To encourage people to follow a healthy lifestyle and help save the planet, Switzerland will go vegetarian for one day on 1 October, SwissStainable Veggie Day. More than 1200 local restaurants and businesses will participate in making this effort a success. Offering only vegetarian menu for one day. SWISS will participate in Veggie Day on October 1, 2022 by offering only vegetarian meals to business class passengers. All restaurants in Edelweiss, the McDonald’s chain (173) and 14 restaurants at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) will also be included. Eat vegetarian food for a day.
Major nutrition and eco-research studies conducted over the years have concluded that a vegetarian diet is vital to advancing the sustainability of our planet. It has been proven that vegetarian dishes generate less CO2, therefore, the more companies that participate, the greater the impact.
Why Celebrate Swissstainable Veggie Day?
According to a study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, if everyone in Switzerland ate a vegetarian diet just one day a week, we could save the equivalent of 3.7 billion kilometers of car emissions in just one year – 90,000 times that of Earth’s orbit. Is. ,
In 2020, the Swiss population bought 52 percent more plant-based meat substitutes than in the previous year, and this number will continue to grow every year. This growing global need for more vegetarian menu options provides a great opportunity for Swiss culinary experts to revamp their menus, making Switzerland an even more attractive tourist destination for global travelers.
Trivia: Did you know that Restaurant Hiltel, founded in Zurich in 1898, is the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world?
what to expect?
Tourists and locals alike are invited to celebrate World Vegetarian Day and enjoy a sumptuous vegetarian feast together in a creative way. On SwissStable Veggie Day, it goes without saying that vegetables will be the star of the show. All participating restaurants and hotels in Switzerland will develop an exclusive vegetarian menu to showcase the most versatile and diverse range of locally grown and sourced vegetables. All you need to remember is that every time you eat a vegetarian diet, you are contributing to a more sustainable world!
“Switzerland has always offered a complete culinary experience for every kind of traveller, which is why it is also a popular destination for Indians. We believe in everything including vegetarianism and will be in Switzerland on October 1st. Everyone will be able to experience some of our best traditional vegetarian dishes such as raclette, fondue, Wallace vegetable cake cholera or Ticino’s polenta as well as the popular resti (made from grated potatoes). In addition, the Swiss chefs also offer a wide variety of high-end dishes. The series will prepare quality vegetarian and vegan dishes,” said Ritu Sharma, deputy director of Switzerland tourism.
Trivia: Even a genius like Albert Einstein, himself a proponent of vegetarianism, once said, “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances of existence of life on Earth as much As much as for the development of a vegetarian diet.”