tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post5175335772981509109..comments2024-03-29T01:58:40.773+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: VeganismismYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5266467279763819352022-02-10T00:23:56.875+00:002022-02-10T00:23:56.875+00:00In making these food choices I would say that make...In making these food choices I would say that makes you and your family quite untypical over there in The States.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-76789778771139500502022-02-10T00:22:31.542+00:002022-02-10T00:22:31.542+00:00Ha-ha! That almost rhymes. "When you are Scot...Ha-ha! That almost rhymes. "When you are Scottish clouds of midges appear when it's hottish!" "Belch if you're Welsh!" "If your clothes are gairish you must be Irish!"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-31166481664022929112022-02-10T00:17:19.256+00:002022-02-10T00:17:19.256+00:00Honey? I have already contacted The Vegan Police K...Honey? I have already contacted The Vegan Police Kelly!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7101109097548626362022-02-10T00:16:13.003+00:002022-02-10T00:16:13.003+00:00Like me, I am sure you sometimes eat vegan meals.Like me, I am sure you sometimes eat vegan meals.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16304863037430192922022-02-10T00:15:15.514+00:002022-02-10T00:15:15.514+00:00Nice to read that when it comes to food you are as...Nice to read that when it comes to food you are as open-minded as I am. I would never snarl at vegans or vegetarians.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75752432167807577902022-02-10T00:13:09.138+00:002022-02-10T00:13:09.138+00:00No I haven't. I will have to add that to my en...No I haven't. I will have to add that to my endless "Books To Read" list.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-17043450269250626042022-02-10T00:12:10.225+00:002022-02-10T00:12:10.225+00:00I can also recall when "vegan" meant ext...I can also recall when "vegan" meant extreme - out there on the edge of sanity.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-69960733139081505092022-02-09T22:22:26.742+00:002022-02-09T22:22:26.742+00:00The Princess had a class during her undergraduate ...The Princess had a class during her undergraduate training that involved visiting animal food production factories. That was it! No more meat or chicken She does, however, continue to eat eggs and cheese and fish. Now, she values the life of all animals as Large Animal Veterinarian. Big Bear and I are coming closer and closer to never eating meat as we are down to about once per week. Yes we miss it and do have the occasional "fake" meat burger. When I see reports or watch the nature channels and see how much thought and caring and intellect animals have, I wonder about our theory that homo sapiens<br />are numero uno in the animal world. But that discussion is for another time.Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54074249280101363162022-02-09T17:56:35.096+00:002022-02-09T17:56:35.096+00:00I eat very little meat and am mostly vegetarian. I...I eat very little meat and am mostly vegetarian. I don't classify myself as one though. I love vegan main dishes, as long as they don't rely too heavily on fake meats or "cheese." Nothing better than a tofu stirfry! MY older daughter was vegan for many years and now is a mostly vegetarian sometimes pescatarian. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63801908872304506482022-02-09T17:22:56.562+00:002022-02-09T17:22:56.562+00:00"it is no longer weird to be vegan".
So..."it is no longer weird to be vegan". <br />Some Swedes once told me about a competition held in Norway to find a slogan to restore self-confidence in the face of incessant mockery from the Swedes. The winner was "It is not demeaning to be Norwegian." Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54227568892099795462022-02-09T17:19:03.962+00:002022-02-09T17:19:03.962+00:00I began a WFPBD seven years ago for health reasons...I began a WFPBD seven years ago for health reasons. I find it easier to be a vegan since I still eat a lot of processed foods (ruining the "whole food" part). And some vegans might shun me since I still eat honey (we have hives). It didn't cure my health problems, but I know it's better for my health in general. Probably my main reason for staying vegan is that it's right (IMO) for the planet. Still... I like to fish and occasionally hunt, we have some beef cattle, and I cook lots of meat for my carnivore husband. <br /><br />I really admire everything your son is doing. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-70940448378508199762022-02-09T15:30:56.677+00:002022-02-09T15:30:56.677+00:00My cousins are vegetarian and so was their mother,...My cousins are vegetarian and so was their mother, my aunt. My cousin's husband had a shirt that said, "I'm not vegetarian because I love animals, but because I hate vegetables."<br /><br />I don't eat much meat but I also don't eat many vegetables either. A long time picky eater who has finally made peace with the fact that I am a picky eater. I think eating vegan is a good idea but not for me. I like butter and cheese too much. <br /><br />I read an autobiography of Oliver Sacks and he said he had pretty much lived on cereal and sardines his whole life and I quit worrying about my diet and it's deficits. I am what I am.Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313413260127376288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-23890856439367409232022-02-09T15:14:10.490+00:002022-02-09T15:14:10.490+00:00I'm an omnivore who eats octopi and fois gras ...I'm an omnivore who eats octopi and fois gras upon occasion. The only thing put before me that I haven't been able to even attempt to taste is balut, fertilized and fermented duck eggs. I just can't get past the visual aspect yet but haven't ruled out never trying it completely. <br /> <br />We eat a fair number of vegetarian meals in our diet and probably get some that are truly vegan as well. I like both aspects but would never see myself becoming entirely one or the other just because it is so difficult when dining outside of ones own house. My brother's two girls have both been vegan at one point or another and it has always been a struggle. It is a struggle for those around them to cater to their dietary desires and produce tasty meals when the cook, is cooking a new to them recipe. Mostly my nieces just eat frozen vegan patties or other cloned foods which are probably not terribly healthy either. In the end, the both eventually tired of the struggle of trying to eat vegan while being in a social circle that wasn't and now both are back to being mostly vegetarians with occasional meat eating.<br /><br />I like the idea of your son putting in the effort to create and publicize tasty vegan dishes. It certainly makes it easier for us omnivores to invite over a vegan for a meal and not scare them away with the food.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-61711249713550099032022-02-09T14:56:26.302+00:002022-02-09T14:56:26.302+00:00I do think that if everyone, even us omnivores ate...I do think that if everyone, even us omnivores ate less meat and more vegetarian, vegan meals, the planet would be better off for it. Factory farm is a hideous thing and let's face it- if we had to kill and clean our own meat, most of us would be vegetarian, at least. Have you ever read Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma"? Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7041893878742428902022-02-09T14:54:39.635+00:002022-02-09T14:54:39.635+00:00It's interesting that "vegan" is now...It's interesting that "vegan" is now the word (and the expectation) du jour. When I was young it was considered progressive to be a vegetarian, but vegan was seen as outlandishly extreme. I still think of myself as mostly vegetarian (though Dave manages to feed me a piece of meat more frequently than I would ideally like) but I've always consumed dairy products and I doubt I'll ever stop.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-27219101781207935362022-02-09T13:48:33.566+00:002022-02-09T13:48:33.566+00:00Our Ian and his "Bosh!" friend Henry are...Our Ian and his "Bosh!" friend Henry are not out to convert omnivores to veganism. In fact they would applaud you and his lordship for reducing your meat intake. Like you I could not go the full distance.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83431339462605526852022-02-09T13:46:22.655+00:002022-02-09T13:46:22.655+00:00It sounds to me that you don't eat a lot of me...It sounds to me that you don't eat a lot of meat Carol and yet you enjoy a healthy diet. You might be right about vegan or plant-based eating being the "in" thing. Of course electric vacuum cleaners were once the "in" thing and yet decades later they are still with us. The only reasons that modern people have been able to eat meaty diets are a) refrigeration and b) modern farming methods.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-554599061424179552022-02-09T12:33:31.610+00:002022-02-09T12:33:31.610+00:00Briony from Crafty Cat Corner has voiced one of my...Briony from Crafty Cat Corner has voiced one of my concerns about veganism - that it has become trendy. It's the "in" thing, and everyone is jumping on the bandwagon - it's fashionable to say that you are vegan, just as years ago it was fashionable to say you'd become vegetarian.<br />Like Thelma and Librarian, I too, love cheese, (any cheese) and it forms a regular part of my diet. I also love vegetables, and frequently have non-meat meals. But I shall continue to eat some meat, and I'm fond of fish, including shellfish. Having tried it several times, I draw the line at octopus which is a huge favourite with the "natives" here.<br />For whatever the reason people turn to vegan foods, I hope that it is a carefully considered dietary change, and that they take the necessary supplements to keep themselves healthy. <br />Reading your final comments to Addy, I don't eat pizza, can't abide pasta in any form - cheap or otherwise, and kebabs and chips don't feature in my diet either, along with sugar and milk. I've only once eaten at McDonalds and that was in Bordeaux years ago!<br />Almost all my meals are are prepared from scratch - and now I'm off to make some sausage rolls! Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-14973103621980611032022-02-09T11:47:25.327+00:002022-02-09T11:47:25.327+00:00We have reduced the amount of meat we eat on a wee...We have reduced the amount of meat we eat on a weekly basis but still eat lots of fish. I don't think I could convert to a vegan diet as I enjoy consuming flesh too much.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16548038856083680402022-02-09T11:38:40.747+00:002022-02-09T11:38:40.747+00:00Our Ian does take a few supplements but in any cas...Our Ian does take a few supplements but in any case a vegan diet is much healthier than a diet that consists of pizzas, cheap pasta, kebabs and chips.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-8104599539444265612022-02-09T11:35:52.062+00:002022-02-09T11:35:52.062+00:00I am sure that our Ian and his vegan friends have ...I am sure that our Ian and his vegan friends have not been hoodwinked. Next time you visit McDonalds try one of their new plantburgers Briony. I think you will like it.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-66682954223031443192022-02-09T11:33:31.328+00:002022-02-09T11:33:31.328+00:00In my blogpost I should have mentioned that some p...In my blogpost I should have mentioned that some people do not eat meat simply because they do not like it.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-17829397422492112782022-02-09T10:53:16.571+00:002022-02-09T10:53:16.571+00:00I am not a vegan. But mostly eat vegetables which ...I am not a vegan. But mostly eat vegetables which I love and not meat which I hate. But have always cooked meat for those who want it, so I'm not sure where I stand. Like the Librarian I love cheese and also fish on occasions. So probably moderation in all things is the answer, and we should be grateful for the food on our plate;) thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-10369309805852850362022-02-09T10:19:19.816+00:002022-02-09T10:19:19.816+00:00Thanks for giving this topic your customary though...Thanks for giving this topic your customary thoughtful consideration. Not all of us feel driven to become vegans but we can all reduce the amount of meat we eat each week.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-27116896387707174492022-02-09T10:12:48.187+00:002022-02-09T10:12:48.187+00:00Reducing meat intake is a good thing. The main rea...Reducing meat intake is a good thing. The main reason we eat so much meat in the west is down to one simple thing: Refrigeration.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com