The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is just around the corner. Asian people around the world celebrate this grand festival with goodies, family reunions, parades, splendid fireworks, and cultural performances. Consisting of diverse ethnic groups. Singapore celebrates the New Year Festival with blended traditions and cultures. In this cheerful season, the Singaporean people also enjoy wonderful variations of delicacies from different regions and sometimes new fusion invented by creative people. Today, we are delighted to have Chef Law Bee Tiong to share with us how to make the Singapore-style Longevity Red Turtle Cake and Fragrant Pan-Fried Radish Cake. Impressive! These local delicacies will surely bring a smile to anyone who enjoys them. Let’s make a wish together for a vegan world where all beings will co-exist in peace, beauty, and compassion.

Today’s episode from our series, “Building a Peaceful Planet for All Beings,” will feature the Lewandowski family, as a showcase of the dedicated citizens of the inevitable dream world we are building. Kristine, a 13-year-old vegan, competitive swimmer and animal lover from Switzerland has been a vegetarian/vegan since she was born. “It is rather easy, because everybody supports me and also, I have friends everywhere, who are also vegan.” As a nutritionist, Sonja shares some tips for all moms, on how to manage with vegan children. “The first tip I can give is that when a child comes and says: ‘I want to eat vegan!’ then it is entirely OK. And nowadays, the switch to a vegan diet is very easy. There are more and more (vegan) products, in restaurants, everywhere you go. It is possible to eat vegan. The second tip I can give, is that you can look up recipes on the internet, so you can convert your family’s favorite recipes into vegan dishes.”

My name is Annie. I’m 11 years old, which is equivalent to almost 80 years old in human age. But I look much younger and vibrant still. That’s because I enjoy a healthy, wholesome vegan diet. Ten years ago, on a cold winter night, I came to the door of two loving human beings, and they adopted me. And they are both vegans, which makes me very happy. Now, New Year is just around the corner, and my human kids are going to make some yummy vegan treats for the whole family. Are you drooling already? Today you're in for a real treat because we’re going to show you how to make two kinds of rolls – the Rainbow Veggie Roll for your canine companion, and the Vegan Matcha Cream Roll for your human friends.

The Japan Vegetarian Awards (JVA) began in 2016, with the aim to praise individuals as well as groups and companies who have been actively working for promoting, developing, and innovating vegetarianism in Japan. In 2016, Mr. Atsuto Ono, CEO of Somenoya Tofu Company received the award for his efforts to bring Meat Free Monday into the Japanese society, including numerous government offices. At the third JVA in 2018, Loving Hut Japan in Tokyo received one of the awards for the Café Restaurant category. Mr. Keiji Kidokoro, recipient of JVA Artist Award 2017, is a world champion chainsaw wood sculptor. The Vegetarian Awards are also levering the power of social media to more deeply impact a wide range of sectors of society. The 2019 winner of the Public Figure Award is an exemplar of such social influence. The recipients of The Vegetarian Awards who will be honored are not limited to only Japanese people living in Japan. 2019 saw a couple of foreigners receiving the awards.

I am very happy today to bring you a number of highlights from 2019! 2019 has been another great year, marked by headlines trumpeting the vegan lifestyle. We have seen amazing movements in the vegan food industry, with Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger both reaching sales beyond expectations through the big fast-food chains like McDonalds, and Burger King who are rolling out vegan burgers in every one of the 7,300 outlets in the USA. It’s been an amazing year so far, with so many exciting, positive things and kind actions and awareness happening around the world! Greta Thunberg is a dedicated young environmentalist, who is petitioning the politicians around the globe to immediately address climate change through her “Skolstrejk for Klimatet,” (School Strike for Climate) a movement that has gained worldwide momentum on this urgent matter. So I hope you take heart. Remember to be vegan, and help all your friends and family do the same.

We are grateful for Heavenly blessings each passing day as we count down to Christmas when we honor the birthday of Lord Jesus Christ. As we commemorate the significance of this great Noble Saint, we honor His teachings and rejoice. Turrón, a nougat-like bar, is an exquisite traditional dessert from Spain, a perfect offering for your family and friends in this holiday season. Today, Spanish vegan actress Esther Méndez and her adorable daughter, Amor, who has been vegan since birth, would like to present two variations of this treat: Almond Coconut Turrón and Chocolate Hazelnut Turrón.

Based on the consensus of the scientific community at large, animal agriculture is the leading cause of the climate emergency. That is why for the first target during its two-week-long October Rebellion event in October 2019, Animal Rebellion chose UK’s oldest and largest meat market, London’s Smithfield Meat Market. The second place it demonstrated at was the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). It asked the government to end subsidies for the livestock and fish industries, to encourage farmers to switch to growing crops, and to help them with the transition. “Please, we ask you, consider the world you want to leave behind for your children. We hope you’ll join us in this fight for peace, freedom, and a better, brighter future.”

Today, Chef Shon Sang-young will introduce another popular dish, which is well loved by their customers. "I've been vegan for ten years. I became vegan because I didn’t want to live at the expense of any animals. I was so happy when Loving Hut Songchon opened in the nearby area. 'Bean Sprouts Bibimbap' is my favorite here. It’s full of vegetables, so deliciously cooked." Bibimbap is a traditional Korean dish, a rice bowl topped with various vegetables and chili paste. Loving Hut Well-being Songchon makes bibimbap with organic brown rice topped with vegetables and served with a side dish - Korean-style vegan BBQ beef, also known as Soy Bulgogi. Let’s watch the cooking demonstration.

Animal Rebellion was established in June 2019 by eighteen leading social justice groups in the UK, broadly known as the Rebellion Alliance. Both groups, Animal Rebellion and Extinction Rebellion, plead with the government to declare climate change as an emergency, to act with urgency to slash emissions to “net-zero” by 2025, and to set up a citizens’ assembly with legislative power. "Animal Rebellion’s goal is a world where all animals, all beings are free from exploitation and oppression.… We all need a stable climate to survive. And Animal agriculture is the leading cause. …So, the only way we can address the climate emergency is by first addressing the animal emergency, and the strategy that we’ll be using will be non-violent direct-action civil disobedience. When we do these actions, we really force the public to listen, and to hear this narrative that we are telling."

Today, we are going to visit Loving Hut Well-being Songchon located in Songchon-dong, north of Daejeon. This cozy and neat Loving Hut was opened ten years ago by Chef Shon Sang-young. As the name “Well-being” suggests, the restaurant seeks to provide customers with a healthy menu using carefully selected ingredients. Every dish in the Loving Hut uses purified clean water. We use Andean salt that is free from heavy metals and fine plastics, and specially-made bamboo salt. And raw sugar instead of refined sugar is used. I make my own sunflower seed oil, such as sesame oil and perilla oil. I also make soybean paste, soy sauce, and red pepper paste twice a year with carefully selected beans and salt. Now, Chef Shon will demonstrate two popular dishes served at Loving Hut Well-being Songchon, Perilla Seed Noodle Soup, and Cold Bean Soup with Rice Noodles.

"It is humans who have been creating global warming. I think that the campaign to stop eating meat altogether will be a catalyst for the Earth to get back to its original state. I hope that gradually people will be able to change their diet to vegetarian." With loving and wise leaders such as Her Excellency Miyuli, and bold, noble steps by the government, we are encouraged to see Japan join its rightful place as a world contributor in ethics and responsible governance. In response to the growing inquiries from customers for vegan and vegetarian food, many companies have launched various kinds of plant-based products in Japan. As one of the leading countries in the beauty industry, Japan also offers a great selection of vegan skincare and makeup products. Being a top fashion hub in the world, Japan also has vegan brands of shoes and bags.

As we will learn today, Japan has more recently accelerated the vegan trend. Indeed, it is becoming increasingly easy to find vegan cuisine to satisfy your taste buds, across the major cities in Japan. You can even find a vegan café and vegan noodle shop at Haneda and Narita International Airports! As we delve into the history of veg and vegan food in Japan, is that traditionally, for over 1,200 years, Japan’s agricultural and dietary practices were deeply rooted in a spiritual and mostly plant-based way of life. In Japanese, “ryori” means cooking or cuisine, and “shojin” coming from the Sanskrit word “vyria,” meaning to have goodness and keep evil away. Shojin Ryori has become a very important part of traditional and modern Japanese culture.

For this coming Thanksgiving, would you like to treat your friends and family with a delicious and nutritious vegan pie? It is awesome! Reverend chef Beth love will continue to show us how to make the healthy and delicious Chai Pecan Pie. “Baked pies are delicious. But usually to get a baked pie crust, you have to put a lot of fat in it, which is not necessarily good for human health. So, I like to make a raw nut crust because then the fat is in the nut, so it’s healthy for humans. We’re going to use almonds, pecans. We’re going to use a little bit of dates.”

In today’s show, we’ll introduce you to the fun part of the event, with contributions from artists, both professional and amateur. Let’s first check out the Costume Contest. The event organizer also arranged programs performed by professional artists who are waiting to treat us. Other than the stage program, there was also a table exhibition which included 40 exhibitors at the 2019 Veggie Pride Parade. About two thirds of them are grassroots organizations. It is very encouraging to find new grassroots organizations sprouting up every year. Indeed, the vegan landscape has changed so much compared to what it was a decade ago, thanks to all the heroes that we saw in the show and many others who have adopted a vegan lifestyle that benefits all.

As the founder of "Eat for the Earth," she devotes her time and energy to this social movement that collaborates with institutions to adopt policies and practices to promote an environmentally sustainable plant-based lifestyle to protect all life on Earth. With the Thanksgiving holiday season just around the corner, Reverend Chef Beth Love will demonstrate a creative, colorful, tasty, and nutritious eight-layer pasta salad for the Thanksgiving gathering. The eight-layer pasta salad is going to have four different types of raw vegetable pasta and three different sauces plus some things on the top. And it's going to be a showstopper on your Thanksgiving table.

“The Veggie Pride Parade in New York City is a forum for ideas, we are talking about the virtues of being a vegan.” Every year, the event organizers work hard to compile a list of speakers, in order to keep up with what’s going on in the vegan community. The speakers range from vegan elites who play key roles in driving recent events, to grassroots leaders and people running vegan businesses, to media and professionals. It’s very informative to hear about veganism from different perspectives, covering issues such as environmental protection, animal agriculture, and nutrition. Today, we will showcase some speakers from the Veggie Pride Parade of recent years.

Particularly in Âu Lạc (Vietnam), coconut not only elevates the fried and stew dishes but is the main ingredient in almost all the sweet soups and vegan cakes. We now invite you to watch the making of the appealing 5-Colored Sweet Soup and Vegan Coconut Rice Cake in our program today. Making the 5-colored sweet soup consists of three steps. The first step is to cook the soup. Let's make the vegan jelly! Now, we'll be making the tapioca strings. Add some roasted peanut, shredded jackfruit, and coconut meat. Then pour the sweet soup on top. Now, we're completed the 5-colored sweet soup! Next, sister Mai will demonstrate how to make steamed coconut rice cake-one of the traditional cakes in Âu Lạc.

Veggie Pride Parade (VPP) NYC was inspired by the VPP in Paris. The cheerful and party-like gathering sets a peaceful atmosphere for the veg movement. Veggie Pride Parade in New York City was awarded “Event of the Year” in 2008 and 2009 by VegNews and has been the favorite veg event ever since. Parade participants are encouraged to dress up in costumes and wear sign boards announcing their pride in their veg lifestyle. We want people to see us and be like, “Yeah, we want to be a part of this group – they look good, they smile, they have fun, they’re happy. That’s what veganism is all about.”

In Sanskrit language, coconut means “the tree which provides all the necessities of life.” Coconut juice can be consumed fresh as is, or used in cooking. The flesh can be used fresh or dried in various confectionaries and desserts such as macaroons, coconut pie, etc. We can easily make coconut milk ourselves, buy or prepare finely grated coconut flesh, then mix it with warm water. Lightly squeeze the grounded coconut flesh to extract the milk. There are many useful household products that can be made from the coconut shells such as bowls, lanterns, water ladles. They’re very sturdy and eco-friendly! In summer, using dried coconut leaves to build a roof for a house or temporary shelter can help residence keep very cool.

Today’s educational show takes you on a tour of one Formosan company’s innovative and scientific mission to transform the humble soybeans into a wide range of culinary vegan delights. Wellsun Health International established in 2011 in Taiwan, We have the honor to meet the founder, Mr. Yang Wen-Yu to find out why he decided to specialize in the vegan protein industry. "It is not meat that tastes good, it’s the seasonings that make things delicious. As long as you find the right combinations, you can create the desired flavors That can be accepted by consumers. Therefore, we need to study Materials Science, and find the best matching proportions."