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Originally Posted by rhari79
I am a vegetarian by birth but now mostly by choice;
and not a stingy one!
I am partial to icecreams and cakes.
At times have found that I have eaten pork, fish extracts unknowingly.. 
Learnt the hard way that here in Japan, Curry means pork or other meat-like products. But once bitten twice shy.
I think dairy items means milk, butter, cheese are ok.
Hence there should be at least 1 item in the vote list:
I am a vegan and don't eat any meat, eggs, fixh, or any other form of non-vege items, but dairy products like milk, butter, cheese are ok.
A lot of indians worldover will fall into this category.
Thanks
hari |
i added that option for you rhari so you can vote now.
i did change it to say "vegetarian" instead of vegan, because my understanding is that vegans are very strict about avoiding *all* animal products including milk, whereas vegetarian can come in many varieties as we've seen.
i share your frustration about meat being "slipped in" unexpectedly. for instance, there are some prepared meals in my supermarket which i would love to buy for my lunch on days when i am working in a client's office. one of them is risotto with cepe mushrooms : apparently vegetarian. but if you read the ingredients, it is made with veal broth.
another one is japanese vegetable dumplings. only vegetables inside, so you think they are ok. but no : they are made with chicken broth. arg ! it drives me crazy. why do they do that ???
the other thing which drives me crazy is when at a restaurant you ask if something is vegetarian and they say "oh, you're vegetarian ! but you eat chicken, right ? no ? really ? what about fish ? surely you eat fish ?" how is that vegetarian if you eat chicken ???