Most people who criticize vegetarianism do so because they've been brought up on a steady diet of
burgers
fries
mashed potatoes
turkey
gravy
steak
fried chicken
since childhood. American (European) culinary customs are the same as they were 500 years ago. The media encourages this as well. You never see ads for tofu or curry on Thanksgiving. In the cold dark European winters, meat, cabbage and potatoes were the only foods available.
But old habits die hard. People visualize vegetarianism from their own narrow view of what vegetarian foods THEY ate - potatoes and salad, and therefore conclude it is unhealthy and tasteless.
Am I right?
How do we educate them that there is a world outside these food items?
2006-12-22
19:20:35
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Vegetarian & Vegan