Your Say – A light chat with Nancy L

中文版

Nancy in Hangzhou

Annie@SHVC: Hi Nancy, where do you come from and how long have you been in Shanghai?
Nancy: I’m from the US. I lived in Shanghai for two years.

Annie@SHVC: So are you a vegetarian or vegan?
Nancy: I’ve been a vegetarian for about 20 years. I was vegan before I moved to Shanghai, but found it quite difficult in China. Most Chinese people don’t understand even what being vegetarian means, so trying to explain a vegan diet seemed impossible.

Annie@SHVC: What exactly turned you into a vegan?
Nancy: ethical reasons.

Annie@SHVC:Do you find it difficult to eat vegan food in Shanghai compared to the States? What kind of challenge have you met?
Nancy: Yes! As I said, communicating a vegetarian diet to local Chinese people was very difficult. And the natural foods that I was used to in the US were hard to get in Shanghai, especially since I don’t speak much Chinese to be able to explain what I want or to use Taobao.

Annie@SHVC: Tell us a bit about your experience as a host of Shanghai Veggie Club.
Nancy: I had a great time hosting events for the Shanghai Veggie Club. Everyone is so friendly; we had some really amazing dinners together. It was nice to be able to hang out with like-minded people.

Annie@SHVC:Last but not last least, what is your fav vegan dish or restaurant in Shanghai?(name a few if you don’t have just one)
Nancy: Hm… The only totally vegan restaurant that I know of is Annamaya. Their food is pretty good, but I wouldn’t call it outstanding. Better is the vegan menu at Lapis Thai!

 
与南茜.L的一次轻松交谈
译者：Dreamer
校对：Scarlette

Annie@SHVC: 你好南茜，你是从哪来的，在上海多久了？
Nancy: 我来自美国。在上海住两年了。

Annie@SHVC: 那你是非严格素食主义者还是纯素食主义者？
Nancy: 我成为一名素食主义者已经20年了。搬来上海之前我是纯素食主义者，来了中国后发现保持纯素很难。大部分中国人甚至不理解素食主义意味着什么，所以很难向他们解释什么是纯素饮食。

Annie@SHVC: 是什么使你转变为纯素食主义者的？
Nancy: 道德因素。

Annie@SHVC: 你是否发现相比在美国，上海比较难吃到纯素？你碰到过什么样的挑战？
Nancy: 太对了！我之前也有说过，跟本地的中国人表述清楚素食很难。而我在美国习以为常的天然食物在上海很难找到，特别是我说不了太多中文来解释我要什么，而不会中文的话用淘宝也很难。

Annie@SHVC: 多给我们讲讲你作为上海素食俱乐部主办者之一的体验吧。
Nancy: 我很开心能组织上海素食俱乐部的活动。每个人都很友好。我们一起吃过几顿很棒的晚餐。能够和志趣相投的人一起出去真好。

Annie@SHVC: 最后，在上海你最喜欢的纯素的一道菜或餐厅？（如果不止一个的话可以多说几个）
Nancy: 额…我唯一知道的纯素餐厅是尔苑咖啡厅。他们的食物很好，不过我不会称之为出色。比他们更棒的素食餐厅是藏珑泰极。