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Eat, Drink and Evolve

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Re: Eat, Drink and Grow

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That was a nice funny writeup starting from your experiences in childhood till now..This is what they call History repeats itself!!!
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Yes Insha, and this is a history for fools who despite so many experiences let down their defences and keep repeating the same mistakes again and again. :-(

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Satchi though strictly not a vegetarian (I eat fish and eggs which are still subject of debate whether they are veg or non veg) but no other meats or poultry for me. Even here I have a pragmatic approach. For me vegetarian is any food in which meet is not visible. Thus I won't launch investigations of whether my soup's stock had a veg base or meat base.While on a trip abroad once I innocently bought a cheeseburger from McDonalds in Hamburg. I loved it only to be told later that it was actually a beefburger with cheese. That did not diminish my love for it or cause nausea making me wash my mouth. But henceforth I stayed away from cheeseburgers. Somehow my cultural conditioning prevented me from eating them knowing that they contained beef.
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True Balajee. If I had not discovered that I had bitten into a mutton kofta, beef samosa or chicken, I would in all probability even enjoyed it and eaten, because the taste was nothing very different. I am unable to give up some stuff like pasta with pasta sauce. Which means that I have to check the labels on the bottles very carefully - a bottle of pesto once had a brown lable, and after straining my eyes with glasses on, I realized that it had egg in it. But that was enough, I could not eat it for fear there may be other components that are not on the label. Like you said it is conditioning which has turned into firm convictions. It is hard to let go of those.

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Hi Mindian,

Mindian said: ↑

hey sats,

your bar anecdote reminded me of my first wide eyed entrance into one when we first came to Blr . Blr is famous for its pubs and apparently many of them are visited by families (btw what is the difference between a pub and a bar??)

Pub is "in", bar is "out". Pub is for the discerning, bar is for the hoi polloi. :rotfl

Of course I had grown up thinking that only drunkards visited these places LOL.

Am glad I was not the only one. :-D

It was K who took me to one saying that it was unbelievable I had not seen one after having grown up in Mumbai.

and re non veg the same thing happened to me too in an Indian restaurant in London. I was enjoying these yummy panneer pakodas which were in fact chicken pakodas . :hide: only after having gobbled quite a few did someone point it out to me and since I was in rather formal company I couldn't even express my agony, only grin sheepishly.

Ouch, it must have been even more agonizing to keep all the agony inside and not give vent to it. :-D

But I must have been really hungry that day for that in no way spoilt my appetite LOL.Of course I double checked every other dish that I had the rest of the meal was in fact vegetarian.

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Hi Riya,

You meanie. Hrrrmpppphhhhhh.......... No am not colourblind. If I were, it would have been good. I would not have discovered my gaffe and I would have eaten happily ever after. :-(

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Ha Ha Ha... I had realy a hearty laugh when you took your chicken salad.. Now satchi dear.. i do suspect on you.. You are calling yourself as a green person and you are not.... I suspect that you are taking al the chances to chew the red ones... caught you baby.... that too RED handed.....

comon..... already once gone or always going doesn bother.... Take other Reds also in coming days... and ofcourse.. i will hear you baby.. you did in misunderstanding...

May be you got color blindness also check it once know
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Hi Ashima,

Glad you had a good laugh. :-D At least some good came out of my eating chicken. Your friend must be a brave soul to agree to marry a non-vegetarian if she has to cook non-veg or accept it being brought into the house. But there are couples where either the vegetarian member accepts that or the non veg eating member agrees to eat it outside the house.

I am glad I can eat eggs without much concern. It is hard enough having to check out every label one sees in the shops. It is terrible when one goes to other countries and has to eat being doubly careful.

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A great snippet satchi.:thumbsup Had lots to laugh because this post reminded me of my room-mate. She is also a pakka veg and once when she was small she was served omlette by her aunt and she ate it without realising its egg!!! :rotfl She is in love with a guy who just adores non-veg and pretty much tensed about cleaning fish and chicken in the future.:rotfl Thank you for this post. I needed a laugh badly today.

Love,
Ashima.
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Hi Archana,

arch1209 said: ↑

Satchi what a humorous write up. I could literally imagine you holding your nose outside a restaurant cum bar and saying "Deva, Deva!"

Though I did not quite use those words, I was scandalized wondering what kind of friends I had who were willing to enter a bar just to satisfy their hunger. This coming from an avowed foodie, you can imagine how deeply ingrained some concepts were. I still remember going out with my Chittappa in the village once. He stopped somewhere and offered me some grape juice. I asked him isn't this "drink" and he growled at me to shut up and drink it. :rotfl

I gave up red meat a few years ago, not because of religious or cultural beliefs, but because I did not like the way it tastes. I can try almost anything once, but I do sometimes feel bad for my vegetarian friends when we go out and there are limited options for them. But I was surprised, when at a function in my school they had mostly very interesting turkish and greek vegetarian dishes and just one chicken dish. I think gradually a lot of western cultures and institutions are opening up to having an interesting menu (not your usual salad) for vegetarians and vegans.

Yes, more and more people turning to vegetarianism or veganism only means that the choice for vegetarians increases. Surprisingly the choice in Singapore was pathetic. There is more choice in the West than there.
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Hi Getstrngth,

Mercifully, once when I went to buy pasta sauce I noticed the brown mark on the bottle before buying it. Otherwise I would have found out too late. But it was very upsetting that one could not even buy something as simple as pasta sauce without much ado. :-( Now since I don't mind eggs, it is double work. I don't have the heart to keep the bottle away without checking out the label in detail - which is rather painful, given that the letters are smaller than ants. So more often than not, I end up putting the bottle away.

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Hi Satchi,

This reminds me of a similar experience. I'm a vegetarian too. I got pasta sauce which had labelled fine tomatoes minced with beef. I didn't notice the part "beef". I made pasta enjoyed it and kept the rest of the sauce in the fridge. My parents came to stay with me. My mom was rearranging the fridge and noticed it. She was asking me how did the pasta taste. I was replying that it was nice and would make once for her. Then she pointed out that it was beef and how I didn't realize it...:crazymg:
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Hey Satchitananda,
Thats one joy post to read. But the subtle nuisances of the post I liked very much.

Once one of my friend told, "If one is brought up eating Non-veg, he / she will be accustomed to that and same case with eating Vegeterian food, and one need not to show their displeasure if the other eats non-veg ... Its more than personal choice, it is about way they have accustomed, later stages its once choice but cant be enforced.".. I still remember this and from then on I dnt have any problem even if someone next to me eat non-veg foods. Earlier I was like going away from that place. I think I have accepted it and able to distinguish the character and their food habits.

I think, I have taken different direction. But one point I liked / concluded from your post is as we grow up and as we get exposed different circumstances (apart from what our family has told and made us believe thats the only correct choice) we will be able to understand and accept the differences and in the process we grow up.

Thanks for a lovely write up.

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Hi Satchi akka,

Am happy, as I am not the only one, with cries... Though others think as little things, they matter more for me...that too while eating...My new set of friends in college,got astonished by the way, I share my tiffin box with them...First, I will keep some portion of my food, in the plate and pass it to everyone for taste and when some liked to have more, then I will transfer some more to the plate and eat mine, in the box...and wont allow eating from my tiffin box with their spoon...But they adjusted and got used to me, as they have already a gal like me, among them..And my hubby for the first time, took me to Restaurant and casually took the gobi manchurian from my plate with his spoon...and I stopped him...He asked me why?? And I told my habit , not to use his spoons in my plate ...He imdtly took my spoon and started to eat...And rest I leave it to your guess...and till date, he use to lick his spoon and take the food from my plate, to irritate me...Oh think I am deviating much....But your post made me to remember those moments...But some friends, without knowing me, casually have my food, with their spoon and me...tried hard to control my tears and anger in school and college days...And I have no problem, when they have some non-veg, sitting next to me...Its their wish..and I share and have theirs too, only if its veggi...( Note- Spoon rules apply )Though I am the same now, think by your age, I can get the maturity to accept like you....
Nice akka...I loved the way you narrated humourously...

Vasu...

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Hi Pallavi,

Pallavi4me said: ↑

Hey Satchitananda,
Thats one joy post to read. But the subtle nuisances of the post I liked very much.

Thanks so much.

Once one of my friend told, "If one is brought up eating Non-veg, he / she will be accustomed to that and same case with eating Vegeterian food, and one need not to show their displeasure if the other eats non-veg ... Its more than personal choice, it is about way they have accustomed, later stages its once choice but cant be enforced.".. I still remember this and from then on I dnt have any problem even if someone next to me eat non-veg foods. Earlier I was like going away from that place. I think I have accepted it and able to distinguish the character and their food habits.

There is no denying that it is very hard to get used to the differences and to learn to accept. Especially differences that have to do with major and sensitive differences like food habits (veg / non veg) are very hard to overcome.

I think, I have taken different direction. But one point I liked / concluded from your post is as we grow up and as we get exposed different circumstances (apart from what our family has told and made us believe thats the only correct choice) we will be able to understand and accept the differences and in the process we grow up.

Very true. Living with our upbringing and convictions is one thing, but allowing others to also do so is equally important. Ultimately tolerance is the key.

Thanks for a lovely write up.
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