If you ask almost any person on the street in Tokyo, man, woman, child, pet, what their favorite food is, the likelihood you will get meat in some kind of variety is extremely high. Whether, steamed, grilled, broiled, fried, whatever way you slice it, Tokyoites love their meat. So what are our vegetarian and vegan visitors to do?
Regarding Japanese seasonings, I have some favorites such as; wasabi, kombu dashi and mayonnaise. My kind of vegetarian diet does not consume alcohol, so even though there is a wonderful Japanese seasoning, mirin, I am not able to use it in my cooking.
Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Tokyo, Japan and stay for more than 30 days. During this period, I needed to figure out how to survive as a vegetarian and not consume any spices or ingredients from the onion or garlic families.
