marina Square, 337-0703
    246-B Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 2057, 451-3208



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Taiwan
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Taipei
  ------

  Bodhi Garden Vegetarian Restaurant



  ______________________________________________________________________

  Thailand
  ______________________________________________________________________


  Many thanks to Bill Maddex, the vegan gourmet, for supplying the
  Thailand listings.


  'Vegetarian' in Thai means 'substitute tofu for flesh'. Be sure to
  insist on no fish sauce or other animal products when eating out. In
  Thailand, fish sauce is called 'nam pla'.


  Bangkok
  -------

  Vegetarian Restaurants:

  The Whole Earth, 93/3 Soi Lang Suan, Ploenchit Rd., 2525574
  - Other than the weekend market pavillion this is the only all
    vegetarian place in Bangkok.

  There is a vegetarian pavillion at the weekend market that's supposed
  to be excellent.


  Vegetarian-Friendly Restaurants:

  The Whole Earth
  - Vegetarian-friendly. Truely amazing. Owned and operated by Buddhist
    monks (however they do serve non-vegetarian items).

  Lemongrass, 5/1 Sukhumvit 24, 2588637
  - Supposed to be fantastic. Vegetarian meals on request.

  Ban Krua, 29/1 Saladeng Soi 1, 2336912
  - Vegetarian items on menu.

  Seven Seas, 14/7 Sukhumvit 33, 2597662
  - Vegetarian meals on request.

  Once Upon a Time, 167 Soi Anumarachamon, 2338493
  - Vegetarian items on menu.

  Tumahak Thai Ruchadapisek Rd, 2761810
  - Vegetarian items on menu.


  Hotels:

  Tara Hotel, 183/1 Sukhumvit Soi 26, 2592900
  - Actually Siamese twin (sorry) hotels. The cheaper, the Impala,
    features a vegetarian section at its buffet.

  Dusit Thani Hotel, Rama IV Rd, 2361450/9
  - Pavillion Cafe has vegetarian menu.

  Regent Hotel, 155 Rajachmri Rd, 2516532
  - Vegetarian items on menu.

  Ambassador Hotel, 171 Sukhumvit Soi 11, 2515141
  - Has a food court featuring a great Chinese vegetarian restaurant and
    a Thai vegetarian cafe.



  Chiang Mai
  ----------

  The Whole Earth, 88 Sridonchai Rd, 232463
  - Vegetarian-friendly. Truely amazing. Owned and operated by Buddhist
    monks (however they do serve non-vegetarian items).



  Miscellaneous
  -------------

  Kuk Kak Rest Area, 20/1 MU4 Bangpakong, Banga-Trad Rd, Chachiengsao,
  038 531856
  - All vegetarian inn. On the road from Bankok to the coast.



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  General Notes:

  - Vegetarian meals in Business Class are far better than the ones in
    Coach.
  - Most of the larger airlines also offer fruit plates. If you are
    doing several hops on one airline and order vegetarian on all of
    them, it is possible to get the same meal several times in one day.


| Air India
| - As in India, it is easy to get vegetarian food, but almost
|   impossible to get vegan food. They normally carry extra vegetarian
|   food.

  Air Vanuatu
  - Seemed puzzled by the vegetarian meal request.

  ALM (Dutch Antilles)
  - Did well on the US-to-Netherland Antilles direction, but lost the
    meal on the Netherland-to-US leg.

  American Airlines
  - Provide Vegan, Hindu Vegetarian, & Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian meals.
  - While the veg dinners were comparable in quality to the non-veg, I
    thought the breakfast was vastly superior: veg meal was fresh
    strawberries & pineapple, and a raisin bagel.
  - I thought that the vegetarian food tasted as good as airline food
    gets. It was a tomato-veg.-raisin-rice dish that was served with a
    salad and some bread.
  - Every veggie meal comes with a packet of honey, and a cup of nuts
    and raisins.

  British Air
  - Good.

  Cayman Air
  - Generally such a short flight that they only serve a rum punch. Good
    rum punch.

  Continental
  - Continental airlines announced in the May 15, 1993 issue of
    FoodService Director that they have revamped their vegetarian menu.
    They now offer herbal tea and Edensoy beverages.
    Breakfast trays include: cranberry and nut filled tortillas, a
    vegetarian sausage pattie, and a pear and peach compote; Kashi (a
    hot grain cereal), nuts and raisins, scalloped potatoes, and a
    vegetarian raisin muffin; a raisin and nut filled tortilla; or a
    potato and scallion filled tortilla with a southwestern sauce,
    brown rice, and peanuts.
    Lunches/dinners include: a vegetarian meatless pattie (soy based)
    with Oriental glaze soy sauce and curried couscous medley; a
    grilled vegetarian pattie with tofu-stuffed shell, marinara sauce,
    and Italian green-bean medley; a stuffed baked potato shell with
    chili nut filling, tofu stuffed shells and provencale sauce; or a
    stuffed green pepper with chili beans, nuts, and chili sauce.
| - "The vegetarian meal (I think it was vegan, except for the salad
|   dressing and margarine, maybe..) was excellent. Just top notch. It
|   was a zippy vegetable dish, in a nice sause, just a little spicy.
|   By far the best vegetarian meal I've ever had on a plane, and I fly
|   quite a bit domestically in the cheap seats. Their new meals are
|   quite good.
| - A result of their old vegetarian menu:
    "Vegan food is _wretched_. On most flights they serve just
    unseasoned cooked vegetables. They give you a miniscule pack of
    ground pepper and a miniscule pack of salt. They once served me a
    half-raw potato."

  Delta
  - Vegetarian food is vegan by default. If you want ovo or lacto, you
    must specify it. The vegetarian food is consistently much better
    (more varied/interesting/quantity) than their regular offerings.

| Finnair
| - Provides reasonable vegetarian meals these days. Vegan meals can be
|   requested as "vegetarian food which does not include eggs or milk
|   products". This will be noted as SPML instead of the lacto-ovo
|   VGML. They did very well on my last few flights.

  KLM
  - Good.

  Lufthansa
  - Suprised me by preparing a better vegetarian meal than I had
    anywhere in Germany (of course in Germany I mostly ate Italian
    food).
  - "with some airlines, their vegetarian meal seems to be their regular
    meal without the meat. But at Lufthanso, our chefs put as much care
    into our vegetarian offerings as they do our regular menu. Which
    means everything they use is of the highest quality, and is fresh,
    not frozen." Advertisement in May 17, 1993 issue of Fortune
    magazine.

  Quantas
  - Great. Good service too.

| SAS
| - They don't care. They have a policy of not providing vegetarian
|   meals on local (Scandinavian) and short (whatever that means, I
|   guess it means European) flights. Elsewhere they offer in principle
|   4 possibilities - VLML, VGML, AVML, RVML (lacto, lacto-ovo, Asian,
|   and raw).

  Solomon Air
  - Seemed puzzled by the vegetarian meal request.

  Tan Sahsa (Honduras)
  - Didn't know what a veggie meal was (1991).

  United
  - So far very dissappointing.
  - Does a good job with veggie meals; they serve curried grain patties,
    rice-stuffed peppers, etc. Be careful when ordering Hindu meals; if
    you don't specify Hindu vegetarian, you get chicken.



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| Rail Lines
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| Amtrak
| - Amtrak always has Nile Spice vegetarian soup mixes (many are vegan),
|   carrot sticks, cheese pizza, and granola bars. On long distance
|   trips they also offer dry cereal & bagels for breakfast; a fettucine
|   dish with tomato and basil, light alfredo, or primavera sauce for
|   lunch; and a vegetarian (never vegan) entree at dinner.



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