Today, with more and more vegetarians, vegetarian restaurants and vegetarian dishes are becoming more and more popular. However, in recent years, some catering enterprises have been exposed to the phenomenon of adding meat ingredients to vegetarian dishes. Among them, the incident of beef grain metamorphism in Haidilao has become the most striking one.

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In February p>2118, a netizen broke the news on Weibo, saying that while eating hot pot in Haidilao, he found shredded beef, which was suspected to be added with animal ingredients. Subsequently, netizens sent the beef granules for testing, and the results showed that they contained chicken protein.

once this incident was exposed, it caused widespread concern and discussion. Haidilao immediately issued a statement saying that because the supplier made mistakes in the production process, the beef granules were doped with chicken protein. And said that suppliers will be strictly inspected and managed. In addition, Haidilao also said that all the dishes will be comprehensively tested to ensure the safety and quality of the dishes.

Revealing the phenomenon of pseudo-vegetarianism in the catering industry

The exposure of the incident of beef grain metamorphosis in Haidilao made people pay attention to the phenomenon of pseudo-vegetarianism in the catering industry. Pseudo-vegetarianism refers to adding meat ingredients to vegetarian dishes, or adding vegetarian ingredients to meat dishes to reduce costs or improve taste.

The phenomenon of pseudo-vegetarianism exists firstly because some catering enterprises have adopted this method in order to reduce costs. Vegetarian raw materials are often cheaper than meat raw materials, and the price of vegetarian dishes is usually lower than that of meat dishes. Therefore, in order to reduce costs, some catering enterprises will add meat ingredients to vegetarian dishes in order to obtain higher profits.

Secondly, the phenomenon of pseudo-vegetarianism is also related to the demand of consumers. The number of vegetarian restaurants is increasing, but the number of vegetarians is not increasing at the same time. Therefore, in order to attract more consumers, some catering enterprises will add vegetarian ingredients to meat dishes to meet the needs of some consumers.

How to avoid the phenomenon of pseudo-vegetarianism

In order to avoid the phenomenon of pseudo-vegetarianism, consumers can adopt the following methods:

1. Choose catering enterprises with high credibility. Catering enterprises with high credibility usually pay more attention to the quality and safety of dishes.

2. Choose a catering enterprise with vegetarian certification. Vegetarian certification is a way to prove the quality and safety of vegetarian dishes in catering enterprises.

3. cook vegetarian dishes at home. This can ensure the quality and safety of dishes.