I was just reading the Xmas Dinners thread and was surprised too see even one vegetarian. I'm a veggie myself and the amount of ridicule/amazement I get from people I know when they discover I like football AND yet don't eat meat is astonishing. It's almost as if they can't go together, and should be a dark, hidden secret!! Just wondered what the headcount would be for fellow Charlton life veggies and whether you get the "you must be too tired to cheer", and "aren't you always hungry eating lentils all the time?" I honestly thought I might be the only one but am now hopeful we could hit double figures!
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Should we start a facebook campaign for decent Vegetarian food at the Valley?
i'll throw tofu at people.
Got some lovely Dosais at the big Madurai derby a few years ago. But nothing in the UK.
I think there was a veggie footballer once, played for Grimsby or someone like that. I don't eat meat or fish, and have learned to cope with being very much in the minority, and generally annoying to other people for reasons I don't fathom.
This is what you want from football grounds (most cheese and onion pies are horrible):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_pie
...now reinstated at Deepdale; so popular I get asked to buy a load of them and bring them down south for friends and family as they are pretty fantastic!
15 years and counting
have learned to cut the conversation short when the old - 'So why are you vegetarian?' comes out....
doesn't matter what you say next.... the person asking just wants to tell you why they think it's a stupid idea
aren't like 15% of the UK population veggie now, though?
15 years and counting
have learned to cut the conversation short when the old - 'So why are you vegetarian?' comes out....
doesn't matter what you say next.... the person asking just wants to tell you why they think it's a stupid idea
aren't like 15% of the UK population veggie now, though?[/quote]
I'm far from someone who thinks the veggie lifestyle is a stupid idea - especially as a meat-eater who goes out of his way to eat the occasional meat-free meal for variety's sake. But perhaps you can answer one thing about vegeterianism that I've NEVER understood...
Why do many veggies eat those disgusting meat substitute things such as Quorn? Why would people who are for many years happy without meat still want to eat food that has the same shape, texture and essence about it, only with even less taste?
Surely actual vegetable-based meals are far more enjoyable? At least I think so, anyway... maybe I've missed something about the wonders of tofu. Anyone shed some light?
Pain in the arse on xmas day
I've never liked the thought of eating meat. It did cause me some problems when I was in infants school, the dinner ladies used to try a make me eat the same stuff as all the others. That was the 1960's though so I guess I was a little bit strange to them.
Also I have never felt the need to have a meat substitute.
One thing I have noticed with meat eaters; they are always trying to catch you out or doubting the fact you are are or are not a veggie.
It doesn't bother me that people eat meat, I just find it a bit wierd wanting to eat the insides of animal.
Also, if you're a recent veggie, meat substitutes can be a handy stopgap while you learn to cook proper veggie food.
By the way, tofu isn't really a meat substitute in the same way as Quorn, as people have been eating it for thousands of years. If you marinade it so it picks up some flavour, and fry it so it's nice and crispy, it can be quite tasty - goes best in stir fries.
Thanks
I think I was behind you in the queue for food at Ellen Road in the play offs and you was offered onions in a bun. I only remember this cos I nearly pissed myself laughing and it helped pass the stupid long time we had to wait in the ground before kick off.