With all the discussions of global warming and the fact there are more people now than ever in history the need to reassess our food habits is growing greater. Improvements in scientific techniques means that we are getting better yields from root crops and more meat from animals.
What the long term of these scientific changes will be no one knows but if it is a choice between starvation now and potential health problems I can guess what most people would choose.
The yield per sq km from animals is much lower than that from grain and root crops and this is one argument put forward in favor of vegetarianism. Personally I believe we are omnivores and there is nothing better than a rare steak with a bottle of good wine.
All around Thailand towns and villages are celebrating the annual Vegetarian Festival which occurs at the start of the 9th lunar month. People abstain from eating meet, drinking alcohol and having sex for 10 days.
They say it cleanses you spiritually and physically, a little like golf.
I was thinking of seeing if it works and doing the whole 10 days of abstinence but have realized I have a food and wine tasting on Monday so that kills 2 of the 3 abstinences,
I will have to limit myself to watching the processions and the mediums that are said to be possessed by their ghost guides. Some of them do the weirdest piercings with knives, swords and even steel rods through their cheeks and upper bodies.
If you get the chance you should visit one of these festivals.
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