I cannot seem to find where I can add carrots to my profile. How can I add carrots?

I think you’re just supposed to write it in your bio?

I cannot believe it was that easy!! Thank you. I thought there was a special button or something

The #[impactchallenge](hashtag-6624ef397be7c6bf66360ec5) counts?

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#### Welcome to the Carrot Club. As our community continues to grow and you keep making a positive impact through donations, we want to celebrate those wins. Our new milestone recognition program celebrates the most devoted members on the platform. 

#### The Carrot Club has six levels, and you can unlock each after hitting a certain amount of donations. As you keep reviewing more vegan dishes and products, you’ll progress to the next level in the Carrot Club.

#### **Carrot Club levels** 

#### Level 1: donations between $500-$999.

#### Level 2: donations between $1,000-$4,999.

#### Level 3: donations between $5,000-$9,999.

#### Level 4: donations between $10,000-$49,000.

#### Level 5: donations between $50,000-$99,000.

#### Level 6: donations over $100,000.

#### If you are a Carrot Club member, we encourage you to boast a little. Head to your profile and add the carrot emoji. Add the number of carrots for the level you have attained. 

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#### Whether you're just starting out or at level three, your efforts are making a positive impact by saving animals or taking part in social causes through our charity partners, and we'll be cheering you on! We can't wait to see how many carrots you've collected. 

#### For more information on Carrot Club, read [here](https://www.awards.abillion.com/carrot-club).





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#### Welcome to the Carrot Club. As our community continues to grow and you keep making a positive impact through donations, we want to celebrate those wins. Our new milestone recognition program celebrates the most devoted members on the platform. 

#### The Carrot Club has six levels, and you can unlock each after hitting a certain amount of donations. As you keep reviewing more vegan dishes and products, you’ll progress to the next level in the Carrot Club.

#### **Carrot Club levels** 

#### Level 1: donations between $500-$999.

#### Level 2: donations between $1,000-$4,999.

#### Level 3: donations between $5,000-$9,999.

#### Level 4: donations between $10,000-$49,000.

#### Level 5: donations between $50,000-$99,000.

#### Level 6: donations over $100,000.

#### If you are a Carrot Club member, we encourage you to boast a little. Head to your profile and add the carrot emoji. Add the number of carrots for the level you have attained. 

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#### Whether you're just starting out or at level three, your efforts are making a positive impact by saving animals or taking part in social causes through our charity partners, and we'll be cheering you on! We can't wait to see how many carrots you've collected. 

#### For more information on Carrot Club, read [here](https://www.awards.abillion.com/carrot-club).





 Introducing the Carrot Club. Here’s everything you need to know.

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#### Te damos la bienvenida al Carrot Club Club. Nuestra comunidad crece cada día y tú sigues creando un impacto positivo a través de tus donaciones ¡es hora de celebrar estos increíbles logros! Nuestro nuevo programa de reconocimiento celebra a los miembros más entusiastas de la plataforma.

#### El Carrot Club tiene seis niveles, y puedes desbloquear cada uno cuando alcanzas una cierta cantidad de donaciones. A medida que publicas más reseñas de platos y productos veganos, podrás ir avanzando al siguiente nivel.

#### **Niveles del Carrot Club**

#### Nivel 1: donaciones entre $500-$999.

#### Nivel 2: donaciones entre $1,000-$4,999.

#### Nivel 3: donaciones entre $5,000-$9,999.

#### Nivel 4: donaciones entre $10,000-$49,000.

#### Nivel 5: donaciones entre $50,000-$99,000.

#### Nivel 6: donaciones sobre $100,000.

#### Si ya eres miembro del Carrot Club, te invitamos a compartirlo con la comunidad. Agrega el emoji de la zanahoria en tu perfil. Suma el número de zanahorias de acuerdo al nivel que hayas alcanzado. 

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#### No importa si estás recién comenzando o si ya desbloqueaste el nivel tres. Cada vez que donas a alguna de nuestras organizaciones asociadas estás creando un impacto positivo. ¡Tienes nuestro apoyo! Nos emociona mucho ver cuántas zanahorias has recolectado.

#### Para obtener más información sobre el Carrot Club, haz click [aquí](https://www.awards.abillion.com/carrot-club).

#### This article has been translated into Spanish by [@heymacarena](https://www.abillion.com/users/heymacarena). View the article in [English](https://www.abillion.com/articles/introducing-the-carrot-club-heres-everything-you-need-to-know).


¡Conoce nuestro nuevo Carrot Club!

Here’s how you can support your fave brand. 

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#### Attention abillion community! We’ve introduced a new feature that helps you to highlight important aspects of sustainability in your reviews. Now you can support your favorite brand and discover new ones. 

#### How does it work? After writing your review, scroll below to **Sustainability Factors** to pick the hashtag relevant to the brand of the product or dish you’re reviewing. 

#### **See also:** [Introducing the Carrot Club. Here’s everything you need to know.](https://www.abillion.com/articles/introducing-the-carrot-club-heres-everything-you-need-to-know)

#### **Familiarize yourself with our new hashtags**

#### **[#locallysourced](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/locallysourced)** - This dish features ingredients that are locally sourced. It's beneficial because it can boost the local economy, support agriculture within your locale or the farmers market, and, most importantly, lower travel-related emissions. 

#### **[#zerowaste](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/zerowaste)** - This restaurant operates under a zero-waste policy. 

#### **[#ecotakeout](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/ecotakeout)** - Support a restaurant that practices an eco-friendly approach to takeouts. Dishes are packaged waste-free, which means they can be recyclable or reusable. 

#### **[#organic](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/organic)** - This dish is made with organic ingredients.

#### **[#minorityowned](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/minorityowned)** - A member of a minority group owns this business. Supporting minority-owned companies goes a long way because it helps strengthen local communities, create more job opportunities and close the wealth gap.

#### **[#womenowned](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/womenowned)** - ​​This business is women-led. When you support women-owned businesses, you invest in their economic development, gender parity in commerce, and the economy's overall growth. 

#### **[#lgbtqowned](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/lgbtqowned)** - Supporting LGBTQ+ owned businesses promote inclusivity and economic empowerment

#### **[#unsustainable](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/unsustainable)** - This restaurant does not practice sustainable practices and has products that can cause environmental damage. 

#### **[#palmoilfree](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/palmoilfree)** - This product is palm oil-free.  

#### **[#biodegradable](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/biodegradable)** - The materials used in this product are biodegradable, hence reducing wastage. 

#### **[#recyclable](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/recyclable)** - The materials in this product can be recycled. 

#### **[#upcycled](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/upcycled)** - This product was made with recycled or reusable materials. 

#### **[#reusable](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/reusable)** -  The packaging of this product can be reusable. Some examples are glass bottles, boxes, containers. 

#### **[#ecopackaging](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/ecopackaging)** - This product uses environmentally friendly packaging. 

#### **[#fairtrade](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/fairtrade)** - A certification system that ensures a fair standard in producing and supplying a product. This affects farmers, workers, and shoppers. It can mean safe working conditions, fair pay rates for workers, and high-quality, ethically produced products for shoppers. 

#### **[#ethicallymade](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/ethicallymade)** - This company ensures that no child labor or forced labor is involved; they pay fair prices to workers, adopt fair trade practices, provide good working conditions, and respect the environment. 

#### **[#compostable](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/compostable)** - This product is compostable, which means materials can be broken down into non-toxic elements. When a product is compostable, it helps to reduce the carbon footprint. 

#### Let’s do our part to save the environment and the planet in the long run. The way to alleviate animal suffering, sustain the environment, prevent world hunger, support social justice, and improve health is to embrace a compassionate vegan lifestyle. Every effort counts, including using and supporting sustainable brands committed to reducing carbon emissions. Go green!





Introducing our sustainability hashtags and what they mean

Love this article thank you! Especially the rice recipe, wondering if I can use that for any kind of rice?

“Japanese people say, we eat with our eyes,” says Nakamura in observing the 72 micro seasons.

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#### For most of us, there are four distinct seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. For Japan however, the traditional Japanese calendar divides the year into 72 micro seasons. For Momoko Nakamura, author of Plant-based Tokyo, [eating vegan in Japan](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/plantbasedjapan) means eating what is offered during each micro season.

#### “In Japan, it’s about the season and our connection with nature. It’s about our relationship with the flora around and how we’re experiencing that season.”

#### **See also:** [A vegan guide to Hong Kong](https://www.abillion.com/articles/a-vegan-guide-to-hong-kong)

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Photo: [Sunil Naik](https://unsplash.com/photos/hkLOXLA8QEA)

#### **See also:** [How Woodstock Farm Sanctuary gave 5000 farmed animals a new home](https://www.abillion.com/articles/how-woodstock-farm-sanctuary-gave-5000-farmed-animals-a-new-home)

#### This philosophy is expressed in her book and shapes the way she views [veganism](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/vegan) in Japan. We caught up with Nakamura to learn more about her work, Japan’s plant-based movement, and how [rice](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/rice) should move like waves in the sea while cooking.

#### **Could you share with us a bit more about your book, Plant-based Tokyo?**

#### Plant-based eating in Japan is what eating is in Japan. Japan is incredibly seasonal, which is the fundamental philosophy behind Plant-based Tokyo. It is conversations with or mini-biographies of plant-based chefs throughout [Tokyo](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/tokyo), understanding what they think, who they work with, and how they work with their hands, the tableware that they use, the farmers they work with, and the fermenters they work with — who are all the people, places and things that pass through their work as they're creating their piece of art, which is the food on the plate. So what each of them do is essentially work in rhythm with the micro seasonal calendar. 

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Photo: Momoko Nakamura

#### **Tell us more about the selection of chefs – was there a certain profile that you were looking for, and why?**

#### It's not just people making [vegan food](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/veganfood), but I specifically chose chefs working in rhythm with the micro seasonal calendar. Then, we as the diners can benefit from the work they do because the vegetables, grains, or the legumes of that season are the ripest, and we can enjoy them at their peak. 

#### For example, a tomato made by nature is warmed by the sun, and it feeds from the rain. But so many tomatoes are made in greenhouses. That allows you to eat tomatoes midwinter, but when they're not actually in season. If they're not absorbing nature's rhythm of the sun and rains and are in a boxed-off environment, then we're not on the receiving end of the deliciousness in a tomato that has been part of this natural rhythm.

#### In my opinion, the chefs who think about the micro seasons and are aware of them and can incorporate them into their work make the most delicious food. 

#### **What’s a common misconception people have about veganism in Japan?**

#### I think the misconception is that if you're strictly [vegan](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/veganin2022), you're probably thinking, do I want to eat this broth, for example. Broth in Japanese is dashi, a word commonly used around the world. But dashi can mean many different things; depending on the region of Japan, the type of dish you want to create lets you make different dashi. 

#### So even in western cooking, sometimes you want to use a beef broth, but then sometimes you want to use veggie stock for something else. It’s the same thing. Sometimes you want to use a sea vegetable-based broth like a Kombu-based broth. Sometimes you want to do a combination of Kombu and mushroom.

#### I think the misconception is that dashi equals animal products, but there’s plenty of different dashi types made using sea vegetables, plants, and [mushrooms](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/mushroom).

#### **A lot of people don’t strongly associate Japan as a particularly vegan-friendly country. Are there any interesting trends to take note of?**

#### I think the trend is color because Japanese people say, we eat with our eyes. Also, with your eyes, you're able to recognize the season. For example, if you see lighter shades, like mint greens, yellows, and whites, then you know that you are in the early parts of spring. And so, depending on the color palette, you can feel that season. Every season is colorful, but a different shade of color. 

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Photo: Momoko Nakamura

#### In Japan, one type of eating is Teishoku, meaning one tray with different dishes. So essentially, on one tray, you can see the season's colors. I think it's also the growing number of people who want to post photos on abillion or their social media, wanting to take a picture and share with their friends. It's more enticing to see it colorful.

#### It's like the rebirth of Teishoku. Teishoku used to be old school. It's a thing with [rice](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/brownrice) and [miso soup](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/misosoup), and with a few side dishes, and that's it. But it's like, there's this new kind of love and renewal for Teishoku. Because it can showcase the assortment of colors, you know? And instead of having one dish, it's almost like a painting. And you can have all these shades and flavors in one tray.

#### **Adding onto the previous question, are there any trends based on different generations in Japan?**

#### ​​There's definitely a younger demographic entering the plant-based conversation. But then, once you start following the thread, you realize [Japanese food](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/japanesefood) was always traditionally plant-based. We incorporate a lot of preserved and fermented methodologies into cooking, which is very plant-based and adds a lot of umami flavor to vegetarian dishes. And so, I think Japanese cuisine, in general, is very conducive to delicious plant-based cooking. 

#### Secondly, there's a growing demographic of young mothers who have just given birth. They have never thought about eating well before, but now they have children, so they begin to study cooking and healthy eating. 

#### Then there's a third demographic of an older population, in their 60s, 70s, and beyond, who feel so much better eating plant-based [Japanese food](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/asianfood). They've gone the steaks and fried chicken route, and now they're back to eating Japanese plant-based food because it feels nice to them, and they can digest it. 

#### **Earlier, you went by the name Rice Girl. What was the reason behind this moniker?**

#### For several years, I was working on a project called Rice 100. Initially, it was creating 100 different types of rice blends, meaning different types of rice varietals based on the traditional Japanese micro seasonal calendar.

#### Every year, I made 24 different types of blends. So for example, in midwinter, I would choose varieties that were dense and mochi-like. For summers, it would be lighter and fragrant, like basmati. I wanted to highlight the breadth and depth of Japanese rice across the country side, and get people thinking about what it means to select rice. 

![rice1](https://imagedelivery.net/olI9wp0b6luWFB9nPfnqjQ/res/abillionveg/image/upload/otkryojxzjppcsn18xdo/1644553618.png/w=700)
Photo: Momoko Nakamura

#### Rice is the staple of the Japanese table, but many people weren’t thinking about questions like: What am I buying? What am I eating? And so, when people are buying their rice, I want them to think about whether they’re buying organic, which area in Japan are they buying from, what sort of varietal do they want, and will this match to the dishes they want to make during that season? Rice 100 was a project where I was attempting to reconnect Japanese people with their staple ingredient.

#### **What is the best way to cook brown rice?**

#### The best way is with an earthen pot which allows the temperatures to rise very high. It's also shaped to boil in a very exuberant way, and the rice can move. So the rice is not sitting at the bottom but moving in that cradle, which creates a lot of air between the rice grains.

#### When you don't have a proper cooking appliance, the rice bits get mushy at the bottom or part of the top. When the rice comes to a boil at the beginning, it needs to breathe and dance and move about. A _donabe_ would be a good place to start when cooking rice. 

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Photo: Momoko Nakamura

#### To cook brown rice, I have a trick of remembering, and that's spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

#### **Spring**: At the beginning, you have it on medium heat. Once it comes to a boil, it takes about 10 minutes because it's on medium heat. Then I add a little bit of sea salt, not for flavor but to match the energies of the earth to that of the sea.

#### Japan is said to be made of mountains and seas because it's an island country. Everything that we do needs to connect and combine the energies of the land and the sea. So when we're making rice, which is an energy of the land, we bring in a little bit of energy from the sea too.

#### So when the rice finally comes to a boil during springtime on medium heat, I add a little bit of energy from the sea. 

#### **Summer**: Then I turn it to high heat, which is summertime. Soon, it starts boiling. The rice moves like big waves in the sea, and you let that go for about one minute. 

![rice1](https://imagedelivery.net/olI9wp0b6luWFB9nPfnqjQ/res/abillionveg/image/upload/xfajjdr9jpie76scdyez/1644549489.png/w=700)
Photo: Momoko Nakamura

#### **Autumn**: Now, you finally put the lid on for the very first time, and you turn the heat to low; this is autumn. You cook for about 30 minutes and let it be on very low heat for 30 minutes. 

#### **Winter**: After 30 minutes, you keep the lid. Let it sit for 15 minutes and afterward, you can open and fluff the rice.

#### **Recommend us some of your favorite vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Japan and why so.**

#### I have shared with you one place for dinner, another for drinks, and the third for dessert. Each of the spots are uniquely [Japanese](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/japanese), playing to the rhythm of the traditional Japanese micro seasonal calendar, and celebrating the colors, flavors, and textures of the seasons.

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Photo: Momoko Nakamura

#### **[Wataru](http://sobawataru.com/)**

#### Saké with highly seasonal side dishes. Topping off your meal with your choice of [soba](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/soba) noodles, made with buckwheat based on the varietal and region that is most delicious that microseason.

#### **[Shubiduba](https://www.shubiduba-tsukiji.com/)**

#### Natural wines and sakés paired with your favorite fermented nibble. Inquire about Japanese makers and their techniques from the incredibly knowledgeable staff.

#### **[Wagashi Kunpu](https://www.wagashikunpu.com/english.html)**

#### Japanese sweets made with seasonal [fruits](https://www.abillion.com/hashtags/fruits) and vegetables. Each dessert is paired with saké or tea, taking you on a taste experience across the Japanese countryside.










Introducing the Carrot Club. Here’s everything you need to know.

Welcome to the Carrot Club. As our community continues to grow and you keep making a positive impact through donations, we want to celebrate those wins. Our new milestone recognition program celebrates the most devoted members on the platform.

The Carrot Club has six levels, and you can unlock each after hitting a certain amount of donations. As you keep reviewing more vegan dishes and products, you’ll progress to the next level in the Carrot Club.

Carrot Club levels

Level 1: donations between $500-$999.

Level 2: donations between $1,000-$4,999.

Level 3: donations between $5,000-$9,999.

Level 4: donations between $10,000-$49,000.

Level 5: donations between $50,000-$99,000.

Level 6: donations over $100,000.

If you are a Carrot Club member, we encourage you to boast a little. Head to your profile and add the carrot emoji. Add the number of carrots for the level you have attained.

For more information on Carrot Club, read here.

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