767: Asian Vegan cooking with Hannah Che and Chef Danny Bowien
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
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The Origins of Chinese Vegetarian Cooking
The roots of the cuisine are found in Taoism and also like the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. But then around 280, that's when Buddhism entered the country. And I think the Chinese interpretation of the teachings were that you cannot kill animals or harm life,. Or it's like if something has been killed or ready, like I think monks used to like beg for alms, you can partake of the food.
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