Vegetarianism

[Bjornebye]

17 minutes ago, redheart said:

 

Just like Burger King and McDonalds all the veggie stuff is cooked on the same grill etc as murder food and hence is not veggie!

Yeah thats not true. My bird got a vegan burger from KFC the other day. She didn't want chips but she told me they made a point of telling her that if she got the meal then the chips are cooked in the same oil as the chicken so wouldn't be suitable for a vegan. Absolutely no chance they would cross contaminate meat with the veggie/vegan stuff. They would get shut down. 

 

 

[Bjornebye]

On 23/01/2020 at 13:46, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

I've seen a few hardline vegans making the same argument, that you shouldn't buy anything from KFC, McDonald's etc because those companies are responsible for the slaughter of millions of animals. I don't agree with it, and here's why.

 

Businesses aren't moral arbiters. They respond to what their customers want. The only reason KFC sells fried chicken is because there's a market for it. If everyone in the country was vegetarian, they would - quite clearly - only sell veggie stuff.

 

Therefore the only way to get them to sell fewer meat products is to keep buying meat-free products from them. Show them there's a big and growing market for vegan and vegetarian alternatives, and they'll offer more of them. This is exactly what has happened with Greggs, for whom the vegan sausage roll was such a success that they've brought in the vegan steak bake and are looking at expanding the range further. And it's a virtuous circle - as more and more alternatives become available, it becomes easier for people to switch to them.

Yep thats a good argument. I've come around to that way of thinking in the last week. Easy to make a snap mental note and think its madness to want to buy from them if you are vegan though. 

[Remmie]

I think there is one "veggie" burger at a fast food place that uses the same cooking station as the meat, hard to remember which one as I never go to these places. I think it might have been Burger king as it uses the same flame grill as the meat. I remember thinkign it was weird because they had 2 vegetarian burgers, one was legit veggie and the other wasn't

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, Remmie said:

I think there is one "veggie" burger at a fast food place that uses the same cooking station as the meat, hard to remember which one as I never go to these places. I think it might have been Burger king as it uses the same flame grill as the meat. I remember thinkign it was weird because they had 2 vegetarian burgers, one was legit veggie and the other wasn't

Haven't been there since I got a burger from the one in Euston and was nearly dead an hour later in a virgin train toilet. 

[Tony Moanero]

3 minutes ago, Remmie said:

I think there is one "veggie" burger at a fast food place that uses the same cooking station as the meat, hard to remember which one as I never go to these places. I think it might have been Burger king as it uses the same flame grill as the meat. I remember thinkign it was weird because they had 2 vegetarian burgers, one was legit veggie and the other wasn't

Burger King, according to this.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-51005974

[Remmie]

Interesting, that news story is from only a couple weeks ago but I remember this being from years ago, clearly burger king don't give a fuck!

[redheart]

22 hours ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

 

That's not true. McDonald's spicy veggie wrap, KFC's vegan burger and BK's veggie bean burger all have dedicated food preparation areas. They wouldn't be certified by the Vegetarian Society if they didn't.

Wrong. See below

[Strontium]

11 minutes ago, redheart said:

Wrong. See below

 

[Bob]

22 hours ago, Remmie said:

I think there is one "veggie" burger at a fast food place that uses the same cooking station as the meat, hard to remember which one as I never go to these places. I think it might have been Burger king as it uses the same flame grill as the meat. I remember thinkign it was weird because they had 2 vegetarian burgers, one was legit veggie and the other wasn't

I tried their new Rebel Whopper last week when it launched because I’ve seen it advertised for about a year when I’ve been watching NFL games online and wanted to try it (the actors who couldn’t tell it wasn’t meat were lying, but it was very tasty) and they make a point when ordering of saying it’s not vegetarian because it’s cooked on the grill. They call it “plant based”.

 

id definitely have it again, in the rare occurrence of eating at Burger King.

 

 

generally speaking, me and my missus are making an effort to reduce our meat intake.

 

at the minute that’s based on Veggie Tuesday and Fish Friday, though I can see us extending it to 4/7 days meat free as we’re enjoying it a month in, and regularly eat fish anyway.

 

today I had a falafel and hummus wrap for lunch and it was ace. Tonight’s tea is either going to be mushroom stroganoff or halloumi and veg kebabs. Not sure yet. I’ll decide when I walk into the shop on the way home.

 

our reasoning (we’ll mine, anyway) is nothing to do with animal welfare, but based on climate change. 

[Remmie]

I had the impossible burger at Brewdog. It was pretty decent but it fucking should be at £12 with no chips

[Bjornebye]

2 hours ago, redheart said:

Wrong. See below

He's convinced me. 

[Bob]

All important update, I went with the mushroom stroganoff (Jamie Oliver recipe) and it was bloody delicious, and easy to cook too.

 

smashing

[Paulie Dangerously]

Plant based hangover food recommendations please. 

[General Dryness]

13 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

Plant based hangover food recommendations please. 

Leek and potato soup? I don't know if it's any good for hangovers, I just like leek and potato soup. Plus it seems simple and starchy and nice enough to qualify as vegetarian hangover food.

[General Dryness]

Or you could give this a shot. https://www.annabel-langbein.com/recipes/vegetarian-hangover-cure/493

 

Again I don't know if it's any good, but what I will say is that Langbeins recipes rarely let me down. Her banana cake and pavlova recipes are still hands down the best I've made and are my go tos for both.

[redinblack62]

15 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

Plant based hangover food recommendations please. 

Chips and mayo works for me

[Lee909]

Don't the hangover start sounds better. 

 

But do par boil some sweet potato, fry it in a wok with tomatoes, sweetcorn, aubergine, onion and throw in some Mexican/Indian spices throw in a wrap. Add scrambled egg if you eat them or refried beans and a bit of sour cream or onion/sweetcorn relish. 

 

 

[Remmie]

2 hours ago, redinblack62 said:

Chips and mayo works for me

You sick, bedwetting, animal fingering freak

[Tony Moanero]

2 hours ago, redinblack62 said:

Chips and mayo works for me

Will be back to neg. As if having mayonnaise wasn’t bad enough, you abbreviated it to “mayo”. 

[Bob]

18 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

Plant based hangover food recommendations please. 

We ate some “shroomdogs” from the Sainsbury’s local a week or two back when there was no meat on the shelves and they were really very good. 
 

didn’t taste like sausages, but tasted good nonetheless and had the sausage like consistency.

[redinblack62]

1 hour ago, Tony Moanero said:

Will be back to neg. As if having mayonnaise wasn’t bad enough, you abbreviated it to “mayo”. 

The GF. Remorseless. Unforgiving. The Moral Guardian Of The Western World.

[General Dryness]

5 hours ago, redinblack62 said:

The GF. Remorseless. Unforgiving. The Moral Guardian Of The Western World.

You'd better believe it, squire.

[Remmie]

I don't say this lightly when I state putting mayonnaise on chips is worse than beaning a breakfast or engaging in a holocaust.

[Jose Jones]

On 29/03/2020 at 06:17, Paulie Dangerously said:

Plant based hangover food recommendations please. 

Salt and vinegar crisps and a can of lemonade.

Followed by pizza.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Vivera plant based shawarma kebab with salad and a linghams chilli sauce for tea. 

 

Fucking lovely.