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Peking duck
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Vegetarians & Vegans
China has a long history of Taoist and Buddhist philosophers who abstained from eating
animals, and vegetarianism can be traced back over 1000 years. But try telling that to your
waiter when he brings out a supposedly pristine veggie or tofu dish decorated with strips
of pork or chicken. The majority of Chinese have little understanding of vegetarianism
and many consider it a strange Western concept.
