Shojin ryori is a cuisine made without meat or fish, based on the Buddhist principle of forbidding killing. The food is prepared using locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, with care taken to minimize waste.
It is also important to cook with the people who will be eating it in mind. For this reason, there is a wide variety of dishes, many of which are visually stunning.
Here we have compiled a list of syukubo (temple stay) that are popular for their shojin ryori cuisine, sorted by region.
