Yes, I believe those chickens and cows and ducks and fishes are meant to be eaten. Not eating them is against the law of nature, is a form of disrespect to life itself. For those poor beings would just die, wasted. *drama*
Nonetheless, back in Zurich we had a lunch in a vegan restaurant called HILTL. It is located on Sihlstrasse, just a couple blocks away from the shopping district, Bahnhoffstrasse. My dad mistook the place as a Thai restaurant because there's 'curry' written on the board.
You see, the thing with traveling with your parent is different taste. My dad constantly looked for something that's resembled 'nasi' while I was walking around munching chestnuts and waffles.
Anyway, this restaurant, HILTL, was pretty interesting. Aside from serving animal-free dishes, which is extremely rare here in Indonesia, they sell them based on the weight. Everything on the buffet is sold by 4.5 CHF per 100 grams.
So you put everything you want on the plate -> put the plate on the scale -> you'll receive a note of how much your lunch weighed and how much you're gonna have to pay.
HILTL also turned out to be the oldest vegetarian restaurant in Europe. It was built in 1898 by Ambrosius Hiltl. It is said that he was diagnosed with arthritis and the doctor back then advised him to try vegetarian diet. His health improved and so the restaurant was founded.
I personally liked it here. I liked the ambient. I liked the dining experience. And I thought the dishes were good. My dad was not very fond of it, the seasoning was too plain for his standard. But at least they served 'nasi kuning'.
