Cajuns eat everything. Seriously.
We are glossing over by far the most important question here:
Do you WANT a vegetarian to cook meat for you? Whether I’m a at a restaurant or guest in someone’s house, I want the house specialty. I don’t walk into Peter Luger’s and say “Let me see the Sashimi menu”.
I can think of very few things I worry about less than what someone else eats.
Correct. KUDOS.
For our household, it’s that meat taints cooking utensils. All meat is cooked on the grill.
My vegetarian wife does so because she doesn’t like meat, and it causes her digestive issues when some is slipped in. She also finds it icky. Nothing moral, she’d live a mink coat even though we live in SoCal.
And if it’s a vegetarian meal, we let them know in advance.
Dinner parties are usually vegetarian, BBQs are mixed. Never had an issue with either.
What gets me is how quickly the stories of extreme behavior get brought up when vegetarians are discussed. That’s just bigotry in action.
Excellent point. For me the answer is: no; no I would not.
I cook meat very well indeed, most evenings for my children. I don’t eat it more than a couple of times a year at most.
If I’m ever in Abu Dhabi, I would absolutely let you cook meat for me, Russell! ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
I’d be delighted to BBQ up some Camel!
Isn’t most south Indian food cooked using Ghee? So, vegetarian ok, but not vegan.
FWIW I struggle with some menus if we have friends over with food intolerances (two vegetarians, 1 celiac, and a few others that suffer from the on-trend flavour of the week intolerance). Thankfully no vegans, not for the beliefs, but for the difficulty for us to prepare something we enjoy and know how to prepare well that is vegan.
Sounds tough…
Vegetable ghee is very common too.
In general, I prefer veggie burgers to meat burgers (I’m not a vegetarian), unless it’s Flannery level quality. I didn’t care for those that imitated beef-- until just recently. There is a product called Beyond Meat that is quite good and has a beefy flavor and texture. I don’t think it has nearly the fat of a high quality hamburger, and I feel better afterwards than from a delicious Flannery slider (or 3).
I didn’t eat beef between ages 17 and 45, mostly because I didn’t like the flavor, then I discovered Flannery (and Katz’s) and saw the appeal. But still would almost never order a steak in a restaurant.
I like tofu dogs, they aren’t designed to replicate hot dog taste (they don’t really cook well, but I like the flavor).
You all do realize there is another side to being vegan, and it’s the health beneifits and the benefits to our environment. It’s not all about ethical treatment to animals.