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[email protected]) 1 STUDENTS HANDBOOK (DRAFT) MODULE 1 1. Historical background vegetarianism After studying this chapter you should be able to ● explain the most important historical landmarks with regard to vegetarian diets ● compose dishes for the different variants of vegetarian diets ● identify problematic ingredients for guests adhering to one of these diets ● explain who eats vegetarian diets Table: History of Western Vegetarianism in Quotes Even though the term “vegetarianism” is not mentioned before the middle of the 19th century in the western world, animal products, especially meat, were rarely available for the majority in most of the societies in history. Typical was a largely plant-based diet with occasional animal products like dairy and eggs. Additionally to these © Copyrights by the consortium of EuroVeg. All rights reserved.