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I am not a vegetarian by any means. More BACON! 63 42.57%
I eat meat but I don't do so with every meal. 38 25.68%
I am not a vegetarian but I don't eat meat more than about three times a week. 11 7.43%
I am not a vegetarian but I don't eat beef or pork. Fish and poultry are the only meats I eat. 3 2.03%
I am not a strict vegetarian but I genearlly avoid meat and eat it only about once a week. 7 4.73%
I am a vegetarian but I do eat eggs or dairy products. 27 18.24%
I am a vegan and don't eat any meat, eggs, or dairy products. 6 4.05%
I avoid buying products made from animals (e.g., leather). 13 8.78%
I avoid meat for reasons of religion, conscience, or self-discipline. 12 8.11%
I avoid meat for health reasons. 3 2.03%
I avoid meat for both health reasons and reasons of religion, conscience, or self-discipline. 10 6.76%
I am a vegetarian and don't eat any meat, eggs, fish, or any other form of non-vege items, but dairy products like milk, butter, cheese are ok. 4 2.70%
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Old 06-24-2009, 09:10 PM   #91
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i'm still waiting for an actual recipe here...
I haven't seen my recipe file since we moved into this house. But I sent an e-mail to my former house mate who has lived in the same house for almost 20 years and should be able to put her hands on the recipe.
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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 ???
Ha ha yeah. My brothers wife is also a vegetarian according to them because she only eats fish and poultry. Hey, before I met my vegetarian wife I almost only ate fish and poultry. Poultry is a large part of the meat intake in my whereabouts.

More seriously: Usually I had at least a frozen ready-made soup or two to choose from at the supermarket which were made on vegetable stock. Today everything is made on chicken stock or veil stock. Regardless whether it's tomato soup, asparges soup or ordinary soup. Apparantly it's what people want.

hope it's better in other countries.

Can anyone tell me btw, the historical background for the reason why such a high proportion of brits are vegetarians?
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Old 06-24-2009, 09:20 PM   #93
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I haven't seen my recipe file since we moved into this house. But I sent an e-mail to my former house mate who has lived in the same house for almost 20 years and should be able to put her hands on the recipe.
oh thank you ! i didn't mean to make you go to so much trouble.

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Ha ha yeah. My brothers wife is also a vegetarian according to them because she only eats fish and poultry. Hey, before I met my vegetarian wife I almost only ate fish and poultry. Poultry is a large part of the meat intake in my whereabouts.

More seriously: Usually I had at least a frozen ready-made soup or two to choose from at the supermarket which were made on vegetable stock. Today everything is made on chicken stock or veil stock. Regardless whether it's tomato soup, asparges soup or ordinary soup. Apparantly it's what people want.

hope it's better in other countries.
luckily, there are still some soups here which have only vegetable broth in them. in fact i think there are more and more compared to a couple years ago. but for the rest of the products it's still in a pathetic state (the damned risotto is just one example of many. once i discovered gelatine in *yoghurt* for god's sake !)

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Can anyone tell me btw, the historical background for the reason why such a high proportion of brits are vegetarians?
i would like to know as well ; i remember when i travelled there i was really impressed to see so many different products labelled "suitable for vegetarians" in just an ordinary grocery store (i mean, not a bio food store). and that was already the case more than 10 years ago, when i was there. france is quite behind the times when it comes to that, in comparison.
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oh thank you ! i didn't mean to make you go to so much trouble.


luckily, there are still some soups here which have only vegetable broth in them. in fact i think there are more and more compared to a couple years ago. but for the rest of the products it's still in a pathetic state (the damned risotto is just one example of many. once i discovered gelatine in *yoghurt* for god's sake !)


i would like to know as well ; i remember when i travelled there i was really impressed to see so many different products labelled "suitable for vegetarians" in just an ordinary grocery store (i mean, not a bio food store). and that was already the case more than 10 years ago, when i was there. france is quite behind the times when it comes to that, in comparison.
Broth was the word for it... can you even say "stock"?

Fond is the danish word for it... think it origins from France.
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Broth was the word for it... can you even say "stock"?

Fond is the danish word for it... think it origins from France.
i think stock is the same as broth, but i'm not sure.

yes, "fond" is the french word for it ("fond de veau" is veal broth), or you can call it "bouillon". i just had to look up what is the difference because i didn't know : they are both broth or stock but a fond is made with bones, a bouillon is not.
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Now we are on the topic of making vegetables edible.

If you don't like the texture of for an example carrots. Try frying them (after cutting them into small pieces) at quite low heat for 12-15 minutes. It makes them all yummi and sugary.
Especially if you fry them in bacon drippings. I think everyone could become a vegetarian, if they fried the vegetables in bacon drippings.

And the world would be a better place.

Except for the pigs. poor delicious pigs.
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Especially if you fry them in bacon drippings. I think everyone could become a vegetarian, if they fried the vegetables in bacon drippings.

And the world would be a better place.

Except for the pigs. poor delicious pigs.
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Old 06-24-2009, 11:17 PM   #99
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I voted for 2 things I hope that is okay. I voted that I am vegan and that I avoid things made from animals (like leather) since both are true. Good luck if you decide to go veg! I wish you the best and would be more than happy to answer questions and offer support
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I voted for 2 things I hope that is okay. I voted that I am vegan and that I avoid things made from animals (like leather) since both are true. Good luck if you decide to go veg! I wish you the best and would be more than happy to answer questions and offer support
How do I overcome this overpowering desire for meat?
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How do I overcome this overpowering desire for meat?
Umm...Eat meat!?!?

I support the veggie option, but I also know that there are essestial amino acids that the body needs in whatever amouts that come from well, meat...

Meh, I know what's gonna happen now, so puttin' on my hard hat.

But still, it's about choice in the end. I also support Euthanasia, though it is definatly NOT an option for me........despite what any of you may wish...
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. I also support Euthanasia, though it is definatly NOT an option for me
How could anyone be so callous as not to support the Youth In Asia?

I apologize in advance.
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Have you SEEN the Youth in Asia!?!?!?
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I support the veggie option, but I also know that there are essestial amino acids that the body needs in whatever amouts that come from well, meat...

Meh, I know what's gonna happen now, so puttin' on my hard hat.
No need for a hard hat, I think. It's true that vegetarians need to think a bit more about what they eat, so they get their intake of protein.

When that is said I think it is fair to say that the average vegetarian is probably eating healthier than the average meat-eater. Partly because he/she has to think about stuff like protein-sources and thus is conscious about what she eat, partly because we meat eaters in general eat far to few vegetables and far to much meat.
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