With the summer come new recipes and gastronomic proposals to appease the heat. It is at this time that the seasonal vegan appears. The consumer or diner who prefers to switch to the plant world in the summer season. Some do it with the flexitarian formula that consists of greatly reducing animal protein even though they consume some of this type of protein. Others directly prefer to be seasonal summer vegans.
And it is that vegans are becoming more and more, whether seasonal or permanent. The number of vegans in Spain and in Europe does not stop growing. Currently more than 13% of Spaniards consider themselves vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian which means an increase of 33% compared to the same period of the previous year.
All of this leads to an increase in the range of vegan dishes in restaurants to offer more alternatives to the diner. It is estimated that the increase in vegan dishes in Spanish restaurants is 25% compared to the proposals of the previous year. The fact that there are a large number of tourists in summer looking for restaurants or proposals of this type encourages restaurants to complete their offer with this type of dish.
Summer the best time for seasonal vegan
The greater offer of fruits and vegetables that there is in the market during the summer months make the gastronomic proposals for the vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian more suggestive. A great example is the consumption of salads that are made with fruits, vegetables and legumes. And most importantly, they are taken cold, which makes them very appetizing at this time of year.
This trend for a meal with less animal protein seems set to continue. In this way, the moment when more people access the vegetable proposal is, without a doubt, summer. The importance and link between health and food encourages consumers towards this path. Also the awareness for animal welfare and the reduction in the consumption of animal protein together with a more responsible production with the environment linked to the consumption of energy and water move the consumer to try these vegan proposals.
