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Have a vegan friend who you really want to one-up in the food self-restriction game? Then head to Berlin and become part of the burgeoning “Paleolithic diet movement.” That’s right — you can only eat food that our cavemen ancestors had available.
At first glance, Berlin’s Sauvage restaurant looks much like many of the German capital’s other trendy eateries.
But take a closer look at the chalkboard out front and you’ll discover they are embarking on a culinary shake-up that takes its inspiration from the Stone Age.
Proudly announcing a ‘Real Food Revolution – Paleolithic cuisine!’, there is no cheese, bread or sugar available, only fare accessible to our hunter-gatherer ancestors more than two million years ago.
But why stop at the food?
Sauvage, which is also the French word for ‘savage’ or ‘wild,’ is part of the Paleolithic diet movement and claims to be first of its kind in Europe.
That means serving only organic, unprocessed fruit and vegetables, meat, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, and herbs…The truly obsessed build an entire lifestyle around the concept, mimicking caveman-era exercise.This can involve lifting boulders and running barefoot, with some even emulating the blood loss they believe Stone Age hunters might have experienced in pursuit of their dinner by donating blood every few months.
Read more from the Mail Online.