Eating Vegetarian and Vegan in Spain
Order meat-free food in Spain, explain what you don't eat and survive a family lunch built around ham.
Spain is getting easier for vegetarians, especially in cities, but ham, chorizo and meat stock hide in many traditional dishes, and older relatives may think tuna doesn't count as meat. The menú del día rarely labels anything, so you need to ask. The cards follow a lunch at a Valencia restaurant and a Sunday meal with a friend's grandmother.
- 1
Soy vegetariano, ¿qué puedo comer del menú?
I'm vegetarian, what can I have from the set menu?
- 2
¿Las lentejas llevan chorizo?
Does the lentil stew have chorizo in it?
- 3
¿Está hecho con caldo de carne?
Is it made with meat stock?
- 4
¿Me lo podríais hacer sin chorizo?
Could you make it without chorizo?
- 5
Mi hermana es vegana, así que tampoco huevo ni lácteos.
My sister is vegan, so no eggs or dairy either.
- 6
¿Qué diferencia hay entre vegetariano y vegano?
What's the difference between vegetarian and vegan?
- 7
Los vegetarianos sí comen queso y huevos.
Vegetarians still eat cheese and eggs.
- 8
Los veganos no comen nada que venga de un animal.
Vegans don't eat anything that comes from an animal.
- 9
Para mí el atún también cuenta como carne.
Tuna counts as meat too, for me.
- 10
No te preocupes, ya me lleno con la guarnición.
Don't worry, I'll fill up on the sides.
- 11
¿Las croquetas son vegetarianas?
Are the croquettes vegetarian?
- 12
Las de espinacas sí, las de jamón no.
The spinach ones are, the ham ones aren't.
- 13
Llevo cinco años sin comer carne.
I've been vegetarian for five years.
- 14
No echo nada de menos la carne.
I don't miss meat at all.
- 15
Lo dejé por los animales y por el planeta.
I gave it up for the animals and the planet.
- 16
¿Ni un poquito de jamón?
Not even a little bit of ham?
- 17
Huele de maravilla, pero la carne me la salto.
It smells amazing, but I'll skip the meat.
- 18
Ahora hay un montón de sitios veganos en la ciudad.
There are loads of vegan places in the city now.
- 19
Tengo que vigilar el hierro.
I need to keep an eye on my iron.
- 20
La próxima vez te hago una paella de verduras.
Next time I'll make you a vegetable paella.