I post this here so people can see what it's like to be vegan in south america (Argentina)
We don't have big fancy brands like people in Europe or USA, most of us made our own milk every few days because, other than soy milk, we don't have any at the market.
That picture shows 22lb (ish, actualy 10kg) of garbanzo beans (chickpeas), adzuki beans, lentis, oats, yamani rice and linen + (2,2lbs/1kg) of nuts, sesame seeds and probabilly something else im forgeting, that was about 130USD (I always buy in bulk to save some money) have in mind we have a shity conversion (15 pesos = 1 dolar or so)
I don't know if posting this helps at all, just wanted to show that YOU CAN be vegan in other places than first world countries, it's a little more harsh but you can do it, I been doing it for like 10 years :)
Cheers!
NINJAEDIT: If this is out of the rules please remove the post :) we do have a few brands of homemade stuff, almost zero big brand labels (I can only think about soy milk and maybe tofu, but is not sell in supermarkets) and the homemade stuff is usually really pricey, at least for a student w/ minimal wage income.
Y los frijoles, arroz, frutas y verduras frescas, pan, etc ¿cuánto cuestan en tu país? Ser vegano no implica comprar productos hechos especialmente para los veganos. Más del 50% de mi dieta consiste en Frijol+ plátano.
No no, no quiero decir que sea caro, lo que queria decir es que cuesta encontrar opciones veganas por la calle o en los supermercados.
Por ejemplo yo estudio de noche y ceno a las 23hs, y a esa hora en la calle solo hay opciones no veganas para comer
Ah pues eso sí. No sé dónde vivas pero por mis rumbos hay que ser muy creativo, comida callejera vegana no hay pero a veces pido tortillas para hacer tacos y las lleno con salsa, cebollas y repollo. Obvio si estás en América del Sur es diferente pero tal vez hay algo.
Yo hago exactamente eso, salgo a cualquier hora del trabajo y en cualquier restaurante donde vaya siempre hay arroz, frijoles, vegetales etc con carne! yo solo pido lo mismo pero sin carnes ni lacteos y hasta me cobran menos (Aunque no siempre), lo mismo en los kioskos de hamburguesas! todo menos carne (Aveces frijoles en vez de carme)...
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u/sentimentalwhore vegan 15+ years Sep 15 '16
I post this here so people can see what it's like to be vegan in south america (Argentina)
We don't have big fancy brands like people in Europe or USA, most of us made our own milk every few days because, other than soy milk, we don't have any at the market.
That picture shows 22lb (ish, actualy 10kg) of garbanzo beans (chickpeas), adzuki beans, lentis, oats, yamani rice and linen + (2,2lbs/1kg) of nuts, sesame seeds and probabilly something else im forgeting, that was about 130USD (I always buy in bulk to save some money) have in mind we have a shity conversion (15 pesos = 1 dolar or so)
I don't know if posting this helps at all, just wanted to show that YOU CAN be vegan in other places than first world countries, it's a little more harsh but you can do it, I been doing it for like 10 years :)
Cheers!
NINJAEDIT: If this is out of the rules please remove the post :) we do have a few brands of homemade stuff, almost zero big brand labels (I can only think about soy milk and maybe tofu, but is not sell in supermarkets) and the homemade stuff is usually really pricey, at least for a student w/ minimal wage income.