The shop is the first of its kind in the country

The shop boasts a wide selection of vegan products (Photo: Instagram)

An all-vegan supermarket opened in Seoul, South Korea last week, as part of the country's

burgeoning vegan movement.

Vegan Space

The shop,

Vegan Space, is in the Haebangchon district of the Soul - which has a population

of 10 million.

Vegan Space's offerings include plant-based products such as soap, canned goods, cereals, pasta, and

nondairy milks - all of which consumers can take home in environmentally friendly shopping bags.

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South Korea now hosts multiple vegan festivals annually (Photo: Instagram)

On the rise

Veganism is

a movement on the rise in South Korea - despite the fact that it was labeled

one of the world's 'worst countries' for vegan by Huffington Post just four

years ago.

The country

is now host to a number of vegan festivals each year, a growing number of plant

based restaurants, and - as of last week - the nation's first fully vegan

grocery store.