Guide to being Vegetarian and Vegan in Shanghai

It is possible to be vegetarian and even vegan in China and be satisfied

I lived in Shanghai for two years and didn’t miss Indian food a single bit. They have a grand variety of cuisines and flavours: Shanghai, Hunan, Yunan, Beijing, Canton, and Xingjian cuisines, among others, most of which taste nothing like Indian Chinese. Before I left, I was under the impression that it would be really difficult to be vegetarian in China. I’m not vegetarian but I go through phases of being vegetarian and spent 6…