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Ive been Veggie since 93, i came back from backpacking around the world and 8 months in Australia ( i must admit i met a fair few Vegans and Veggies on my travels ) and got home and my mum said " what shall we have for super, a Indian " so we did, just as i am about to walk to get it, my mum had some " hidden camera tv show " on Channel 4, now back them C4 was all about shock,it was in a abattoir, i watched them fire a bolt into a cow, it didnt kill it so they fire another, it was still trying to escape as they machete'd the cows front legs it was grim as hell, As my mum was about to order a curry, i said to her, Mum i'll have prawn curry, so that was it, 1 prawn curry, next weekend the lads went out to welcome me home, ended up in canton in a curry house and i ordered a prawn curry again, got into a discussion about me now lasting as a Veggie and why eat prawns as they were alive aswell, so i ditched the prawn and had Veg curry, so many people told me it was a fad and i would never last, it'll make me ill, the more they told me that, the more i dug in and after 6 months, that was it, i was a forever pale pasty skinned Veggie who had smelly farts
back them it was fairly hard to be Veggie, now its very easy
to the shape of food, i dont agree with killing animals to eat, but i like a burger, sausage, bacon, we have paella with Veggie prawns, now its been a long time since i had real prawns, but the look and texture of the veggie type are how i remember them
The impossible burger for me a little too real, the texture looks like meat, you bite into it and red beetroot juice comes out
We had a " steak " on the weekend, once again, beetroot is used to be the blood and can be cooked rare etc if you like that thing
Now i dont preach my " veggie-ness " as i couldnt care if people eat meat, doesnt bother me on a night out, 2 weeks ago, we went out with friends and the other couple both had steaks, only objection i had was the split bill, £15 for our main each, £28 for the steak, i felt slightly robbed
My 2 girls are veggie aswell, they were born veggie, when they could be told that " see that moo cow in the field, thats where meat comes from " they made a decision to continue as a veggie, now the people who say Veggies cannot be healthy should see them doing sports, i can honestly say that being veggie hasnt held them back in that aspect
BBQ Jackfruit pulled pork for tea tonight
See all you Morrisey haters he is a visionary and a lovely man ( meat is murder ) from 1983
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfALBlOHmco
cheese pizza ( of the kids menu ) or veggie burger used to be the norm
funniest one for me, and this was only 3 years ago, went to a fairly nice " gastro pub " , they had a stuffed peppper ( which i hate ) or a mushroom risotto , sounded great, i ordered it, came out with shavings of parmesan cheese on, now this isnt Veggie, so back it goes, its listed as Veggie on the menu, so i somewhat expect it to be veggie, out comes a new plate ( or the same with the cheese removed, i will never know ) the chef comes out and offers his apologies, fair enough, now my food is getting cold ( in hindsight its a good job i will not eat till the chef or server has left the table ) as he explains how some veggies as happy with parmesan cheese, as he is chattin, my wife asks his how the rice is made, oh he says " i always use chicken stock " , i ended up with a starter of garlic bread and that was it
But again BlueMatt it’s all about the vegan grub “Looking like meat”
Why would you want a beetroot steak with beet juice or replica blood?
I can’t knock it cos I haven’t tried it but the fake mock meat I don’t understand?
You don’t eat meat fine - but why have plant based replica products?
I know I’m thick but I just can’t get my head around it!!
its just a familiarity, we think of a burger as a round patty shape, a steak is a lump of meat shape, a prawn a prawn etc etc
The blood thing as i said is a little too far, but i guess as its a meat substitute, its made to look like meat
i wouldnt care what shape it is, as long as it tastes nice and has some nutritional value
At last we have an answer from a poster - who is a bona fide Veggie may I add which makes complete sense - FAMILIARITY
that’s it!!!
Vegans or Veggies eat plant based food which is purposely made to look like meat products purely based on FAMILIARITY!!
Thank you BLUEMATT or from now on you’ll always be in my eyes “The Wise Old Man From The Himalayas’’.
I salute you sir 😃👍
Maybe because some people who are veggie or vegan still like the look, texture and taste of meat but eating it goes against everything that they believe in, nothing wrong with that. People vape to replicate smoking and some people drink non alcoholic drinks that are supposed to taste like alcoholic drinks, it's probably because they enjoyed drinking and smoking at certain times but don't want to put the shit into their body so they replicate the action as closely as possible.
Considering you probably shop in a supermarket and that 99% of the meat there ( same in Ireland) is conveyer belt stuff, one is then left to make the choice....
Be true to the sadness you feel for these creatures, show some compassion and mettle, a bit of integrity and reject these products.
Or just give in to your desires....because you are weak.
Whether or not you eat a quorn chorizo after that is incidental and arbitrary.
The pigs wont hold it against you I can assure you.
Cheese is dairy
Most vegans eat it
It’s the other mob that only eat nuts and pulses that don’t eat cheese 🧀
Except the italians- their mozzarella is made from a buffalo
Fecking confused cos I am? 😂
What about eggs?
And why do we have Chocolate eggs at Easter?
The Easter Bunny has never laid an egg in its life 🤔
So do vegans eat chocolate eggs?
most cheese ( from the UK ) is Veggie, in the EU ( especially in the EU ) and USA, its a lottery
parmesan isnt though ( gorgonzola isnt either ) they contain calf rennet in the ingredient, they cannot be called parmesan or gorgonzola if they do not contain the calf rennet ( as a side note, if you are veggie and want parmesan cheese, you can by veggie " hard cheese " )