People who don't eat meat, what do you do instead?o inst

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I am torn!

If you eat bacon and sausages... then you're not veggie!😅

I usually have nut roast but this year am going to make a spanakopita and have with all the veggies

I just have all the veg, stuffing etc and thick veggie gravy.

Growing up I just ate all the veggie parts so basically the same as everyone else without turkey or pigs in blanket.

Now as an adult we do a cheesy veg pasta to go with everything.

I personally have never liked the fake joint meat substitute things. Its the kind of thing meat eater who host veggie guests for dinner always insist on buying so we can 'join' in but I would rather they just didn't bother and saved their money to be honest. I'll be fine with just the normal veg stuff.

@HazeyjaneIII no I'm not a veggie. Never said I was 😂

Same.

I think I tried one once 20 years ago (once again when a meat eater insisted on making one for me) and it was dry and awful like a mouth full of weird tasting sawdust. I remember it being hard to swallow.

Never felt the need to have another one.

If a meat eater really must insist on a 'meat substitute' because not making a main offends their hosting skills then personally for me some simple veggie sausages to go with the mash and veg would probably be the most like to get eaten option.

Can we have your recipe please?

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Those accommodating vegetarian/vegan guests, do you cook two lots of roasties/gravy, or do you put up with the veggie versions for everyone? I don't think I could compromise on goose-fat roasties!

My veggie guest likes vegetarian haggis with all the usual accompaniments - I actually tried some last year and liked it too .

No “putting up with” with my roasties. They can withstand a microwave 3 days later and still be crispy.

It’s Saint Delia’s.

www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/vegetarian-recipes/cheese-and-parsnip-roulade-with-sage-and-onion-stuffing

Protein is sooooooo last century.

Today I've made ( and eaten ) a Spinach , Sweet Potato and chickpea curry with rice .
Yesterday was a veggie sausage toad in the hole with broccoli & onion gravy .

Ive tried all sorts of things over the years, but never found anything particularly wonderful. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m happier just having loads of veggies and roast potatoes with bistro gravy and not having a meat “replacement”.

Thank you very much. Too complicated for me unfortunately.

Ooh, thanks for the tip off, I think I'll give the nut roast a miss then!

Asking all the people who say 'I just eat the veges' or 'mushroom tart and the veges' etc, do you not have any protein?

We Nut roast and Quorn roast, with Quorn sausages, veggie gravy and then all the normal trimmings.

@downwindofyou this is just one meal that people are talking about - Christmas dinner.
If I just (reluctantly) ate some roasties and veg for my Christmas dinner I'm not going to wither up from hunger.
I'd get my daily protein from my breakfast and tea !

Same here. Mine are done in olive oil (not EV) and are done to a turn.

I'm not vegetarian but fifty percent of my household was when I was younger and my PIL and DHs aunt and uncle are, I really enjoy most vegetarian food, there are two exceptions nut roast and tofurkey oh I also forgot about tinned fish free tuna 🤢.

Mary Berry has a really nice veg and Roquefort filo parcel recipe that's always a crowd pleaser here. (I just use whatever veg is seasonal and adapt cooking times as needed, the original recipe is Mediterranean veg)

It's 1 meal... do you sit and eat meat and protein for every single thing you eat?

Been veggie for 35 years and had zero protein deficient issues in all that time.

Its interesting the majority of the biggest animals on earth are not meat eaters so don't worry about us wasting away lol. In fact Gorillas (and many other apes and monkeys for that matter) one of the closest relatives to humans thrive and are bigger and stronger than us without eating meat.

I have yet to meet a nut roast I like - they are mostly dense enough to have their own gravitational field, and claggy. I also can’t stand those meat substitutes, and cheese heavy stuff makes me heave - everyone suggests baked Camembert and blearugh.

On this year’s list is the Ottolenghi pie someone mentioned above. My ideal Christmas dinner is an ultimate curry feast, with lovely rices, lots of different veggie/pulse based curries, samosas and paneer, along with breads, chutneys and cold larger. Sadly I doubt I will ever get it!

What and in which layer of hell is 'tinned fish free tuna'?

In fact I don't actually think I want to know.