= Meat-eating Japanese Buddhist monks reinventing vegetarian zen =

Japan’s ancient vegetarian mealBBC8 September 2020http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/2020090 … arian-meal • Shojin ryori is a vegetarian, spiritual cuisine perfected by Buddhist monks over centuries   Often called “devotion cuisine”, shōjin ryōri was developed by monks, but has recently found its way from temple restaurants to Tokyo’s Michelin-star tables. Both minimal and plentiful, it is often associated with austerity; however, dedicated […]