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Vegans and Vegetarians Put Their Own Spin on Mid-Autumn Foods
TaiwanPlus News
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9/16/2024
Every year for Mid-Autumn Festival, people in Taiwan gather outside to barbecue. Meat is usually at the top of the menu, but vegans and vegetarians have been adjusting traditional holiday customs to suit their diets.
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Fire up the grill. It's mid-autumn festival in Taiwan.
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Families across the country celebrate the holiday by gathering with loved ones around outdoor barbecues.
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It's usually a meat-centered holiday, but vegans and vegetarians take part, too.
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The barbecuing custom started nearly three decades ago when two competing condiment companies started marketing their sauces
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for mid-autumn festival barbecues.
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During the holiday, many vegetarians celebrate alongside non-vegetarians and just wait for their turn at the grill.
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In recent years, fewer people in Taiwan have been celebrating with outdoor barbecues, instead opting for restaurants.
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But some vegetarians say barbecue restaurants have not done enough to offer menu options for them.
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Mooncakes are another traditional delicacy during mid-autumn festival.
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They often contain eggs, making them non-vegan.
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But some companies have been adjusting their recipes to cater to more people.
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I think the biggest thing that has changed recently is the availability of like mooncakes that are vegan friendly.
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So in the past, you know, vegetarian is always a much easier thing to do with pastries.
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But vegan is very difficult. When you take away the butter, the milk, the eggs, then it's like how do you
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make an egg yolk pastry vegan, right?
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And actually a lot of the bakeries have come up with really genius fillings like sweet potato.
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Although mid-autumn festival is often associated with grilled meat and egg-based desserts,
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vegans and vegetarians continue to put their own twist on holiday foods.
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And since the overarching theme of the holiday is community,
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it makes the small adjustments to long-standing customs seem all the more worthwhile.
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John Hsu, Kama Hsu, and Wesley Lewis for Taiwan Plus.
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