RUSSIA: MEATLESS MOSCOW

Vegan vanilla cupcakes. Source: taste goblet.

By Gundhramns Hammer
May 12, 2015
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If you thought that Russians only dig juicy meat pies, stuffed dumplings, meat jelly, hearty beef stroganoff or any dishes dancing around a big chuck of cooked animal cadaver, you were wrong.

Today there are many people in Russia that have become vegans or vegetarians. As a matter of fact, leading a meatless lifestyle is quite popular in Moscow right now. They even have clubs and associations dealing with this new fashion.

The demand for veggies is growing in Moscow. And is expected to increase in the future. 

This has lead to an increased consumption of soybeans and their by-products to begin with.

This is why soybean producers (e.g., Canada) are already smiling and cashing in with this kind of export.

And considering that people are hooked on sweets and scrumptious desserts, sugar consumption will also shoot up. 

Russia already receives the largest percentage of Brazil´s exports on sugar. 

Overall, if humans (Homo insapiens) do not smarten up soon enough regarding how they handle their fucking environmental footprint, be them meat eaters or vegans or vegetarians, they all could very well be fucked up by Nature.

The way they are going, humans could be the next dodos. 

Remember, "you don´t try to fool Mother Nature".

Anyway, for whatever is worth here is a report on meatless Moscow (Video 1): 

Moscow Out: Vegetarian Moscow

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Russian cuisine is wholesome and diverse - famous for its dumplings, meat pies, beef stroganoff and hearty broths. But have you ever wondered about a meatless Moscow?

About five to ten percent of Muscovites are in fact vegetarians... whether for personal preference, religious or ethical reasons - all are causing a stir in the Russian capital.

So on this weeks culture show Moscow Out myself and the team explore vegetarian restaurants, a salad factory and various other exciting venues connected with meat free diets!

Peoples habits are changing! And in modern day Moscow - it's all about a "new way of life".

Video 1. Moscow Out: Vegetarian Moscow. Uploaded by Moscow Out.