tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488248462844133120.post7347599064666466724..comments2023-11-25T21:38:49.841+09:00Comments on Sophelia's Japan: Being Vegetarian at Japanese Work PartiesSopheliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09891110033136610235noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488248462844133120.post-35256174601994886992013-04-30T13:01:00.717+09:002013-04-30T13:01:00.717+09:00This entry is actually really helpful!!! I have 2 ...This entry is actually really helpful!!! I have 2 vegetarian friends coming over to Japan who are worried about this exact thing so I will be linking this post to them asap. I had no idea what to tell them so thank you. <br /><br />Great post :) Furiidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595931986040144457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488248462844133120.post-66230790343963066052013-04-29T06:57:50.794+09:002013-04-29T06:57:50.794+09:00Yes, being a non-drinker would kind of suck. But I...Yes, being a non-drinker would kind of suck. But I am sure they will have the last laugh when our livers give out!<br />I think if you eat fish Japan would be very easy, but if you don't eat seafood it can be quite hard being vegetarian here. That being said though, I've had a much easier time since moving here in 2009 than I did back in 2005-2006 when I lived in Nagoya. People seem much Sopheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891110033136610235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488248462844133120.post-2260650770626911142013-04-29T06:54:32.468+09:002013-04-29T06:54:32.468+09:00If you're still interested in the gluten free ...If you're still interested in the gluten free thing, there's a nice post over at http://eigoinnihon.blogspot.jp/2012/07/gluten-free-in-japan.html<br /><br />Konnyaku is made from the root of a plant called devil's tongue, voodoo lily or snake palm. It makes sense when you see the flower. But since I am assuming most people wouldn't actually know that (I didn't, I just read Sopheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891110033136610235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488248462844133120.post-75582362687489986582013-04-28T22:17:15.257+09:002013-04-28T22:17:15.257+09:00Wow! That's awesome that they'll make a w...Wow! That's awesome that they'll make a whole separate menu for you! That's service in Japan: Awesome!<br /><br />For a little while I was trying to stay away from wheat products - which was tough because soy sauce is made with wheat, and practically all sauces have soy sauce. Even soba noodles are usually made with wheat flour.<br /><br />That mushroom sushi is an awesome idea! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488248462844133120.post-4886298864698954132013-04-27T23:41:41.385+09:002013-04-27T23:41:41.385+09:00Hell yeah to school enkais! Had my fill and one of...Hell yeah to school enkais! Had my fill and one of the greatest parts of being an ALT. More than vegetarians in Japan, I pity non-drinkers most of all. They're missing a whole lot of fun at these types of events. But then maybe I'm missing out on the purity of life or on not doing stupid things. ANYWAY! I'm totally impressed that these places happily made separate courses for you. Zacky Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174486813298415578noreply@blogger.com