The Vegetarian Festival is one of the most anticipated festivals in Bangkok among both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. It is celebrated on the 9th month of the Chinese Lunar calendar, where yellow flags can be found at restaurants and street stalls across the city showing that they participate in the festival, vegetarian foods are served.
Due to its Chinese origins, the Bangkok Chinese communities have a belief that anticipating in the Vegetarian Festival is a great opportunity to pay homage to the nine gods who descend from heaven to absolve sins of human beings. Today, Yaowarat area (Bangkok China Town) serve some of the most creative vegetarian dishes that are made with tofu and mushroom that also allure many non-religious participants opt to go pure vegetarian during this period of time for health reasons and culinary enjoyments for the distinctive flavors and textures of these creative vegetarian delights that taste actually like real meat.