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This Is The First Vegetarian City In The World

Posted on December 29, 2016 By 84 Comments on This Is The First Vegetarian City In The World

Although finding vegan food has become much more easier in the last ten years it’s still a struggle in many cases. Some consider themselves to be fortunate if there’s a vegan section in the supermarket they visit. Others feel very privileged if they should have an entire vegan supermarket around the corner. However, when an entire city decides to go vegetarian and even vegan in some part this is really noteworthy. That’s exactly what happened in Turin, Italy, which became the first “vegetarian city” in the country and probably even in Europe and the world. Turin has always been famous for the winter olympics but has even gained more popularity now for its vegetarian ambience due to its awesome and committed mayor Chiara Appendino who made all of this possible.

Aloud whirring sound emerges from the kitchen at Villa Somis, a high-end Italian restaurant in the hills overlooking Turin. Perhaps it’s a coffee machine, or a prosciutto slicer. But when chef Antonio Chiodi Latini comes out, he’s holding two glasses of light green “vegetable extract”, to wash down our vegan biscotti.

Chiodi Latini is 56, and until three years ago was known in certain local circles for his elaborately presented dishes, such as seafood pasta with edible flowers or perfect cylinders of raw beef. The menu at his new pop-up venture, Chiodi Latini New Food, is no less fancy, but completely free of all animal products.

“My old customers say: ‘It’s amazing how you used to cook, you were good at making fish soup, and lovely meat,” says Latini, who opened for business on the top floor of the elegant villa this summer, having turned vegan himself three years ago for health reasons. “But people want to try new things, and spend an evening eating food that makes them feel good with their own body and soul.”

Turin is famous for cars, football, the winter olympics – and now vegetarianism, after new mayor Chiara Appendino announced plans to turn it into Italy’s first “vegetarian city” earlier this year. Traditional butchers have expressed their horror at the proposals, which include introducing a weekly meat-free day, and teaching schoolchildren about animal welfare and ecology. In my hand, I have the city’s “veg map” for tourists. I’ve come for the tour.

“In Turin, there are now more than 30 restaurants and shops serving vegan and vegetarian food, which for a city this size, is possibly the highest number in Italy,” says Stefania Giannuzzi, the deputy mayor behind the initiative. “We wanted to value and recognise this aspect of the city.”

Vegetarian visitors wandering the streets of the northern Italian city won’t take long to stumble across one of the growing number of new vegetarian delis and cafés. Despite the reputation of the Piedmont region for hearty Alpine fare (one of the most famous local dishes is bollito misto, a stew made from boiled veal, beef and chicken) the choice on offer is impressive.

“Turin has always been at the forefront of things,” says Claudio Viano, who opened the city’s first vegetarian restaurant, Mezzaluna, with his partner Daniele 20 years ago. “Turin and maybe Milan are now the best places in Italy to visit for vegan food,” he says, praising the Slow Food Movement which was set up in the nearby town of Bra.

At L’Articiocc, a café in central Turin specialising in meat-free Ligurian food, a set menu offers three dishes from a selection behind the counter. I go for gnocchi tossed in a delicious red pesto made with ground nuts instead of parmesan, a courgette and quinoa bake and a vegetable focaccia. The dairy-free chocolate and almond torte is less impressive, but Giannuzzi recommends the desserts at another nearby vegan restaurant, Soul Kitchen, instead.

Read the full article at theguardian.com!

Vegan Topics Tags:Chiara Appendino, Italy, Turin, vegan city

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Comments (84) on “This Is The First Vegetarian City In The World”

  1. Lucy Thomson says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    Sophie Parsons

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  2. Mary Connell says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:32 pm

    There is a country or village that by law is vegan can’t remember which one tho

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  3. Erin Summy says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    Matt Reynolds show this to Lizard!

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  4. Tiffinay Parkhurst says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    Milton Sandoval

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  5. Sam Bergstein says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:41 pm

    Marc Hnytka

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  6. Bridgette Vandries-Hobbs says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:43 pm

    Rishikesh is vegetarian

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  7. Bridgette Guerrette says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:46 pm

    Carl Hull

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  8. Jenny Ni Fionnusa says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:52 pm

    Moving to Italy!! Yeah!!!

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  9. Miriam Coix says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:53 pm

    Lilly Chavarria

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  10. Jenny Coyle says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:53 pm

    Rachael Faith Calum Gilligan

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  11. Erica Dewitt says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    Melinda Mirto a town in Italy!

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  12. Naadia Ghani says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    Jovaria Ghani

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  13. Ali Mitchell says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    I love it!

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  14. Sarah Kristen says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:56 pm

    Karli Lawson Maybe let’s move here

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  15. Anataysia Rogers says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    My new home! Wishful thinking .

    Reply
  16. Kelly Lorraine Tuppein says:
    December 29, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    Fernanda Pinho

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  17. Sylvanna VB says:
    December 29, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    I know I will fall in love with Turin. I hope to visit soon …..perhaps move there someday.

    Reply
  18. Ash De Lorenzo says:
    December 29, 2016 at 10:10 pm

    Dee John- we’re moving to Turin- Italy ❤️

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  19. Jan Hooper says:
    December 29, 2016 at 10:22 pm

    Stevie Morgan

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  20. Vicky Neale says:
    December 29, 2016 at 10:26 pm

    Great idea, I visited Ghent in Belgium recently and they promote every Thursday as a meat free day. Apparently Schools and universities don’t serve meat on Thursdays and many restaurants have a vegetarian special.

    Reply
  21. Kaur Raj says:
    December 29, 2016 at 10:42 pm

    Martin Coll @ Laura Beavis Davinder Sandhu

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  22. Carol Hilberg-Lau says:
    December 29, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    Awesome – It’s JUST The Beginning 😉 <3

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  23. Megan Eborall says:
    December 29, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    Aaron Candy pack ur bags

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  24. Aaron Candy says:
    December 29, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    Vegan powwaaaa

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  25. Hand Alison says:
    December 29, 2016 at 10:53 pm

    Think I shall have to go here.. Good excuse!

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  26. Lucy Gowan says:
    December 29, 2016 at 10:57 pm

    James Gowan

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  27. Jessica Stipek says:
    December 29, 2016 at 11:05 pm

    Sophie Stipek this is amazing. We have to go

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  28. Caroline Cross says:
    December 29, 2016 at 11:20 pm

    Vikki Potts

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  29. Amanda Frances says:
    December 29, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    Sylvie Don Mindy Musch Family vacation??

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  30. Steve De says:
    December 29, 2016 at 11:34 pm

    Good luck jd.

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  31. Angel Alexion says:
    December 29, 2016 at 11:53 pm

    Jeremy Mannino lets go

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  32. Karli Lawson says:
    December 29, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    whoooooaa. thats way too cool. the world is changing!

    Reply
  33. Luiza Lovin says:
    December 30, 2016 at 12:12 am

    Christopher Best where we should live for a little bit 😉

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  34. Michelle Delpozo-rodrigues says:
    December 30, 2016 at 12:13 am

    Diane DP a place to check out on the next Italy trip.

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  35. Tim Bradshaw says:
    December 30, 2016 at 12:15 am

    Luke Torkington

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  36. Jeremy Mannino says:
    December 30, 2016 at 12:32 am

    That’s our kind of city!! We need to go

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  37. Christine Coulter says:
    December 30, 2016 at 12:34 am

    So excited that I live in Europe! Headed there very soon.

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  38. Christopher Best says:
    December 30, 2016 at 12:56 am

    I could handle being Italian for a bit lol

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  39. Cheryl Rubina Khoja says:
    December 30, 2016 at 12:56 am

    Karishma Khoja

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  40. Dianna Day says:
    December 30, 2016 at 1:00 am

    Rachel Burns

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  41. Melissa Di Stefano says:
    December 30, 2016 at 1:07 am

    Jonathan Edwards our next adventure?

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  42. Michael Little says:
    December 30, 2016 at 1:19 am

    I’ll have to check that place out after I win the mega millions. 😀

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  43. Nanz Sharma says:
    December 30, 2016 at 1:25 am

    Sounds good.

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  44. Deborah Lynn Most says:
    December 30, 2016 at 1:32 am

    I need to move to Turin, Italy!!!

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  45. Joanne Maxwell says:
    December 30, 2016 at 2:18 am

    Paradise

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  46. A.J. Gough says:
    December 30, 2016 at 2:48 am

    Cai Bright lets go on holiday

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  47. Melody Morgan says:
    December 30, 2016 at 2:53 am

    Ashleigh Swinford Aida Zarei

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  48. Kim McCabe says:
    December 30, 2016 at 3:04 am

    I’ll happily go there. Bonus is it’s far, far away from Trump.

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  49. Cai Bright says:
    December 30, 2016 at 3:57 am

    f**k

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  50. Cai Bright says:
    December 30, 2016 at 3:57 am

    THIS IS AWESOME

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  51. Cai Bright says:
    December 30, 2016 at 3:57 am

    Niamh Mccool ITS IN ITALY

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  52. Beverly Rais Bledsoe Renadette says:
    December 30, 2016 at 4:21 am

    It’s about being Vegetarian, not Trump!

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  53. Jessica Esplund says:
    December 30, 2016 at 5:22 am

    Patrik☺️

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  54. Ana Marrero says:
    December 30, 2016 at 5:38 am

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  55. Les Vivants says:
    December 30, 2016 at 6:00 am

    Yes!

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  56. Christiaan Vrij says:
    December 30, 2016 at 6:41 am

    Marc Mills so this is def a city to add to your travel list 😉

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  57. Reba Summers says:
    December 30, 2016 at 6:46 am

    Keen, Texas is vegetarian or at least it was. I haven’t been there in years.

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  58. Peri Dalkic says:
    December 30, 2016 at 7:54 am

    Sylvana Melendez let’s move x

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  59. Dan Dorrance says:
    December 30, 2016 at 8:09 am

    Wow… that’s one of the biggest cities in Italy

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  60. Robin Dee Watson says:
    December 30, 2016 at 9:00 am

    health IS wealth..

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  61. Gaja Tavčar says:
    December 30, 2016 at 9:17 am

    Hana Tavčar gremo!!

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  62. Thomas Vossos says:
    December 30, 2016 at 10:15 am

    not the first

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  63. Patrik Serobian says:
    December 30, 2016 at 10:47 am

    Vadå är.det varmt där nu?

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  64. Adrian Castillo says:
    December 30, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    Niamh Elliott-Brennan

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  65. Michelle April says:
    December 30, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    Would have loved to read your article but so many pop ups kept blocking my screen I just gave up

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  66. Jo Klüth says:
    December 30, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    Soozi I think we need to move!!

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  67. Lisa Brown says:
    December 30, 2016 at 1:55 pm

    Christen Salach

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  68. Febee Starr says:
    December 30, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    Jessica Garcia Lim bucketlist

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  69. Jessica Besseling says:
    December 30, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    Jessica Moses I want to go there in July with u!!!

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  70. Stephanie Seaholm Finkelman says:
    December 30, 2016 at 4:18 pm

    Talita Trygsland

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  71. Sonia Stringer says:
    December 30, 2016 at 5:35 pm

    Sasha Bhullar

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  72. Patrik Serobian says:
    December 30, 2016 at 6:39 pm

    a*så? fan va du kan om italien då 😛

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  73. Lilith de Ville says:
    December 30, 2016 at 6:53 pm

    Ben!?!?!?!?

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  74. Linda Smith Stephens says:
    December 30, 2016 at 8:30 pm

    A dream come true!

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  75. Munisha Savania says:
    December 30, 2016 at 10:23 pm

    Reena Gohil … wow

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  76. Munisha Savania says:
    December 30, 2016 at 10:25 pm

    We should seriously … girls reunion … xx

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  77. Margie Smile says:
    December 30, 2016 at 11:03 pm

    Tamara Skok

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  78. Hayley Cole says:
    December 30, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    Louisa Aubry Khwaja

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  79. Jaanki Jivram says:
    December 31, 2016 at 12:10 am

    Omg love it!!!!!

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    January 1, 2017 at 8:41 pm

    Tonya Castro Luis Veganz Sandy Rae Scott Brittany Scott Annabelle Lee Betsy Zivkovic

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  81. Luis Veganz says:
    January 1, 2017 at 9:06 pm

    Wow !!!

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  82. Johnson Michelle says:
    January 1, 2017 at 9:48 pm

    I want my family and me move there, one day.

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  83. Cecily Saunders says:
    January 4, 2017 at 8:45 pm

    Just yes Bridget Cambridge!! That is the dream ❤

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  84. Anonymous says:
    January 10, 2017 at 9:47 am

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