sometimes i just don’t want to litigate it with people I just met at social events with food, awhile ago i was doing a short term job with some conservative boomer who thought even the vegetarianism was dangerous for me bcs he knew a gay couple who ‘got very ill from never eating meat’ a few decades ago.
[Picture is a late 16th / early 17th century painting called ‘The Vegetable Seller’ I saw a few years ago and was thinking about recently - English Heritage article about its restoration process: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/audley-end-house-and-gardens/history-and-stories/vegetable-seller/]
edit: for the record i am actually lactose intolerant + was unaware for years and cutting out dairy was probably the best dietary decision i’ve made from a pure personal health standpoint and my day to day quality of life
Aren’t those covered by vegetarianism? How is it even possible to make fish / oyster sauce without killing any fish or oysters?
The most common type of vegetarian still eats dairy and egg; they just don’t prefer flesh. It’s wrong to assume vegetarians are opposed to all animal ingredients. In practice, if you order at a restaurant, it is necessary to be clear that no animal product should be added. Condiments don’t always register as “meat” to non vegans
You’d be surprised. We checked the “vegetarian” option (bc apparently vegan isn’t possible) on our kids daycare menu and they still wanted to give them fish. I love their teacher who raised a stink in the kitchen about it though.