2007-03-04 09:45:49 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
No - vegetarians eat no animal flesh.
There are so-called pescotarians who eat fish but no meat. Some people call them pesco-vegetarians, but that's a misnomer. If you eat animals, you're not a vegetarian.
(Not that there's anything wrong with being a pescotarian - it's a perfectly fine diet choice, and healthy. But one shouldn't confuse it with vegetarianisms. That only causes problems for vegetarians who end up ordering a vegetarian meal and being served fish....)
Most vegetarians are lacto-ovo, meaning they eat dairy and eggs. Lacto-vegetarisns eat dairy but no eggs, ovo-vegetarians eat eggs but no dairy. Vegans eat no animal products at all.
2007-03-04 09:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by Ms. S 5 · 8⤊ 1⤋
NoNoNoNoNoNoNo.
Vegetarians do not eat animals.
There is no *type* of vegetarian who eats animals.
Not-eating-animals is, quite specifically, what vegetarians do.
http://fishinghurts.com
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-GXLd3H0hc6klMFe3HeGqSDn7SVlgijZ53gHnrrlGNoFgNut5?p=7
Those two sites should help you.
The fist one shows what happens to fish. The second one explains why vegetarians do not eat fish, and why it is VERY wrong to describe fish-eaters as vegetarian.
I mean, WOW a lot of these answerers as so very misinformed.
There is no vegetarian society that accepts people who eat dead fish, but only bunk websites written by people who have no idea what they are talking about.
2007-03-04 18:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by Squirtle 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. Vegetarians do not eat animals and fish is an animal.
2007-03-05 07:20:28 · answer #3 · answered by KathyS 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Vegetarian means no animal meat and fish are animals. Vegans also don't eat eggs or dairy products.
2007-03-04 17:49:17 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Raven 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Technically Vegetarians don't eat anything with a face
2007-03-04 18:00:59 · answer #5 · answered by Tom ツ 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
No, no fish. Vegetarian means no meat.
2007-03-04 18:52:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
A true vegan does not eat meat, or any other product that comes from an animal (that means eggs, milk, cheese, etc.)
A fish is and animal by definition.
Like in all things in life, there are people that chose the path in between. There are people that call themselves vegans, but still find it okay to eat dairy products and even eggs. They justify their deviance by saying the aren't killing anything.
2007-03-04 18:13:46 · answer #7 · answered by B H 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Ignore everybody who doesn't say "vegetarians don't eat animals".
2007-03-04 18:02:44 · answer #8 · answered by PsychoCola 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you are allowed to eat fish and shellfish. Vegetarians don't eat red meat. Some may also eat chicken. My niece is a Vegan, meaning she won't drink milk or eat eggs, and she won't any sort of meat, including fish or shellfish. If you are concerned about it, look up some recipies for tofu dishes. Tofu is actually very good as long as it isn't bland!
2007-03-04 17:55:10 · answer #9 · answered by chiligurl254 2 · 0⤊ 8⤋
Fish-no
eggs and dairy-yes
2007-03-04 17:51:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋