Meatless meals: HCM City is listed among the top 10 havens for vegans and vegetarians in Asia. — Photo tuyentaphay.com
PETA’s
list of Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Cities in Asia has HCM City thanks to its
bustling vegan scene with a wide array of no-meat menus.
The
city offers meat-free alternatives of the most popular Vietnamese dishes, from
banh mi (bread) and minced beef rolls to wok-fried chicken, sweet and sour pork
and all kinds of noodles.
“PETA
applauds the city’s thriving vegan culture, which satisfies appetites,
preserves the environment, and saves animals from suffering,” Jason Baker, The Animal Protection Group’s Vice President of International Campaigns, said in an
online statement.
Visitors
should look for the word quan chay, which means vegetarian restaurant, but many
other restaurants also offer vegetarian food.
Taipei
topped the list. Bangkok and Chiang Mai (Thailand), Singapore, Makati (Philippines), Bangalore (India), Hong Kong, Bali (Indonesia), and Shanghai (China) are the others.
In
2015, US travel website When On Earth listed HCM City among the ideal cities for
vegetarians.
By VietNamNet Bridge