20 woes of being a vegetarian

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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:34 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21122072

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:54 am

So true about the Italians treating it as an exotic disease.

Mrs C is a vegatablist, and in Italy has been treated to chicken hidden in sweetcorn soup, and all manner of things listed as not containing meat with little bits of bacon or ham, they don't seem to think that it counts. The French too with the bacon bits, they call them lardons, and chuck them in cheese omlettes just for giggles.

Its better these days than it was - now often there's a veggie option, and anywhere where its mass catering she often gets a better, hand made one-off meal than I do. When she first started, the veggie option was the same as mine, but with a gap where the meat wasn't. Often there was gravy on it, too, just to really p*ss her off.

Me, I love animals - they're delicious!

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:57 pm

<--- member of PETA. people eating tasty animals.

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End all argument of the internet: Word is Hitler was a vegan and you don't want to be like a nazi do you? Eat meat kids.

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:33 pm

Meat is good! Even if you're a sissy that prefers chicken. Very Happy

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Dane I need to rig you up with the spicy Thai chicken I cook. It will make you think otherwise on the above statement once you can breathe. Razz

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:45 pm

chicken is not real meat, it's all pink and stuff.

Venison, now there's a treat.

Spicy thai venison, Joker? Cool

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Mae Ploy sweet chilli sauce, sri racha chilli paste, cayenne pepper powder, soy sauce, black pepper, a bit of seasoning salt like pappy's, and some minced garlic. Only girly men go light on the chilli paste, cayenne powder, and black pepper when it comes to chicken. Wink

Marinate for 12 hours max or your chicken will come out as nothing but mush. Cook on grill or in a wok. Baste marinade on chicken if using grill, for wok put a small amount of marinade in with the chicken.

ETA: 30-60 minutes before cooking add some more sri racha/chilli paste. The fats will leech out of the chicken and take some of the bite out. Do not be shy with the chilli paste.

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:35 pm

Works. For me Joker sound right up my Allie. Very Happy

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:06 pm

I was planning a Moose Madras for the weekend but that might just change....

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Spicy thai venison

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:41 am

Being a vegetarian is not all that hard. I've never even found it that difficult when traveling.

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:52 am

I would eat more broccoli if it was made out of Pork.

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:47 am

If we weren't meant to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?

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Irish, Packman- that sounds like my elder son talking. he's been known to turns pale and point a shaking finger at the fridge saying "green stuff" ina quaking voice.
He'll eat most things that don't eat him first and has now started to train as a chef, having a very veggie sister has stood him in good stead though as he knows he can't add Worcestershire sauce, Oyster sauce or parmesan into a dish and still call it vegetarian, no matter what the boss says.

The only time I had a problem was once when a taverna owner said -No meat??? Ah we have fish.
No thanks but I did get a selection of starters as my main meal

The only reason I don't eat meat is I can't stand the taste, texture or smell.

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:14 pm

@Joker: I'm sure the recipe will work great with pork as well. Wink

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:33 pm

Vegetarian: I'm vegetarian.

My Mum: What do you eat then?

Very Happy

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TheDane wrote:

@Joker: I'm sure the recipe will work great with pork as well. Wink

..... yeah it would! Mix it in with some stir fry vegetables to give the bland greenery some flavour and that might be good! Maybe cut the pork up into strips for marinating and cooking.

Nice idea. Very Happy

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:52 am

Earlier today I was eating a bag of jerky and dumped the last bit into my melon but something wasn't quite right as one bit was kinda 'chewy'. After a while I realized that I had ingested the better part of a 'chummy' that had explicit instructions: DO NOT EAT.

I am kinda thirsty....

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:51 am

^ Hah! Yes, the "Do Not Eat" packets. It's become a hilarity because I always wonder and friends snap their fingers and say "Do Not Eat."

I recommend lots of water. Very Happy

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:57 am

@Joker: ok, I'll let you have that one. Sounds like my approach to salads, loads of hot onion, sweet chilli and lemon. Would go nicely with your chicken (or pork). Smile

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:35 pm

1 that my sister use to do is you take either pork belly or bacon or fat back and you fry it up nice and crispy and you leave the fat in the pan with the bacon Pour in a big splash of balsamic vinegar and red wine vinegar in saute some onions in with it and pour the whole thing over leaf lettuce.

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