A PSA from The Veggies
Jul. 5th, 2006 11:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lurkittyIf you cook for vegetarians, please don't ever assume that what they don't know won't hurt them.
I went to a BBQ at a friend's house yesterday. I know I should have been more alert as to what was going on at the BBQ, but there were people cooking stuff on it all afternoon. One of them is a graduate of a cooking school. I saw him pouring sauce over the veggie kebabs and didn't think anything of it.
I later had my grilled Portabellos and a few of the veggies from the skewers. They were really good. He saw me reach for the bowl and said nothing.
Flash forward to just before the fireworks. I started to get cramps. The lines at the two portapotties were really long, but I made it and only missed the first salvo of fireworks. I was in distress the rest of the night.
People were complimenting the veggies afterward, and he said, "They should be good, I used the chicken marinade!" Oh. The stuff with the chicken juice in it.
Folks, vegetarians get sick if they things with meat juice. It isn't psychological, it's physical. Other people are not responsible for my lifestyle choice, I know. But it's nice if you let me know when something that looks safe is not safe.
This has been a public service message from your friendly local rabbit food eater.
I went to a BBQ at a friend's house yesterday. I know I should have been more alert as to what was going on at the BBQ, but there were people cooking stuff on it all afternoon. One of them is a graduate of a cooking school. I saw him pouring sauce over the veggie kebabs and didn't think anything of it.
I later had my grilled Portabellos and a few of the veggies from the skewers. They were really good. He saw me reach for the bowl and said nothing.
Flash forward to just before the fireworks. I started to get cramps. The lines at the two portapotties were really long, but I made it and only missed the first salvo of fireworks. I was in distress the rest of the night.
People were complimenting the veggies afterward, and he said, "They should be good, I used the chicken marinade!" Oh. The stuff with the chicken juice in it.
Folks, vegetarians get sick if they things with meat juice. It isn't psychological, it's physical. Other people are not responsible for my lifestyle choice, I know. But it's nice if you let me know when something that looks safe is not safe.
This has been a public service message from your friendly local rabbit food eater.
