Are you a vegetarian?
I don't mean to offend you, but isn't it a bit of a joyless existence? I couldn't cope. Not that I eat meat every day, but when I do it always goes down a treat. I have various friends who are veggie and have been for some years. What they eat varies, but it's a mix of vegetarian and pescatarian. At least if you've fish in your diet there's some variation. But all vegetables, all the time? I think not.
I once worked with a fruitarian. She looked like Jim Carrey in The Mask, but she made great cakes. It actually transpired that she had an eating disorder, so the whole fruitarian thing was a cover. But she only ate fruit, and fruit that had fallen naturally from trees, which meant it was more or less rotten when it hit the ground.
And what about vegans? You can't even eat honey! What a limited diet that is. And so untasty and boring - no cheese! Shriek! A vegan diet can only be for people who have no interest AT ALL in food. If you did, you'd eat more stuff.
We have some friends who are real foodies, but pescatarian. On Saturday we discussed whether they've thought of eating meat again, and despite being veggie for more than 20 years, they have. They can't resist the smell of bacon cooking. And they're not the only ones. I have several friends who've eyed up steak and chips on the next table and then ordered it and not looked back, one of which was an non-meat-eater for nearly 30 years. He wondered why he'd wasted his time.
Yes I know it's cruel, etc., and I've read Fast Food Nation and eschew burger chains, but it's certainly tasty. Just don't think too hard about it. You need your protein.
I get really cross when I read about professional veggies like the late Linda McCartney, her husband Paul and especially the lank-haired, leather-clad, humourless scowlbag Chrissie Hynde, demanding people in the same room as her don't eat meat because she doesn't like it and being abusive about it. She should have a chicken baguette and then she might be able to crack a smile. Isn't she ghastly? She's a whole other post. So prickly. Anyway, okay, be a vegetarian, but don't force it down other's throats. There's a steak and kidney pudding in the way
And if you don't like meat so much, why are so many convenience foods made to resemble it? And I say this as a fan of Quorn.
Yes, dishes without meat can be very tasty indeed, if cooked well, and there's lots of things to choose from, but let's face it, it's a fad.
Man cannot live by pulses alone.
