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Hi folks,
I am due to start the Camino next weekend. I am a vegan though! I wondered do cafes and restaurants serve vegan options? E.g salad with no dairy, chickpea dishes, gazpacho?
If the worst comes to the worst I may have to eat eggs and cheese I guess. I’d rather not but if needs must!
Gracias fellow pilgrims
You will either have to accept the change in your preferred diet or buy the raw ingredients to prepare your own meal in the albergue.
As my wife is fond of saying, if you look for abundance, you will find abundance; if you look for scarcity, you will find scarcity.
Hi folks,
I am due to start the Camino next weekend. I am a vegan though! I wondered do cafes and restaurants serve vegan options? E.g salad with no dairy, chickpea dishes, gazpacho?
If the worst comes to the worst I may have to eat eggs and cheese I guess. I’d rather not but if needs must!
Gracias fellow pilgrims
Does one look for abundance on a pilgrimage?
the way you portrayed the vegan options on the camino was quite negative in addition to being incorrect and unhelpful
There were many times when I had to take the fish off the salad, and pull the pork hunks out of my soup!
Interesting! "Vegan" here, I completed the camino back in '16, you will have to visit the local tiendas to buy your own food. When you enter areas with a bigger supply of food you'll have to stock up and prepare. If you are serious about your commit to a "vegan" lifestyle you will endure and grow from the challenge. Integrity is staying true to your values, fasting is a spiritual practice. Pro tip, first day to Roncesvalles you will need to carry your dinner from SJPDP or walk the extra 3km after you reach the alburgue to go to the shop as the place you will probably stay doesn't offer vegan options unless they made changes over the past year. Message me if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer anything.Hi folks,
I am due to start the Camino next weekend. I am a vegan though! I wondered do cafes and restaurants serve vegan options? E.g salad with no dairy, chickpea dishes, gazpacho?
If the worst comes to the worst I may have to eat eggs and cheese I guess. I’d rather not but if needs must!
Gracias fellow pilgrims
Pro tip, first day to Roncesvalles you will need to carry your dinner from SJPDP or walk the extra 3km after you reach the alburgue to go to the shop as the place you will probably stay doesn't offer vegan options unless they made changes over the past year.
Didn't see any in the vending machine when I was there. But maybe I didn't look hard enoughThere's also a large vending machine at the albergue in Roncesvalles that has packet foods that you can cook, including some vegan options. We got pisto (a kind of Spanish ratatouille) from there to complement some food that we'd brought from SJPdP.
Wow Karolina! I am excited for this! Thank you for your comment xI've tried some best vegan meals in my life during the Camino! Had a few experiences in the smallest restaurants when chefs were very carrying and offered to improvise and cook random vegan dishes, if there were no options for vegans in the menu. Had some incredible pizzas, vegetable steaks and other food to die for!
I did the Camino Francés last year as a vegan with no problems at all, but I met other vegans and vegetarians who were struggling for various reasons. My wife @Wendy Werneth put together some tips and resources for being vegan on the camino, which you can find (xxx) If you follow these tips you should be fine.
¡Buen camino!
And in case you are heading to Madrid at some point, look how veganism is abundant - https://alternativetravelers.com/ultimate-vegan-guide-to-madrid/
Where is this magical place? ThanksMy best find, Amanecer in Villarmentero de Campos. Not too impressive lodgings from the street, but the best vegetarian meal I had in Spain. The food just kept on coming - I compared it to Thanksgiving dinner in my blog.
On the Francés, a bit past Fromista.Where is this magical place? Thanks
Maybe on the Francés, @jungleboy, but unfortunately that doesn't work so well off the beaten path - remote caminos are largely vegan deserts, no matter how cheerful you are about it.The point is that being positive about what you're going to find as a vegan leads to positive results
Hello. I am vegan and doing the Camino Frances next April. I have, as a result of this impending experience of a lifetime, reintroduced eggs and cheese in moderate amounts and not regularly so as to get used to it. So far so good. Like you I believe our choices will be somewhat limited.Hi folks,
I am due to start the Camino next weekend. I am a vegan though! I wondered do cafes and restaurants serve vegan options? E.g salad with no dairy, chickpea dishes, gazpacho?
If the worst comes to the worst I may have to eat eggs and cheese I guess. I’d rather not but if needs must!
Gracias fellow pilgrims
I'm having a really hard time with the food. I also reintroduced dairy for this occasion. I'm living on cheap quality pastries, fried potatoes, and"salad" that's lettuce, onions, and maybe one half of a tomato. I had such an easy time eating in Italy. For me Spain has been really hard except for Barcelona and Girona. I wish you better luck thank I've had.Hi folks,
I am due to start the Camino next weekend. I am a vegan though! I wondered do cafes and restaurants serve vegan options? E.g salad with no dairy, chickpea dishes, gazpacho?
If the worst comes to the worst I may have to eat eggs and cheese I guess. I’d rather not but if needs must!
Gracias fellow pilgrims
I'm having a really hard time with the food. I also reintroduced dairy for this occasion. I'm living on cheap quality pastries, fried potatoes, and"salad" that's lettuce, onions, and maybe one half of a tomato. I had such an easy time eating in Italy. For me Spain has been really hard except for Barcelona and Girona. I wish you better luck thank I've had.
How did you get on being Vegan on the Camino? I'm half starving, very few options for me or extremely bland.Hi folks,
I am due to start the Camino next weekend. I am a vegan though! I wondered do cafes and restaurants serve vegan options? E.g salad with no dairy, chickpea dishes, gazpacho?
If the worst comes to the worst I may have to eat eggs and cheese I guess. I’d rather not but if needs must!
Gracias fellow pilgrims
How did you get on being Vegan on the Camino? I'm half starving, very few options for me or extremely bland.
Yes, I'm eating an amazing amount of bread, I just needed to be reminded of how gluten intolerant I am. Glad you did okay, I'll eat more salads and fruit, will look around a bit more.Hey! I did okay! I must admit I ate A LOT of mixed salads and breadBut I guess it served as fuel for energy. I also bought nuts, bananas and vegan biscuits from shops whenever I could. Not maybe the healthiest diet but it got me through m. Buen Camino
Yeah, the overcooked pasta with a can of tomato sauce thrown on top can get pretty tiresome. I felt malnourished by the time I finished walking the first time. On the second trek, I used the lists that have been posted of vegetarian friendly places.How did you get on being Vegan on the Camino? I'm half starving, very few options for me or extremely bland.
The Camino does not cater for vegans; even vegetarians find themselves being offered foreign bodies in the soups and salads on the pilgrim menu. You will either have to accept the change in your preferred diet or buy the raw ingredients to prepare your own meal in the albergue, bearing in mind that the pans will have been used for cooking meat. Either way, you’ll survive!
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