What is vegetarian food?

Vegetarianism is a way of eating without meat, poultry, seafood and other animal products, and sometimes dairy products and honey are forbidden. Some strict vegetarians strongly reject animal products, do not use those products from animals, and do not engage in occupations related to killing.

In modern society, there are more and more vegetarians, and the vegetarian population is getting younger and younger. Vegetarianism is no longer a religion and dogma, and vegetarians have no sense of moral superiority. Choosing a vegetarian diet only means choosing a eating habit that is beneficial to one's own health, respects other lives, cares for the environment and conforms to the laws of nature. Vegetarianism has gradually become a lifestyle that conforms to the trend of the times.

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Around 1000 BC, the trend of advocating vegetarianism appeared in India and the eastern Mediterranean respectively. In the Mediterranean region, the earliest vegetarian in history was the Greek philosopher Pythagoras in the 6th century BC. He advocated putting an end to meat and replacing it with beans and other vegetarian foods, thus demanding his disciples.

Since Plato, many non-Christian philosophers, such as Epicurus and Plutarch, also advocated vegetarianism. Ampedocles, another Greek philosopher, held the same view in the fifth century BC. They advocate vegetarianism because they believe that souls can be reincarnated.

In China, ancient superstitions believed that vegetarianism can show respect for God, not to protect animals, and sacrifices after vegetarianism must be made on animals. There is a saying in Mencius Li Lou: "Although there are wicked people, if you fast and bathe, you can worship God".

In India, killing animals and eating meat are forbidden. People think that humans should not hurt any sentient animals, especially their cows. Since then, although Jainism has gradually declined, the habit of vegetarianism has spread widely, and many upper castes and even lower castes have accepted it.

In addition, with the spread of Liang Wudi's ban, the theory of vegetarianism began to spread widely in China and as far away as most parts of China's cultural circle, such as Japan and Southeast Asia. In ancient times, the Japanese emperor had long forbidden people to eat meat.

According to the Hebrew Bible, human beings have not eaten meat since ancient times, and did not eat meat until after the flood in Noah's time. Early Jewish practice groups and Christian leaders believed that meat was a cruel and expensive luxury. In the centuries after the decline of the Roman Empire, most devout spiritual groups in Europe banned eating meat, such as the Cistercian Church.

Although most Christians no longer believe in vegetarianism today, some Christian sects strictly abide by similar religious rules and prohibit eating meat, fish and eggs. For example, the trapp Sect, which was separated from the Christian Church in the17th century and opposed the reform movement, still believes in vegetarianism.

Although many Muslims disapprove of vegetarianism, some Sufi mystics believe that people who pursue spiritual life should be vegetarian. Akbar, the Indian Muslim emperor in the 6th century, regarded vegetarianism as a Sufi custom and greatly praised it. In Renaissance Europe, meat became more and more popular because of the growth of wealth and power.

During the Renaissance, vegetarianism became popular. The main reason is that the storage method at that time was not good, which led to meat easily deteriorating, rancidity and maggots. These stale foods inevitably lead to bad taste of meat.

People lose their appetite, and the same stale meat nutrients are basically lost, which is easy to spread diseases and worsen people's health. During this period, vegetarianism was very popular.

When Queen Catherine de Medici, known as the "mother of evil", entered France, she introduced some new dietary measures, whose influence covered almost the whole of Europe. The French people gave up the rude and reckless medieval lifestyle and no longer used a lot of spices to cover up the original flavor of meat. Instead, under the new storage mode, spices are used to highlight the original flavor of meat, and vegetarian food squeezed out by the spice revolution is accepted again.

But since the17th century, vegetarianism began to develop in Britain, and more and more religious groups refused meat. Thomas Tron was an outstanding advocate of vegetarianism in17th century. He advocated giving up eating "the meat of animal companions" completely. Thomas had a great influence on Quakers.

In addition, Thomas's book The Way to Health also left a deep impression on young Benjamin Franklin.

In the18th century, vegetarianism gradually attracted people's interest due to economic, ethical and nutritional reasons. Dr WilliamLambe, a nutritionist, advised his patients to be vegetarian when treating cancer.

At this time, almost all the topics of modern vegetarianism were discussed, including the waste of agricultural resources. /kloc-the outstanding vegetarians in the 0/8th century were Benjamin Franklin of the United States and Voltaire of France.

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Baidu encyclopedia-vegetarian