And then it happened - Vegetarian/Vegan Bloopers - Take 1
One Sunday morning - I was doing some work with Amma's Kitchen - helping to feed the homeless at a local shelter. Some of the food that's prepared gets carried over to another outdoor location for feeding the homeless, and some of the food stays at the shelter to feed current occupants.
After spending some time/energy contributing to making food - it's only natural to work up an appetite and it's considered ok for the helpers to take a small porton. I didn't want to take any of the pancakes or eggs because i was trying to be dilligent about following a vegan diet. Then i came across some yummy sausages. I took one and it really helped to quench my hunger at the moment.
Fast forward about 20 minutes. I was one of the people who fed the shelter occupants (instead of heading over to the outdoor location). When serving food to the occupants, one of the people asked about the sausages to which i replied "that it's vegetarian". Of course, as if you couldn't already see this coming -I was advised of my error, it turns out i was wrong, they were chicken sausages - ouch!
I had presumed that all food served/prepared by Amma's Kitchen (the name of the organization i was with - not the name of the shelter) was vegetarian. I was correct actually ~but~ there is also additional food prepared at the same time, by the shelter for it's occupants - everything is shared in one kitchen though, and i was not aware of the same.
So, on that day - i must admit not only did i have a chicken sausage but.....ignorant at the time, i liked it!
My family decided to have an Easter dinner this year at my aunt's house. I put some mashed potatoes, fresh green beans, and corn on my plate. The potatoes had butter in them but it was okay because I'm still not quite 100% vegan.. I finished my corn and then my family hit me with - "yeah, the corn was make with pig fat."
I was so upset and felt so ashamed of what happened (even though it was not my fault). The blood drained out of my face so fast. What made it worse, my family was shrugging it off with "no big deal" "you ate meat as a kid" and "they ate meat in the bible, do you think they were wrong?" I replied to the last one -
"they were wrong about way more than that."
Since then, my mom and grandpa had their birthday parties together this year...they had steak and my mom was nice enough to buy me vegan burgers for the party. That was cool.
why did they wait to tell you? it's not like without the corn you wouldn't have had any food. =/
why did they wait to tell you? it's not like without the corn you wouldn't have had any food. =/
Good question. The only thing I can think of - in their mind, it was no big deal. Yeah, killing a pig to flavor my food...no big deal. Not! Haha
why did they wait to tell you? it's not like without the corn you wouldn't have had any food. =/
Good question. The only thing I can think of - in their mind, it was no big deal. Yeah, killing a pig to flavor my food...no big deal. Not! Haha
My mom did that once.
With
WAFFLES.
delcious-on-their-own-why-the-hell-would-anyone-put-pig-in-them
WAFFLES.
I still haven't recovered. I also refuse to eat her food. *shudder*
Waffles? Pig in waffles? Wowzers. Must be a southern Ohio thing. Like pig used when making corn. Haha
"they ate meat in the bible, do you think they were wrong?" I replied to the last one -
"they were wrong about way more than that."
Well said! ;)b
It is hard to understand how people manage to think some of the stuff they think! How they expect a vegetarian/ vegan to not mind pig fat on an otherwise perfectly nice vegetable... well it just boggles the mind.
Here's my recent icko experience: I had Mother's Day lunch w/ inlaws at a Mexican restaurant I hadn't been to before; they had a good/ varied 'veggie' menu, and got my special order right on the first try (no cheese/ no sour cream/ extra guac)... so far so good. Finished about half my veggie quesadillas (overdid it on salsa, again!), took the rest home... as I was munching away on the leftovers, later that day, I found myself chewing a bite of something that was indisputably cow carcass! I tried to spit it out, but (cringe) some went down... gag, gag, gag! That's the first time in about a decade that I've chewed up mammal bits... :-[ :( >:( poking around with my fork, there were 2 more pieces of what looked liked beef fajita meat... I was seriously nauseous for the rest of the day.
I called the restaurant, polite but PISSED... there was a small degree of language barrier, I think, and the manager kept saying, 'and you didn't notice it was a beef quesadilla?' Grrr... yes i would have noticed if it was a beef quesadilla!!!!!! But what I'm sayig is that, for some reason, you guys let some beef get into my VEGGIE quesadilla, which is not ok! 'But while you were eating it, didn't you notice it was beef instead of vegetarian?' ARRRGGGH! YES!!! That's why I'm calling!!! I think we finally came to a meeting of the minds, and once he understood he was mega-apologetic.... don't feel likely to go back though: that was an UGLY surprise! Blech.
I'm sure I have already told this story somewhere on this site, but my friend and I were just reminiscing about it the other day, so here it is anyway.
This was when I was ovo-lacto a few years ago, and my roommate was too. We were in a fancy grocery store where the bakery always has tons of samples out of all the breads they make there. We always went around trying *every* kind of bread when we went to that store. We did it probably a dozen times, and then one day, I popped one piece in my mouth, chewed once, and spat it out! I said, "there's meat in this bread!" She didn't believe me - she had already eaten a piece without noticing, but we looked at the sign, and sure enough, the bread had chunks of sausage *in* it. What the...!?! :o
My then-roommate is now omnivorous again, and I'm a raw vegan, so it's hard to say what the long-term effects of meat-bread consumption might be.
hotcooknmama:
Thank you thank you. *bows* lol!
I can't remember if i read it here or saw it in a food documentary...but it seems meat has now become a condiment. This thought process seems to be the mainstream and it's sad. What's also sad is that you got served a beef quesadilla. I think I would feel almost hurt after I found out I took a bite of meat...just look how upset I was when pig was used to flavor the corn. Ha.
Lauuren:
All I can say to you is... meat-bread? For serial? W. The F.?
Lauuren:
All I can say to you is... meat-bread? For serial? W. The F.?
ditto! wtf??!! That is totally messed up!
This happened to me once, with cornbread... what kind of SICKO puts GROUND BEEF in CORNBREAD? how could I have seen that coming? how do you expect us to guess?!!
It's just a sick and twisted world...
So there's this assistant at work that I chat with about food. She's really into juicing and smoothies and natural foods. I really enjoy sharing tips and I often forget that she isn't vegan. So today she told me that she made her own almond milk in the blender and used the leftover almond pulp to make a cheesecake. She had a piece and asked me to try it. So, without even thinking, I took a bite. I immediately was like "omg I bet she used cream cheese." So I asked her what she used...and yep..cream cheese. duh. She felt bad because she forgot that I don't eat ANY dairy. I felt stupid for not asking beforehand.
all these stories are making me worried, lol. I haven't had too many issues with bloopers, save for some candy or something.
However, this one time I made my parents a mushroom curry in a pan they had below the stove. My mom insisted that I make the curry in that pan. So, I made a completely vegan curry, and I was cleaning up the pan, and my mom comes running over, saying that with this particular pan no soap can be used, just a scrub-down with water. So I oblige her, and when the pan is clean I hand it over to my mom, who rubs a big pad of butter all over it. I'm like, "what are you doing?!" and she goes, "this is how I season the pan. I do it ahead of time." and I freak out and go, "did you season the pan like that before I cooked you guys dinner?" and she starts laughing her ass off about how she 'got' me. Much chaos ensued.
Strangely enough, I had to apologize to her at the end of the night because I had 'made her cry'. Seriously? I should have been the one who was upset, lol.
So now, I just bother her with vegan banter about food (food in general). I've gotten my payback where I can.
Needless to say, I avoid that pan in her kitchen now. I see it below the stove, laughing at me. >:( I'm gonna get you, pan!! ^-^
So, again -- 2nd time this month -- I ordered a veggie-somethin, only to find bits of land animal in it... grrrrr!!!
Ordered the veggie sandwich at a local shop; remembered to nix the ranch/ mayo dressings, but forgot they put cheese on it unless specified... took a bite, went blech, said 'ok, that's my bad, no sweat; I'll just dump the veggies & eat it like a salad' (cheese was melted on the bread, but not stuck to the veggies)... fetched some dressing, dumped veggies from sandwich, and immediately saw 2-3 chunks of (?ham?turkey? idk... dead stuff)... GRRRR! How hard can it be to just put VEGGIES in a VEGGIE sandwich??! Complained; have free food next time... but... kinda not enthusiastic about it, ya know? If I've gotta inspect every bite for carcass contamination, it's just NOT a terribly fun restaurant experience! >:(
i went to the farmer's market the other day, and there was a booth that advertised "vegan recipes." They had a section of the menu with vegan stuff, I got something off of there (grilled veg panini), but they also offered soy cheese with their pizza. In another part of the menu it was called "vegan cheese." My mom's been doing exclusively non-dairy lately (cholesterol things + she loves daiya), so she got the pizza with "vegan" cheese. She was sorely disappointed - "this smells too much like feet to be vegan!" It also was a dairy-type texture... it might have been one of those soy cheeses with casein. Oh well. Still more vegan than regular cheese?
I grumble about those casein-based cheeses when they're labeled "veggie" or "non-dairy," but apparently it's confusing enough that it got labeled vegan at that particular place.
This is an opposite- I tricked a friend into eating vegan food thinking it was meat, and it worked.
My non-vegan buddy comes over to play xbox with my fiance and I. He was shocked to find a freshly made pizza with sausage and extra cheese in our kitchen. I told him, "Yea Ryan, we decided to stop worrying about veggie food, reading labels all the time.. you only live once, right?".. He says, "I like this change!" grabs a slice of pizza and starts chowing down, expressing how delicious it was.
After a few slices we totally made fun of him for buying the bait. He was eating soy cheez and lightlife sausage.. totally vegan. It was too funny >:D
This is an opposite- I tricked a friend into eating vegan food thinking it was meat, and it worked.
My non-vegan buddy comes over to play xbox with my fiance and I. He was shocked to find a freshly made pizza with sausage and extra cheese in our kitchen. I told him, "Yea Ryan, we decided to stop worrying about veggie food, reading labels all the time.. you only live once, right?".. He says, "I like this change!" grabs a slice of pizza and starts chowing down, expressing how delicious it was.
After a few slices we totally made fun of him for buying the bait. He was eating soy cheez and lightlife sausage.. totally vegan. It was too funny >:D
ha, NICE!!
Lemme guess, he immediately said he knew it tasted funny and refused to eat another slice? Or got really huffy that you maliciously tricked him into eating something made out of plants? ::)
He actually liked it, and after he found out still ate more. It definitely tasted a lot better than the SAD he usually eats
Colour me impressed!
I just took a bite of my burrito from an unnamed restaurant and it was loaded with beef!! I spit out the piece I had and threw the rest away. I'm so uneasy right now. I guess I'll be eating peanut butter and jelly for dinner.
Blech... that (pardon the pun) really bites... That is so annoying! I hope you let the place know you weren't happy. It is not the same thing as if they just accidentally left off the pickles or something!
NOT ok.
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