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VOL. 1
EAT/SHOP/RECIPECONTENTS
vol.1

p2~5

What are vegan and vegetarian?

vol.2

p6~9

Vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Sendai

vol.3

p10~17

List of vegan / vegetarian foods
available in supermarkets

vol.4

p18~24Vegan recipes
using Japanese ingredients

vol.5

p25~27

Japanese expressions related toveganism/vegetarianism

１

vol.1

What are vegan andvegetarian?

２

Vegetarianism
Practice abstaining from consumption of meat, seafood,and by-products of animal slaughter.
May also include partial or complete abstaining fromconsumption of other animal products.

Veganism
Practice abstaining from the use of
any animal products.
Abstaining from participation in
any activities that include animalexploitation.

HalalActivities and food areallowed under Islamiclaw.

Vegetarian

Doesn't eat meat, seafood, gelatine, or anything elsethat is a product of animal slaughter.
There are other types of vegetarianism besides veganism.
E.g., lacto-vegetarians who don't eat eggs but do eat
dairy products

Vegan

Veganism is not just a diet but a lifestyle.
Vegan doesn't consume meat, seafood, eggs, dairy products,
honey, or any other animal products.
Doesn't buy or use leather products.
Doesn't buy or use products (e.g., cosmetics) tested on animals.
Doesn't use services involving animal exploitation, such as zoos
and aquariums.
Note 1: Some vegans do not want to buy animal-derivedproducts (e.g., souvenirs) for others who are non-vegans.
Note 2: Some vegans don't want a kitchen with non-vegans orvegetarians.

Halal

Unlike veganism and vegetarianism, halal comes from religion.
Halal includes things (food, drink, cosmetics) as well as things(promises, contracts, jobs).
Halal excludes eating pigs, dogs, animals such as tigers and cats withtusks and claws for capturing prey, woodpeckers, donkeys, andmules.
Meat from other animals can only be eaten if the slaughter follows
regular procedures.

vol.2

Vegan/vegetarian/
Halal restaurants
in Sendai

Restaurants
１

https://www.dashiro.com/DASHIROThis is ramen restaurant.
You can enjoy Vegan Ramen"Konsai-dashi misopota"

２

Zaytoonhttps://www.zaytoon-sendai.com/menuThe restaurant serves Arabic food.
You can enjoy Falafel,Hummus, and so on

３

TwinsBake

This is the Vegan Sweets Shop!
You can enjoy vegan sweets
such as muffins, vegan cheesecake andso on.

https://twins-bake.jimdofree.com/

Restaurants
４vegeto・LIKO

https://www.instagram.com/vegeto.liko/This is a vegan café.
You can enjoy a vegan lunch plate,gluten-free pastries,gluten-free burrito,
and so on.

5Tori-heihttps://tabelog.com/miyagi/A0401/A040101/4007010/

The restaurant serves izakaya food.
You can enjoy soybean meat ham
cutlets, okonomiyaki, and so on.
If you find the V mark ( V ) in its
menu, it means the food is vegan!
6

La Maison Rose

This is the vegan Sweets Shop!
You can enjoy vegan sweets
such as Linzertorte, chocolate chipcookies, and so on.

https://www.instagram.com/lamaisonrose_sendai/

Restaurants
7

Millis -Shisha bar＆café

https://www.millis-diningbar.com/

This is an Israeli restaurant.
You can enjoy a "vegetarian" course
meal.

The course name is "Vegetarian", butthese are Vegan dishes.
Also, there are other vegan foods
available.
8

The Veggie Table

A 100% vegan plant-based restaurant.
This is a 100% vegan plant-based
restaurant located on Jouzenji Streetin Sendai City.

https://www.instagram.com/theveggietablesendai/vol.3

List of vegan/vegetarian/Halal
foods
available insupermarkets

List of Japanese to look forEnglishJapanese

Alphabeticalnotation

Agar agar

寒天

KantenVegetative

植物性Shokubutsu sei

Plant based

植物由来

Shokubutsu yurai

Organic

有機

Yu-ki

Soybean

大豆Daizu

Soy milk

豆乳To-nyu

Grocery stores nearby

Gyomu supermarket

4-9-18 TIC Building B1F, Aoba-ku, Sendai
City, Miyagi PrefectureAeon

2-3-6 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi
PrefectureLopia

1-2-13 Tsutsujigaoka, Miyagino-ku, Sendai
City, Miyagi Prefecture

Halal grocery stores nearby

Majumder Foods (Halal)

11-23 Shiheimachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai City,
Miyagi Prefecture

Zaheen Mart

2-7-3 Itsutsubashi, Aoba-ku, Sendai City,Miyagi PrefectureInstant food, stocks, seasonings

Yakisoba
Yakisoba（by Topvalu）
Yuzu Hot Pot Stock (by Ebara)
Teriyaki sauce (by Ebara)Ginger sauce (shouga-yaki) (by Ebara)➡Aeon

Shin-ramen (spicy)
Bibim noodles➡DonkiShin ramen

Yuzu stock

Teriyaki sauce

Ginger sauce

Bibim noodle

Vegan cheese

In Aeon, you can find various vegan cheeses!

Block cheese
Sliced cheese

Feta cheese

Shredded cheese
Shredded cheeseVegan Yoghurts, Whip CreamIn Aeon, you can find many plant based yoghurts!

Soy yoghurts
Almond yoghurt
Coconut yoghurt

Soy yoghurts

Plant-based whip cream

Almond yoghurt
Coconut yoghurt
Plant-based
whip creamSweets

Konjac and agar jellys
Vegan pudding

Agar jelly

Soymilk ice cream, fruit ice cream
Traditional Japanese sweets (wagashi)
Most of them are vegan!
Often made using azuki beans,agar-agar, rice cakes

Konjac jelly

Pear ice creamby LOTTE
Daifuku with strwaberry
and azuki paste

VanillaCaffe latte

Strwaberry

Soymilk ice cream series by Kracie

Warabi-mochi寒天 (kanten) ➡ agar agar
餅(mochi)➡ (sticky) rice cake​
きな粉(kinako) ➡ roasted soybean flour
黒蜜(kuromitsu)➡ brown sugar syrup

Soymilk ice cream by Kracie can be found only
in some Aeons.
As for May 2022, they can be found in Aeon
Sendai Ichibancho shop

Vegan pudding by Glico can be usually foundin big Aeons such as
Aeon Sendai Store
Aeon Oroshimachi

You can find wagashi and konjac jellys almost
anywhere!
➡ any convenience store, any supermarket
Aeon from time to time introduces new plantbased products so it's worth to check it out!

Beans, Soy meat, Other

Soy meat
You can buy it on Amazon☆ You can also buy veganmayonnaise, buillon, etc.
Canned beans
You can buy them in Aeon,Kaldi, Gyomu
Tofu
Try atsuage tofu! Toast it on afryingpan,add
someseasoning, and you get asimple, tasty meal!

Soy meatAtsuage

Gyomu supermarket is cheap!
Canned beans
Coconut milk
Frozen veggies and fruits

OatmealTahiniCosmetics

You can buy vegan shampoo,conditioner, and hair oil in Aeon.

You can buy other cosmetics on theInternet
iHerb: https://jp.iherb.com/

vol.4Vegan/
vegetarianrecipesusing Japanese
ingredients

01

Full of flavor!
Rice cooked with dry ingredients〈INGREDIENTS 〉

2 cups rice
1 tbsp sprouted hijiki
5 g dried daikon radish
20 g carrot☆Dried shiitake
2 dried shiitake mushrooms
mushroom stock
1/2 sheet deep-fried tofu
☆1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp salt
Water to taste(400 ml of water and ☆ combined)〈How to make〉 Reference：https://vegeness.com/recipe/japanese/63300/(1) Wash rice and soak for 30 minutes, then drain.
Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in water and reserve the soaking liquid.
Wash kiriboshi-daikon lightly and cut with scissors.
Cut carrots into strips, lightly drain fried tofu in boiling water, drain off thewater, and cut into 5mm square pieces with a knife.
⑵Put the rice and ☆ in the rice cooker, then add water up to the 2-cup markon the inner pot.
⑶Add (1) ingredients and sprouted hijiki (dried) to (2) and cook rice in normal
mode.
⑷When cooked, stir with a spoon, cover and steam for 10 minutes and you'redone!

02

Nutritious Gojiru soupwith plenty of soybeans〈INGREDIENTS 〉
2 tsp miso
1/3 sheet deep-fried tofu
1/4 carrot
1/8 onion
1/3 potato
10cm of green onion
200cc water

Soy milk 80cc☆ Boiled soybean 40g☆Juicy kombucha juice
100cc〈How to make〉 Reference：https://vegeness.com/recipe/japanese/63300/((1) Smooth boiled soybeans and Kombu broth in a food processor.
⑵ Cut carrots and potatoes into chunks, onions into slices, fried tofu intostrips, and green onions into small pieces.
(3) Put 200 cc of water in a pot and boil (2) until softened, about 5 minutes.
⑷ Remove kelp, add carrots and onions, cook for 5 minutes, add potatoes
and cook until tender.
⑸ After the mixture is cooked, add thinly fried tofu, 1☆, soy milk, and miso,
and simmer for 2 minutes without boiling.
※If the mixture comes to a boil, the soy milk will separate.
⑹Finally add the green onions and you are done!

01Fried Kurma-fu〈INGREDIENTS 〉
2 pieces of Kuruma-fu
3 tbsp potato starch
2 tablespoons salad oil☆1 tbsp soy sauce☆1 tbsp sugar☆1 tbsp grated garlic☆1 teaspoon grated ginger☆Water (or mirin) 3 tbsp

〈How to make〉 Reference：https://recipe.rakuten.co.jp/recipe/1530003478/(1) Mix the ☆.
⑵Soak the Kuruma-fu in water and squeeze out the water.
Tear into bite-size pieces (about 6 equal pieces) or cut with a knife.
⑶Soak the Kuruma-fu in the seasoning liquid made in 1.
⑷Dust the surface of the Kurum-fu with potato starch.
⑸ Place 4 in a frying pan with oil and cook over low heat, turning on bothsides Cook over low heat, turning both sides, until golden brown.
⑹When the surface is golden brown and crispy, it is done!

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04

Atsuage tofu in ginger sauce〈INGREDIENTS 〉
Atsuage (deep-fried) tofu, 1 piecesugar
1/2 tspmirin
1 tbspcooking sake1 tbspgrated ginger
about 1 tsp
soy sauceabout 1/2〜1 tbsp
sesame oil
a little bit☆You can change proportions of mirin, sake and soy sauce to your taste〈How to make〉

Reference：https://oceans-nadia.com/user/22780/recipe/260778

1. Cut the tofu into bite-size pieces.
2. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan and brown the tofu slightly.
3. Add mirin, cooking sake and sugar and cook until tofu gets
some colour.
4. Add ginger and soy sauce. Cook slightly until they
incorporate.
☆You can add mirin, cooking sake, sugar, ginger and soy sauce all at
the same time, but it tastes better if you do it in the order above.
☆Sprinkle with spring onions and sesame seeds for extra flavour.
☆Recommended to eat together with rice!
☆You can also make it with bought sauce!

Japanese Vegan Youtube Channelダンテ
https://www.youtube.com/c/rescuekitchen/featured➡Recipes for vegan "egg" sandwich and tiramisu!
Yuka Yamazaki
https://www.youtube.com/c/YukaYamazaki➡Recipes for vegan mentsuyu (noodle dashi sauce)
菜食の華子さん Plant-Based HANAKO
https://www.youtube.com/c/HANAKOveg
Peaceful Cuisine
https://www.youtube.com/c/ryoya1983/about
TOKYO VEG LIFE
https://www.youtube.com/c/TOKYOVEGLIFE/about
みっちゃんのヴィーガンクッキング Vegan Cooking
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnyisg9uFzFhdd
rInIHSIpg/aboutOther resources
Blogs about being vegan in Japan
https://japanvegan.blogspot.com/2013/07/welcome-tojapan-vegan.html
https://lets-vegan.com/en/lets-vegan-japan-2/
https://veganjpn.com/japanese-oreo-is-not-vegan/➡List of vegan products and places availabel in Japan.vol.5

Japanese
expressions related
to veganism/vegetarianism

E.

English expression

J.

Japanese expression

PronunciationE.

Is this dish vegan-friendly?

J.

この料理はヴィーガン対応ですか？

E.

Are these eggs free range?

J.

この卵は平飼い卵ですか？

Kono ryouri wa
vegan taiou desu ka?

Kono tamago wa
Hiragai tamago desu ka?

E.
J.

__Is ____ used in this dish?
この料理に＿は使われていますか？

Kono ryouri ni ___ watukawarete imasu ka?

WordExample.

EnglishJapanese

Pronunciation

dairy products

乳製品

Nyu-sei hindashi broth made from bonito

鰹だしKatuo dashi

Gelatin

ゼラチン

ZeratinCaseinカゼイン

KazeinIsinglass

アイシングラス

Aishinn gulasu

Rennetレンネット

Ren netto

Introduction of cover photo
Wasanbon
Wasanbon is a fine-grained Japanese sugar,
traditionally made in Tokushima and Kagawa of theShikoku Prefectures, located in the western area ofJapan. The sugar is often used for Japanese sweets(wagashi). The sugar is made from thin sugarcane
plants grown locally in Shikoku, called taketō orchikusha.
It is a light golden colour, with granules slightly
larger than icing sugar, has a unique aroma andflavour, with overtones of butter and honey.
Wasanbon is used to make sweets and yokan, sweeten
coffee and tea, make dipping sauces at sushi
restaurants, and bake at home.
It is manufactured traditionally in the prefecturesof Tokushima and Kagawa on Shikoku Island, fromsugarcane. It goes through 8 stages; the entire
process takes about 20 days.
A grade of sugar called "awa wasanbon toh" isconsidered by some people to be the highest grade.

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