Note: This is the first of my Edinburgh journal entries that I’ve posted to the web. I’ve written others, but they’ll be out of sync as I am stuck in luddite hell at my flat with no internet access and no phone.<\/i><\/p>\nyou don’t have to eat meat to be strong and wise<\/h3>\n
At least that’s what the sign in front of Kalpna restaurant in Edinburgh said, though I’m inclined to agree. It seems one has to be a bit wise to find vegan groceries, however, and strong as well to carry them back to one’s flat. I went shopping today for some groceries and had a hell of a time. This might sound like the prattle of a soon to be senile grandmother, but it really is hard to try to find things in a new supermarket. Especially one in a different country without the same names, and sometimes without alltogether, as the products I buy in the US. Peanut butter? Bagels? I had to go down the street to the natural food store (which sucked compared to the Clintonville co-op) to get my soy milk, but otherwise managed passably. There are a great deal of vegetarian options in the UK, though considerably fewer vegan ones. All of the burger patties, fake sausages, and fake cold cuts had eggs in them. From what I hear, the dumpster scene isn’t so hot either (though I’m sure the wet weather has something to do with that). I might have to be a bit freer in this whole freegan thing if I am to subsist. But, as the guy at Strange Brew said, it isn’t about being holier than though, its about doing the best that you can to be cruelty free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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