Growing up on the coast of Norway, Miriam Tunge´s dad always used to bring home fresh fish, shrimps and crabs to cook for dinner.

 

She used to love seafood, but after watching a documentary a year ago about veganism, she decided to take the full step and stop consuming any animal-based products.

 

To Miriam, it is the animal welfare that made her go vegan, and even though there are some humane ways to slaughter animals, she doesn´t think it´s fair to kill them just for the purpose of food.

 

“I was thinking even though we may do it (slaughter) a little bit better in Norway compared to other countries, that’s still not an excuse for me”

 

She moved to Australia six months ago to live with her boyfriend whom she met when they were both attending an international vegan conference. 

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Between 2014 and 2016 there was a 92% increase in the number of vegan food launched in Australia, and Miriam reckons it´s not only easier to find vegan options at supermarkets, but also at restaurants.

 

After moving to Wollongong she has discovered that there are always one or two vegan and/or vegetarian options if you go out to eat, while where she is from there are several restaurants that don’t even have a vegetarian option on the menu.

 

If you ask your waiter at a restaurant in Haugesund if they can make you a vegetarian meal, they will most likely say yes, but Miriam thinks it´s strange how it is so much easier being a vegan in Wollongong, compared to Haugesund.