To mark it, the Vegetarian Society have produced a free recipe booklet aimed at new veggies, called Meat-Free Made Easy.
The recipes are online too at vegsoc.org/nvw or contact the Vegetarian Society on 0161 925 2000.
Among the best sources of quality vegetarian food are ethnic restaurants. Another Altrincham institution, Dilli, with its ayurvedic health principles, offers fascinating Indian vegetarian choices.
If you require a classic ethnic veggie cookbook, look no further than Vegetarian Dishes From The Middle East. Like the rest of Syrian-born Arto de Haroutounian's delectable cookbooks, it has been long out-of-print.
Now on June 4 Grub Street are re-printing it at £14.99. The Syrian-born polymath/artist, who died aged 47 in 1987, founded a chain of Armenian restaurants in the Manchester area.
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