I'm a vegetarian who really likes meat. So I'm going to say meat, although I don't eat it. Spicy crispy beef, Szechuan style. Cheeseburger. Lasagne. Spag Bol. Chilli con carne. Prosciutto. Sausage and mash. Bacon sandwich. Spam fritters. Haggis. Keema lal beezi, or keema bhari lal mirchi charm. Scouse. Corn dog hash. Meat and tatty pie. Shawarma.
It has its moments but not eating meat isn't a major problem. I miss it but it's only like missing sex when you're not in a relationship. You just deal with it.
Although I do have cravings and there are some things with no good substitute, like ribs, corned beef, lamb, oxtail soup, haggis, black pudding, a decent steak, pepperoni pizza. The list goes on...
I don't think I could ever FULLY give up meat just because of ribs. They are the most divine foodstuff in existence. They are a work of art on a plate.
Also all the candy products I wouldn't be able to eat, like marshmallows would drive me insane. And 3/4 of my diet consists of candy so I'd wither away without it.
Ribs are fantastic. The last time I had a meat crisis and lapsed, ribs were one of the first things I had. I love the way the Chinese cook ribs. My stomach is moaning just thinking about it and there really is no veggie equivalent or anything even similar.
Most things you don't need to do without, though. Most gelatine is veggie friendly these days (something like 80%, or at least in this country). As a vegetarian, my problem is that I can't take a chance so I've got to *know* it's veggie friendly even though it most probably is.
It's true, lots of products are vegetarian these days and the number is seemingly increasing.
Actually, one vegetarian food I hate is tofu. I don't not see how this is a suitable replacement to meat. Quorn (however it is spelt) is nice though.
Tofu's mainly a replacement for the protein in meat so it's more a health substitute rather than a flavour/texture substitute. I'm not a big fan of it either but sometimes you have to bite the bullet when it's the only veggie option available.
There's only one way I genuinely like it. Small sweetened blobs of it in filo pastry and deep-fried. I don't know what they're called but they're very nice. A bit like a dessert.
Quorn is great stuff. I often have breaded quorn made up to look like a chicken escalope and apart from being a bit looser than chicken, my brain pretty could be fooled that it has had chicken.
Soy mince is good too for chillies and bolognaises and keemas. And I actually prefer the new veggie sausages than meaty ones.
I eat fish, eggs and milk, so I only just have one foot in the veggie camp at the moment. I have been full vegan and that was indeed hell. All credit to vegans who stick to it.
It's like a stew made with corned beef and cubed potatoes. English corned beef is nothing like the American version. Ours is much looser and it starts to melt into the stew to become pink, salty gravy. It looks hideous but it tastes fantastic with a bit of brown sauce and some bread and butter.
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I'm a vegetarian who really likes meat. So I'm going to say meat, although I don't eat it. Spicy crispy beef, Szechuan style. Cheeseburger. Lasagne. Spag Bol. Chilli con carne. Prosciutto. Sausage and mash. Bacon sandwich. Spam fritters. Haggis. Keema lal beezi, or keema bhari lal mirchi charm. Scouse. Corn dog hash. Meat and tatty pie. Shawarma.
The skin of a roasted chicken. :/
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It has its moments but not eating meat isn't a major problem. I miss it but it's only like missing sex when you're not in a relationship. You just deal with it.
Although I do have cravings and there are some things with no good substitute, like ribs, corned beef, lamb, oxtail soup, haggis, black pudding, a decent steak, pepperoni pizza. The list goes on...
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I don't think I could ever FULLY give up meat just because of ribs. They are the most divine foodstuff in existence. They are a work of art on a plate.
Also all the candy products I wouldn't be able to eat, like marshmallows would drive me insane. And 3/4 of my diet consists of candy so I'd wither away without it.
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Ribs are fantastic. The last time I had a meat crisis and lapsed, ribs were one of the first things I had. I love the way the Chinese cook ribs. My stomach is moaning just thinking about it and there really is no veggie equivalent or anything even similar.
Most things you don't need to do without, though. Most gelatine is veggie friendly these days (something like 80%, or at least in this country). As a vegetarian, my problem is that I can't take a chance so I've got to *know* it's veggie friendly even though it most probably is.
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!!! I LOVE Chinese ribs. My God, I've fallen into a deep depression knowing I can't have any at this very moment! (╥_╥)
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And I'm in an even deeper depression knowing that I can never have them again. :P
Salt and pepper ribs... ribs in honey sauce... rib with OK sauce... ribs with black bean sauce... ack... ribs! :/
It's true, lots of products are vegetarian these days and the number is seemingly increasing.
Actually, one vegetarian food I hate is tofu. I don't not see how this is a suitable replacement to meat. Quorn (however it is spelt) is nice though.
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Tofu's mainly a replacement for the protein in meat so it's more a health substitute rather than a flavour/texture substitute. I'm not a big fan of it either but sometimes you have to bite the bullet when it's the only veggie option available.
There's only one way I genuinely like it. Small sweetened blobs of it in filo pastry and deep-fried. I don't know what they're called but they're very nice. A bit like a dessert.
Quorn is great stuff. I often have breaded quorn made up to look like a chicken escalope and apart from being a bit looser than chicken, my brain pretty could be fooled that it has had chicken.
Soy mince is good too for chillies and bolognaises and keemas. And I actually prefer the new veggie sausages than meaty ones.
I eat fish, eggs and milk, so I only just have one foot in the veggie camp at the moment. I have been full vegan and that was indeed hell. All credit to vegans who stick to it.
What is corn dog hash? Sounds neat.
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It's like a stew made with corned beef and cubed potatoes. English corned beef is nothing like the American version. Ours is much looser and it starts to melt into the stew to become pink, salty gravy. It looks hideous but it tastes fantastic with a bit of brown sauce and some bread and butter.
I've never found a veggie alternative to this. :/
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That sounds pretty good.