A recent conversation with a newly vegan friend:
Me: Oh right, I forget you can't have brownies anymore.
Her: I can have brownies. Just not the ones with baby chickens in them.
Me: Oh, come on. Eggs aren't baby chickens, they're chicken ova.
Me: .....
Me: Wow. Eggs are disgusting.
See vegans? You don't even need to make smart arguments to persuade people join you - just insist on anatomically correct labels for the foods we eat.
(That said, I'm not sure being (temporarily) grossed out by eggs will be a real improvement for me, vegan-wise. I might just make up for the missing protein by eating more meat. Eating ova sounds disgusting, but devouring the flesh of conquered species sounds pretty hardcore.)
Me: Oh right, I forget you can't have brownies anymore.
Her: I can have brownies. Just not the ones with baby chickens in them.
Me: Oh, come on. Eggs aren't baby chickens, they're chicken ova.
Me: .....
Me: Wow. Eggs are disgusting.
See vegans? You don't even need to make smart arguments to persuade people join you - just insist on anatomically correct labels for the foods we eat.
(That said, I'm not sure being (temporarily) grossed out by eggs will be a real improvement for me, vegan-wise. I might just make up for the missing protein by eating more meat. Eating ova sounds disgusting, but devouring the flesh of conquered species sounds pretty hardcore.)
We'll get to you eventually.
ReplyDeleteMy son,R, has been a vegetarian (no meat, chicken or fish) since his freshman year in college. When he was on vacation in Israel several years ago he decided to try being a vegan...had such a hard time as nearly everything in restaurants were made with eggs or cheese. Aside from salads, all he could eat was falafel...that got old fast! Shabbat Shalom!
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