Two opposite words - one shop with some delicious food.
One Christchurch woman has created an ironic vegan butchery which has seen a rise in customers with the growth of veganism.
Flip Grater, along with her husband Youssef Iskrane, created the butchery, Grater Goods, last year. She said she saw a need with the influx of vegans throughout New Zealand and in particular, Christchurch.
“When I became vegan, it was a very fringe idea. People didn’t really understand… I used to carry my own soy milk around from cafe to cafe and asked them to make me a coffee, because they didn’t have any non-diary options.”
Grater is a 5th generation butcher, and said she wanted to create something that is a nod to her family's history.
The Sydenham butchery is located in a concrete building but with the number of customers rising, they have new plans to create a full butchery shop and cafe.
Grater and her husband have a three-year-old daughter who has been vegan her whole life. Grater admits she is now at an age where is wants to try non-vegan foods which is a challenge - but knew this time would come.
The vegan cafe also shows you don’t have to spend a ridiculous amount to be vegan.
“All the cheapest foods are vegan,” Grater explains, “all your veggies, legumes and simple foods are the cheapest options.”
