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Vegetarian Dining in the Caribbean

For vegetarians, dining out presents manyso you'll be able to pick and choose. Sample
challenges; finding vegan choices can be evenmenus are generally posted on a resort's
more frustrating. Add travel to the mix andwebsite, so logging online may be one way to
you've got a potential recipe for disaster.do a bit of investigative work. Still, it's a
While the Caribbean's abundance of seafoodgood idea to check with the resort before
will suit pescetarians, discovering truebooking to find out how veg-friendly they
vegetarian meals requires a bit more work.are.Higher-end resorts are often more
Fortunately, a little research before you goconscious of serving healthy food, including
will help find dining choices which are notvegetarian dishes. Some of them use locally
only suitable but delicious.If you'regrown and/or organic items in their cooking.
planning to take a cruise, you're in luck. AEven if you can't afford to stay there, you
number of cruise lines offer vegetarianmay be able to eat at their restaurants. For
options, a complete vegetarian menu, or caninstance, the Sugar Mill Restaurant at the
make you special dishes on request. CelebritySugar Mill Hotel (British Virgin Islands) is
Cruises has received rave reviews for theira local treat that's worth the trip. Voted
excellent gourmet vegetarian cuisine, which"The Best Restaurant in the Caribbean" by
tailors meals to diners' needs. NCL and Royalreaders of Caribbean Travel & Life, this
Caribbean also rank highly with vegetariangourmet restaurant's ever-changing menu
passengers. Carnival Cruise Lines, on thealways offers several vegetarian dishes and
other hand, may be one to avoid. Althoughits atmosphere makes it a great place for a
they offer one vegetarian item per menu andspecial night out.Meat-free travelers
claim they can accommodate vegetarianinterested in visiting the Dominican Republic
requests, they don't have a dietician onshould consider Sirenis Hotels, which have an
board, so their ability to make changes isall-vegetarian restaurant at their Punta Cana
limited. For vegans, this can be a bigresort complex. Comprised of Sirenis Cocotal
problem. One vegan reports that she wasBeach Resort and Sirenis Tropical Suites, the
assured before the cruise that her diet wouldvegetarian restaurant seems to be on the
be no trouble; however, all she couldall-inclusive plan of Tropical Suites but not
actually eat was bread, lettuce, and anCocotal Beach Resort. If you prefer to stay
occasional baked potato. When booking aat Cocotal, check with them to find out if
cruise with any company, tell them you'reyou'll be able to eat at the vegetarian
vegetarian or vegan and ask any questions yourestaurant.As far as specific countries go,
may have about menu offerings.Land-lubbersJamaica is veggie heaven. Because
may find the easiest way to assure a varietyRastafarians are vegetarian, options abound.
of vegetarian choices is to stay at a resortThe key word to remember is "Ital," derived
with several restaurants. The Sandals chain,from "vital." Ital cooking uses pure, organic
for example, includes up to eleven eateriesingredients, and is essentially vegan.
at each location. Their menus typicallyHowever, some dishes may contain honey, so if
include at least one vegetarian option inyou don't eat honey be sure to ask about it.
each category. While that may sound limiting,In fact, Ital is a good word to look out for
resort menus tend to change frequently, oftenanywhere, as Ital food can be found in other
nightly. Resorts also usually have a buffet,countries, too.



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