1. Vegetarian cuisine

2. Vegetarian cuisine refers to food that meets vegetarian standards by not including meat and animal tissue products. For lacto-ovo vegetarianism (the most common type of vegetarianism in the Western world), eggs and dairy products such as milk and cheese are permitted. For lacto vegetarianism, the earliest known type of vegetarianism (recorded in India), dairy products such as milk and cheese are permitted.foodvegetarian standardsmeatlacto-ovo vegetarianismWestern worldeggsdairy productsmilkcheeselacto vegetarianismIndiadairy productsmilkcheese The strictest forms of vegetarianism are veganism and fruitarianism, which exclude all animal products, including dairy products as well as honey, and even some refined sugars if filtered and whitened with bone char.veganism fruitarianismanimal productshoneysugarsbone char

3. Probably one of the most annoying questions a vegetarian gets is, "So what do you eat?" Types of vegetarian diets When people think about a vegetarian diet, they typically think about a diet that doesn't include meat, poultry or fish. But vegetarian diets can be further categorized into three types: Vegan diets exclude meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products — and foods that contain these products. Lacto-vegetarian diets exclude meat, fish, poultry and eggs, as well as foods that contain them. Dairy products, such as milk, cheese, yogurt and butter, are allowed in a lacto-vegetarian diet. Lacto-ovo vegetarian diets exclude meat, fish and poultry, but allow eggs and dairy products. Some people follow a semivegetarian diet — also called a flexitarian diet — which is primarily a plant-based diet but includes meat, dairy, eggs, poultry and fish on occasion or in small quantities.

4. Vegetarian diet pyramid A healthy diet takes planning, and a food pyramid can be a helpful tool. The vegetarian pyramid outlines food groups and food choices that, if eaten in the right quantities, form the foundation of a healthy vegetarian diet.

5. Foods used in vegetarian cuisine Food regarded as suitable for vegetarians typically includes: Cereals/grains: maize, hempseed, corn, wheat, rice, barley, sorghum, millet, oats, rye, triticale, buckwheat, fonio, quinoa; derived products such as flour (dough, bread, pasta, baked goods).Cerealsgrainsmaizehempseedcornwheatricebarley sorghummilletoatsryetriticalebuckwheatfonioquinoaflourdoughbreadpastabaked goods Vegetables (fresh or pickled); derived products such as vegetable fats and oilsVegetablespickled vegetable fats and oils Fruit (fresh or dried)Fruitdried Legumes: beans (including soybeans and soy products such as tempeh, tofu, soy milk, and TVP), chickpeas, peas, lentils, peanuts)Legumesbeanssoybeans tempehtofusoy milkTVPchickpeaspeaslentils peanuts Tree nuts and seedsTree nutsseeds Spices and herbsSpicesherbs Other foods such as seaweed (however seaweed is considered inedible by some strict vegetarians for the same reason it can be considered as non-kosher by some: the possibility that various tiny animals may be found adhering to it).Food suitable for several types of the vegetarian cuisine:seaweed Dairy products (milk, butter, cheese (except for cheese containing rennet of animal origin), yogurt (excluding yogurt made with gelatin), etc.) – not eaten by vegans and pure ovo- vegetariansDairy productsmilkbuttercheeserennetyogurtgelatin Eggs – not eaten by vegans and pure lacto-vegetarians Honey – not eaten by most vegans

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