20 'Vegan' Restaurants in Suwon, Check the City Website

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 20th that it will provide information on 'vegan restaurants' or 'restaurants handling vegan menus' among food and beverage establishments in the city for vegetarians.

Vegan restaurants are establishments that serve menus without animal-based foods such as meat, fish, eggs, and milk. Vegan refers to strict and complete vegetarians who eat nothing other than plant-based foods such as vegetables, fruits, and seaweed.

The city recruited businesses handling vegan menus through public announcement in March. Subsequently, after investigating the establishments' menus (meals or confectionery and baked goods), sales formats, and whether they can accommodate foreign customers, it selected 20 businesses including general and casual dining establishments.

The city distributed designated vegan restaurant signage to the selected businesses. Restaurants and bakeries are marked so that citizens can check business information and use the services. It is also possible to identify whether certain establishments handle only some vegetarian food items on their menus.

Detailed information about vegan restaurants can be found on the city website (www.suwon.go.kr) under 'Information by Category → Environment and Greenery → Sanitation → Vegan Menu Handling Businesses'.

Jung Yong-gil, head of the Sanitation Policy Division at Suwon City, said, "The number of people who favor vegetarian food is increasing," and "We will continue to discover vegan restaurants so that we can provide information about establishments considering diverse food cultures for Suwon citizens and visitors."