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Interestingly, it's still going strong in Japan. It's one of the factors that make it so difficult to be vegetarian/vegan in Japan - even Bread may contain 'sho
by thrwoasdf213 7y ago
Interestingly, it's still going strong in Japan. It's one of the factors that make it so difficult to be vegetarian/vegan in Japan - even Bread may contain 'shortening' (generally made of lard).
It's a bit strange; you'd think the land of 'harmony' would be having a large vegan population, but nearly everything in the country, from chips to bread have some form of animal product in them.
- qalmakka 7y agoNorthern Italy too. In Emilia everything contains lard, including bread. Town fairs still feature prominently a special kind of bread fried in lard, and it is considered a delicacy. I cannot imagine how vegetarians or Muslims can actually survive here.