The Vegetarianeong hye and her husband are ordinary people dutiful wife and mild mannered office worker. One day, prompted by grotesque recurring nightmares, Yeong hye decides to become a vegetarian. But in South Korea, where vegetarianism is almost unheard of and societal mores are strictly obeyed, it is a shocking act of subversion. Yeong hye's passive rebellion rapidly manifests in ever more bizarre and frightening forms, from sexual sadism to attempted suicide,