Why you vegetarians are STILL EATING CHICKEN, DUCK, FISH, PORK, MUTTON etc
Very often I (and most likely many vegetarians) have been questioned by others ( especially non-vegetarians ) as to why vegetarians , ( since we have chosen not to eat animal meat) , are still eating and enjoying dishes like vegetarian chicken, vegetarian duck , vegetarian fish, vegetarian beef meat , vegetarian ( all kinds ) of animal dishes and why the many vegetarian restaurants are selling and serving such " animal " dishes ?
They teased and laugh and mock and pass many very sacarstic remarks about this.
Everytime I get a question like this , I will reply with the following :
(1). The seller have to be business minded and they have to come up with all kinds of creative names in their menus , in order to attract a bigger customer base ( including non vegetarians,) in order to sustain viability of his commercial outfit. The vegetarian population / customer base is still limited and will not be able to give the business owner enough business to sustain business continuity and feasibility . Therefore the vegetarian " animal " menus and dishes is mainly to satisfy and attract the non vegetarians, rather than the vegetarians The " name" of the dish is after all only a word and a sales marketing promotion tactic.
(2). . For the person eating, it is better that the person is eating a dish, with a animal name but actually the ingredients are vegetarian. This is definitely much better for the person, ( and also the animals and the planet) . Much much better than if the person is eating a actual real animal dish.
(3). Real vegetarians who are eating the " animal " named dish is not attracted at all by the name , they are not eating the dish because of the name. The name does not affect them at all . They understand very well that the seller can call it any name so as to attract, promote and step by step convert / attract nonvegetarians to vegetarian
In most situations, I know and sensed that the person is only asking for " fun" and trying to self justify for being a non vegetarian. In such cases, I will not take his questions seriously and just laugh his question away and take it with a pinch of salt .
In all my situations, the above is more than enough to make the questioner " shut up" and sometimes actually feel embarrassed that he have asked in the first place.
Have you similar experiences of being questioned about vegetarian " animal " dishes ? How have you handled it. Do share it with all of us so that we can learn and most likely come up with a very creative long list and maybe jokes that we can share and use.
They teased and laugh and mock and pass many very sacarstic remarks about this.
Everytime I get a question like this , I will reply with the following :
(1). The seller have to be business minded and they have to come up with all kinds of creative names in their menus , in order to attract a bigger customer base ( including non vegetarians,) in order to sustain viability of his commercial outfit. The vegetarian population / customer base is still limited and will not be able to give the business owner enough business to sustain business continuity and feasibility . Therefore the vegetarian " animal " menus and dishes is mainly to satisfy and attract the non vegetarians, rather than the vegetarians The " name" of the dish is after all only a word and a sales marketing promotion tactic.
(2). . For the person eating, it is better that the person is eating a dish, with a animal name but actually the ingredients are vegetarian. This is definitely much better for the person, ( and also the animals and the planet) . Much much better than if the person is eating a actual real animal dish.
(3). Real vegetarians who are eating the " animal " named dish is not attracted at all by the name , they are not eating the dish because of the name. The name does not affect them at all . They understand very well that the seller can call it any name so as to attract, promote and step by step convert / attract nonvegetarians to vegetarian
In most situations, I know and sensed that the person is only asking for " fun" and trying to self justify for being a non vegetarian. In such cases, I will not take his questions seriously and just laugh his question away and take it with a pinch of salt .
In all my situations, the above is more than enough to make the questioner " shut up" and sometimes actually feel embarrassed that he have asked in the first place.
Have you similar experiences of being questioned about vegetarian " animal " dishes ? How have you handled it. Do share it with all of us so that we can learn and most likely come up with a very creative long list and maybe jokes that we can share and use.
posted by bnk at
10:09 PM
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Hello. I have been a vegetarian myself for some time now. Due to a possible lack of Vit B12, B6, Betaine and Choline in a strict vegetarian diet, vegetarians may wish to monitor their levels of homocysteine. One may also google Patrick Holford who has done tremendous research on homocysteine. A simple weblink on how levels of homocyteine affects cardiovascular health can also be seen here: http://www.holisticonline.com/Remedies/Heart/heart_homecysteine.htm Some of the possible sources for vegetarians are: Betaine = spinach, brocoli (raw organic brocolli taste very nice indeed) and beets, B12 - brewers yeast, B6 - wheat germ, nuts, peas. Of course one may choose a good and realiable nutritional supplement. To ensure that you are getting the highest quality supplement, you may wish to refer to this independent assessment guide at http://comparativeguide.com/guides/adultguide.html Enjoy your veggies.
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mnt, at Sunday, September 17, 2006 10:52:00 PM
Hi mnt,
Thanks very much for your very good contribution which we will definetly benefit from your good advise.
Regarding vitamin supplement or lack of vitamins in a strict vegetarian diet, I will post something later on this matter, when I find some time
from bnk
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bnk, at Monday, September 18, 2006 3:12:00 AM
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