It's not easy being green...

[graculus]

I'm a vegetarian. I have been for well over 10 years now, as far as I can reckon. So you'd think by now I'd have a pat answer to the inevitable question, "So, what do you eat?", wouldn't you?

Maybe it's just that it's kind of dumb. I mean, nobody asks meat eaters if they prefer lamb to pork, unless they're actually sitting down with a menu in their hands. No, I don't eat fish or shellfish. Yes, I do eat (free range) eggs and as much dairy produce as I can manage. I could never be a vegan because I'd die without cheese at least once a day. ;)

Other than that, the world is my (mock) oyster. There's an almost infinite variety of things to eat that doesn't involve something with a face meeting its maker. Not that I go round telling people who do eat meat that they can't, because I think that sucks, but I no longer see the attraction.

I don't miss bacon sandwiches, as I know many vegetarians do, or sausages. If anything, given the opportunity for a guilt-free relapse, my dish of choice would probably be moules mariniere made with a shedload of garlic.

Tonight? Well, tonight was home-made mushroom and courgette risotto, actually. And tomorrow will probably be mock toad with brussel sprouts and peas. Or maybe spinach dhal. Or pasta with home-made garlic and mushroom sauce. Or curried rice and peas. Or vegetable pizza. Get the picture? ;)

Comments

[innocent-lex.livejournal.com]

I have a theory about vegetables due to the question asked: "Do you eat fish and seafood?" It confused me for a while, because they're animals. But then I figured it out - there are vegetarians, then there are vegetarians that eat things that swim. So it means anything that swims is a vegetable. Ergo, small children do actually fit the category.

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

Okay, now, see, there is that confusion. There *are* vegetarians who DO eat fish? Are they really vegetarians? Or on a lower rung of vegetarianism? Are fish considered the same as four footed animals? Or do they not count?

And lobster is technically a type of arachnid, and so, it's a type of underwater bug...sure it's alive, but, it's, you know...a BUG!

(sorry, being a bit a git here)

Jonathon Swift comes to mind for some reason...

[graculus.livejournal.com]

See, I would say that if you eat anything that has a face, you're not a vegetarian.

And fish, well that's doubly cruel because they're not even clubbed on the head or electrocuted most of the time, just left to suffocate. And let's not even get into the shellfish being cooked alive issue... ;)