Vegetarian Question...

[MrsFruitcake]

Not an AIBU, but more of a was he BU?

Friend of many years came to visit for Sunday lunch. She has been a vegetarian since forever and we obviously know this. She also knows that we all eat meat.

Lunch was lamb with provision made for her in the form of nut cutlet or some such. She then proceeded to pour gravy all over her lunch and then was upset when it was pointed out that it had been made with the meat juice. She is still upset with DH weeks on as she blames him for this.

My Q is this - if you were a vegetarian visiting a family who you know are all meat eaters, would you assume the gravy is meat free?

Just why do veggies disguise their preferred food stuffs in meat shapes?

Why do meat eaters care? Why do meat eaters disguise their dead animals in to Nugget or Patty shape?

Do you think animals die and then fall apart as a thousand hotdogs?

No meat eaters hide their food from the obvious of what it is.

And then when meat eaters start to become vegetarian they start eating food they are familiar with and comfortable with and enjoy the flavor of but in a form that cause no harm.

It's the way a coke drinker will switch to diet coke on a diet.

Same great taste no calories. Quorn same great taste that you have always known and loved but no dead animals.

no, check my links. We are talkign about the ones in the red card board tube.

Not your posh fancy glass jars

oh you did see! Sorry

"Do you think animals die and then fall apart as a thousand hotdogs?"

I want this laminated and on my fridge :o

Why am I the only person who has a glass jar then? And what exactly is the difference?

Why was she upset with your DH specifically? She's a friend of both of you. Did he pass the gravy to her/offer it to her?

Why am I the only person who has a glass jar then? And what exactly is the difference?

Beef extract apparently!

If I cook for a group which includes one vegetarian, I'd make two similar options - one meat free - so there's enough for people to try both. Eg, a meat lasagne and a vegetable lasagne, or a mixture of meat and veggie curries.

ha ha smarty pants

AaDB: I officially love you. I never knew that the bisto Best was gluten free! So so happy as being a gluten free veggie is a right PITFA when it comes to gravy! I have been gutted when it comes to roast dinners and I've not had gravy, it's what makes the meal!

No meat eaters hide their food from the obvious of what it is.

absolutely. Which is why ham is called ham, rather than dead pigs back leg. I guess accurately describing it may put some off a little.

NOOOOO CP. Best is not vegetarian.

seeeee. I said it was confusing.

CP see my links about which gravies are OK for veggies

"dead pigs back leg"

Ah, but is it naice dead pig's back leg?

Have you ever had that conversation with meat eaters about eating horses and dogs and guinea pigs and people?
If it's ethically sourced and correctly slaughtered to minimise the distress, what's the problem?

Most pigs are nice, friendly, intelligent and sociable.
Does that make for naice ham?

Ah, but is it naice dead pig's back leg?

Who knows. Is there a better class of dead pigs back leg? Its all dead pigs leg to me.

Everyone in my family uses red bisto all the time so vegetarian or meat eater is catered for.
As a guest though I would have checked.

What's wrong with eggs, cheese and pulses? Why does it have to be fake meat?

Because eggs and cheese are high fat.

OP

She sounds a little precious, did she drink any wine? Was that vegi?

Oh brian it's a MN thing.. you know Naice ham. There are entire threads devoted to it. It's up there with Pom bears and MN scarves. And Blue waffles

As a veggie, I work on the assumption that gravy is meaty gravy. It is a bit like biting into a sausage and then being shocked that it isn't a quorn sausage.

For future reference a nut cutlet on its own, is very dry and tasteless. It does need some sort of sauce or liquid with it. That said she was BU for blithely assuming the gravy was veggie!

If we have a veggie at the table with us then I cook a veggie meal or everyone. If its just DH then he gets a variation of the main meal.

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Op, ywbvu and rude to have no veg gravy on the table. Your friend probably assumed you were catering for your guest's diet (veggie) rather than just worrying about yourselves. The dry nut cutle sounds yucky, btw.