Thanks for such a great and informative post! I only started eating vegan this year (last September/October) and have never had to deal with it outside the country, yet. But we’ve been all over the place and now I always DO wonder how difficult it will be. I guess we’ll just have to be really prepared, like you said, with all the words of things we don’t eat! My husband speaks German, so there it’s not a problem, and it wasn’t a problem last time we were there, just being vegetarian, so that’s a good start. Copenhagen was a different story, LOL!
Thanks, Tanya 🙂 Germany is a pretty easy place to be vegan, at least in larger cities. I wasn’t vegan when I was in Copenhagen, but I had a great Mediterranean/Middle Eastern buffet at RizRaz that was vegetarian and I could have easily avoided the cheese/tatziki sauce. Just be prepared and brave! (Bringing some vegan granola bars or snacks always saves me from getting cranky when I’m hungry and searching for a place to eat…)
Great post!!
I love travelling to different countries purely for the adventure of finding & trying Vegetarian restaurants 🙂 Happy Cow is always my first stop, and I’ve found some great places through that sight.
Off to Vienna in 2 weeks & can’t wait to wonder about the city with my list of Veg eats to try… Hope you’re enjoying the abundance of vegan goodies in the US 😉
Jenn
October 31st, 2011 at 9:34 am
Hi, I’m a vegan now living in Berlin and I have a food allergy to eggs/dairy. I am trying to figure out how to properly read the labels, so maybe you have an answer to this question. Are eggs in everything??? On the food labels I read the written ingredients section and it won’t have “eggs” listed and often will say “vegan” but within the nutrition content box thing there is eiweiß listed and I am trying to figure out if this just means protein or if the food actually contains eggs. Do you know? Any and all info about reading labels/egg info in German will totally help me! Thanks so much!
Katie
February 5th, 2013 at 7:57 am
Thanks for the advice. I’m a vegan and nervous about an impending move to Stuttgart.
Your advice has reminded me that it takes work to be vegan, which I already knew, but it’s worth it.
Melis
May 31st, 2013 at 9:17 pm
I am a wannabe clean eating vegan; I have been juicing vegetables and scootching meat out of my life for the last four months. I have also started a new job; which, requires I spend an extensive stay in Germany. I don’t want to give in, and allow this trip to give me an excuse to set me back towards my goal of becoming a vegan. I have ordered myself a hand crank and light weight juicer to take along, but I am worried….
I am almost Forty years old, which means I am almost permanently set in my ways. Also, I have a fifteen year old son. Regrettably, I have introduced and enforced a diet of chemicals, toxins, and hormone induced flesh to my son since his birth. I have been able to change many of the food choices my son makes by stocking our kitchen with vegan choices. He has responded very well, but if I fail on my stay in Germany I am afraid I will send a message to my son that giving up when it is tough is ok. It isn’t ok!
Breanna
August 14th, 2013 at 5:24 am
thank you! i’m studying abroad in the spring and I’m a fairly new vegan. Great insight and tips, it’s comforting to know that it IS possible to be vegan anywhere! And you’re right, it is a challenge anywhere you are to live your lifestyle among current food culture, but it’s sooo worth it!
Thanks for such a great and informative post! I only started eating vegan this year (last September/October) and have never had to deal with it outside the country, yet. But we’ve been all over the place and now I always DO wonder how difficult it will be. I guess we’ll just have to be really prepared, like you said, with all the words of things we don’t eat! My husband speaks German, so there it’s not a problem, and it wasn’t a problem last time we were there, just being vegetarian, so that’s a good start. Copenhagen was a different story, LOL!
Thanks, Tanya 🙂 Germany is a pretty easy place to be vegan, at least in larger cities. I wasn’t vegan when I was in Copenhagen, but I had a great Mediterranean/Middle Eastern buffet at RizRaz that was vegetarian and I could have easily avoided the cheese/tatziki sauce. Just be prepared and brave! (Bringing some vegan granola bars or snacks always saves me from getting cranky when I’m hungry and searching for a place to eat…)
Vielen Dank für diesen Gast-Post! Ich bin auch eine Veganerin in Deutschland 🙂
Great post!!
I love travelling to different countries purely for the adventure of finding & trying Vegetarian restaurants 🙂 Happy Cow is always my first stop, and I’ve found some great places through that sight.
Off to Vienna in 2 weeks & can’t wait to wonder about the city with my list of Veg eats to try… Hope you’re enjoying the abundance of vegan goodies in the US 😉
Hi, I’m a vegan now living in Berlin and I have a food allergy to eggs/dairy. I am trying to figure out how to properly read the labels, so maybe you have an answer to this question. Are eggs in everything??? On the food labels I read the written ingredients section and it won’t have “eggs” listed and often will say “vegan” but within the nutrition content box thing there is eiweiß listed and I am trying to figure out if this just means protein or if the food actually contains eggs. Do you know? Any and all info about reading labels/egg info in German will totally help me! Thanks so much!
Thanks for the advice. I’m a vegan and nervous about an impending move to Stuttgart.
Your advice has reminded me that it takes work to be vegan, which I already knew, but it’s worth it.
I am a wannabe clean eating vegan; I have been juicing vegetables and scootching meat out of my life for the last four months. I have also started a new job; which, requires I spend an extensive stay in Germany. I don’t want to give in, and allow this trip to give me an excuse to set me back towards my goal of becoming a vegan. I have ordered myself a hand crank and light weight juicer to take along, but I am worried….
I am almost Forty years old, which means I am almost permanently set in my ways. Also, I have a fifteen year old son. Regrettably, I have introduced and enforced a diet of chemicals, toxins, and hormone induced flesh to my son since his birth. I have been able to change many of the food choices my son makes by stocking our kitchen with vegan choices. He has responded very well, but if I fail on my stay in Germany I am afraid I will send a message to my son that giving up when it is tough is ok. It isn’t ok!
thank you! i’m studying abroad in the spring and I’m a fairly new vegan. Great insight and tips, it’s comforting to know that it IS possible to be vegan anywhere! And you’re right, it is a challenge anywhere you are to live your lifestyle among current food culture, but it’s sooo worth it!
Thank you for all this information! I am a traveling vegan heading to Germany so this info will be helpful 🙂