The Vegetarian Torture

[CrayZee]

I'd just take it like a man and eat it. Of course you might not like it no matter what, but at least you'll know what you don't like later. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Also, plenty of things you eat on a regular basis you may have not liked originally anyway.

[CallMeIshmael]

q,


I think that if they are planning on serving a "regular" dish that just happens to be vegetarian, then they dont need to mention anything. (think of things along the lines of spaghetti with a non-meat red sauce)


However, if they are going to serve an "alternative" meal, then I think they should probably mention this beforehand. (Like, if they are serving a meal that only vegetarians would eat).


Either way, Id do my best to just try to suck that stuff down.


Also, what was possibly in the bread??

[El Diablo]

q,

I am the first one to rip on vegetarians, especially Paluka, but wow, wtf, man?

IT'S VEGETABLES. How the f do you have this reaction to eating VEGETABLES?

I mean, I can see you posting "wow, invited to dinner and I was STARVING after dinner, WTF MATE?"

But your post is just bizarre.

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q,


I think that if they are planning on serving a "regular" dish that just happens to be vegetarian, then they dont need to mention anything. (think of things along the lines of spaghetti with a non-meat red sauce)


However, if they are going to serve an "alternative" meal, then I think they should probably mention this beforehand. (Like, if they are serving a meal that only vegetarians would eat).


Either way, Id do my best to just try to suck that stuff down.


Also, what was possibly in the bread??

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Seems like a fair plan. If it was some seaweed type dish, or something odd like that, they should have let you known. I would guess that the bread had like pinenuts or something, I dunno. Anyway, OP could have also asked what the dish was, If he didn't know. That doesn't seem that strange of a question to ask.

[slamdunkpro]

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Doesn't it just seem to make sense to have something "normal" prepared when you live in some weird diet world?[/.quote]

Uh, no. This is why I stopped giving dinner parties. Today people think you’re a freakin restaurant. I always loved it when I told people the menu and they started in with the “we don’t eat…I can’t eat…I prefer…. I’m on the XXX diet…so would you make…..” OK fine. DON’T COME TO MY PARTY.

Now in the OP’s defense I think the host should disclose the menu before hand, and when we’re invited out we always ask - I have a couple of food allergies and have to decline if those items are on the menu. But I’d never ask the host to change their menu.

Lastly, it sounds like the OP’s hosts were vegans vs. vegetarians. They should have mentioned this. The other possibility is they were just truly awful cooks.

[the_scalp]

My wife and I don't eat meat.

If we invite people over we usually let them know if the food is going to be non-traditional (if we're serving lasagna or pizza or something, no warning necessary.)

And ignore everyone who's like "lol, invite them over and serve them . . . MEAT! That'll show the freaks!". Your vegetarian friends undoubtedly would have the good sense to inform their prospective hosts of their dieteary choice. You might consider doing the same when invited to anything but a cook-out:

"Hey, QTip, you wanna come over for dinner."
"Oh, thanks, that sounds nice, but I'm a really picky eater -- a meat and potatoes guy -- if that's a problem maybe we could all go out together. . . . and don't call me Q Tip."

[Mrs. Utah]

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I'm surprised to see that reaction from you, Q. Eat some of it, if you don't like it, don't eat that much, just tell them you're feeling a bit under the weather or some other face-saving excuse.

-d

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Yeah, I guess I suck at life. I just felt like this was pretty rude on their part. Perhaps, I was the rude one. I'll try to man up next time, but I've always been a puss with new foods.

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I like meep's advice here...and on the way home if you are still starving stop for a burger.

[nuggetz87]

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Tell them your a carnivore.

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[TIEdup14]

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"Oh, thanks, that sounds nice, but I'm a really picky eater -- a meat and potatoes guy

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WTF???

Since when is "Meat and potatoes" considered "picky?"

This is ridiculous. NON VEGETARIAN IS THE NORM. VEGETARIANS ARE THE EXCEPTION, NOT THE RULE.

[nuggetz87]

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Do you seriously not even know what the food was? You didn't even try to find out?

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i also find this hard to believe. also, vegetables, even "disgusting" ones tend not to be inedible (like cow dick).