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Post by housesparrow on Mar 23, 2011 12:59:51 GMT
We treated ourselves to an Indian take-away last week.
Under the heading "starters" was a sub heading "Vegetarian" complete with the customary green "V". It included:
Mushroom Cocktail. Stuffed with savoury minced lamb with breadcrumbs and deep fried.
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Post by everso on Mar 23, 2011 13:50:05 GMT
 Ah, but you see, mushrooms. That's the clincher. Anything with mushrooms MUST be vegetarian. 
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Post by everso on Mar 23, 2011 13:50:52 GMT
And, obviously, a cheese and ham sandwich. And anything with fish too.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Mar 23, 2011 18:53:36 GMT
And, obviously, a cheese and ham sandwich. And anything with fish too. Chicken & mushroom pasta - A vegie classic! ;D AH |
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Post by trubble on Mar 23, 2011 19:16:49 GMT
What's the problem, you fusspot? Lambs are vegetarian.   |
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Post by everso on Mar 23, 2011 23:23:03 GMT
And using lamb mince can't be that bad - see how happy they look.
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Post by jean on Mar 24, 2011 8:33:12 GMT
They're too thin to eat. They've got a bit of time left.
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Post by aubrey on Mar 24, 2011 9:48:14 GMT
When Quorn pies first came out they had some kind of meat extract in the gravy. (This was years and years ago - when the Robin Hood programme had Michael Praed in it). I only discovered this later, after we had eaten a bunch of them (we used to have them with spinach).
I suspect Macdonald's of cooking their veggie burgers alongside the meat burgers.
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Post by jean on Mar 24, 2011 10:10:39 GMT
...they had some kind of meat extract in the gravy... But let's not forget that the reverse happens, too. Why do Australians make such a point of calling their yeast extract 'Vegemite'? Anyone would think Marmite had meat in it - but it doesn't. |
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Post by Weyland on Mar 24, 2011 14:46:56 GMT
And, obviously, a cheese and ham sandwich. And anything with fish too. Years ago I remember taking an American visitor — a strict vegetarian — to a posh restaurant near Amsterdam which prided itself on its vegetarian offerings. His soup contained fish bones. He did not hold back in expressing his disgust. Quite right too. The restaurant waived the whole bill — four people. Pity it was on expenses, one might say. |
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Post by aubrey on Mar 24, 2011 17:31:22 GMT
...they had some kind of meat extract in the gravy... But let's not forget that the reverse happens, too. Why do Australians make such a point of calling their yeast extract 'Vegemite'? Anyone would think Marmite had meat in it - but it doesn't. It does say "yeast extract" in big letters on the label. If the meat extract in the pies was mentioned, it was only in very small letters, in the ingredients list which I didn't look at - it seemed pointless putting meat in a meat substitute food. They just didn't know any better. Jean, it isn't as bad for a non vegetarian accidentally eating something that isn't meat as it is for a vegetarian to eat meat. Vegemite nearly got called Parwill. |
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