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the thought of haggis knocks me sick

what does it taste like?

Real haggis is lurverly - don't know about veggie ones though!!

You can get some good books on quick 'proper' veggie meals. My daughter's a veggie and her partners a vegan (no eggs, cheese, milk or tofu) Fortunately they cook for themselves, but occasionally they cook for me - it's then I remember soya mince and me don't agree!!

maggie

The veggie one is a sort of nutty taste Muffy/Stray, a wee bit spicey.
As for the real thing, oh,my I dont eat it lol.

Marion

hi there
i was a veggie for ten years (went back to meat as missed sausages too much!!) i brought a really good book called "no meat for me please" great book if only one veggie in family if you try tofu and dont like it i think it tastes of rubber lol then t.s.p (textured soya protein) u might like cheaper than meat u can either get it to resemble mince or steak all u do is hydrate it plus doesnt take as long to cook as proper meat hope this helps

maggie but does it taste like sumthing coz iv nvr had it so is it similair to something else

if you no what i mean lol

pmsl marion

Difficult to describe, Marion.
A bit peppery, I suppose, slightly spicy.
It contains Lamb, Oatmeal, water, Onion salt and spices.
I think many people are put off by the texture.

maggie

I live in the countryside surrounded by fields full of cows and sheep.
They wouldn't exist if we didn't eat meat or dairy products.
There are no rest homes for retired cows and my father used to be on the management of an abbatoir/factory where they used old cows to make meat pies etc for well known suppliers.

I know that if anyone is going veggie for ethical reasons then really they ought to be completely vegan and never wear leather, wool, silk etc.

I don't want to live in an arable landscape and the land where I live isn't suitable for arable anyway. I don't want to put farmers etc out of business and I think the lack of farm animals in our landscape would be sad. Would we really only want there to be just a few pigs in zoos?

Thinking about it I believe the best option is to try to buy ethically sourced food.

Sue

I eat chicken,pork and fish.
dont eat beef of any kind, refuse to eat,lamb or veal.

I like most veggies though, so when on holiday I often just have pasta and veggies as I dont know the the meat is sometimes.

Vegetable pie is easy.
veggies with a cheese sauce mixed through, topped with mashed tatties,sprinke with cheese and bung on oven.


Marion

i have been veggie for abt 18 months now, but wasn't a big meat eater before anyway.
it was Gordon Ramsay taking his pigs to slaughter that made me take the leap !!

anyway, i make chilli, just add more peppers, sweetcorn, mushrooms etc instead of mince,
bolognaise & cottage pie the same way, you can get veggie mince but i dont bother anymore.

if i have fry ups, use veggie sausages, vegetable stir frys, fajitas with vegetables, roast veg dinners with extra yorkshire pudding instead of meat !

there are a lot of veggie frozen foods about too, i find Tesco & Asda have best choices.

if you do eat fish, it would be pescitarian(sp)

oh and they also make veggie sliced ham/ chicken for sandwiches, theyre ok for a change.....

good luck in deciding

Jx

oh, dont know about texture...it's the contents lol

lmao at muffy - you can always rely on ya mates for support. lol.

I'm convinced but can't say the same for OH, he's well against it but I normally win. I just wanna give it a go. I might find I hate it and it will be hard to resist muffy waving a bacon roll under my nose.....lol

The latest thing I've watched is Hugh's Chicken Run - its gross and even the free range aren't looked after as well as I thought they were. I have also watched the kill it, cook it, eat it just all a bit grim. One of my main things is, the rubbish most animals are fed to feed them up. The diseases going through live stocks is increasing too - not really what I want to eat.

If I could afford fresh good meet direct from a local farmer or something then I might be a bit different...but I can't so I think its worth a go.

So you won't be joining me muffy?lol.

Do you think so Marion?
Look fairly harmless to me LOL
Mind you, I eat black pudding!!

maggie

GOOD FOR YOU LAURALIL . I NOT EATEN RED MEAT OR CHICKEN SINCE 1965 WHEN I WAS 8 AND I AM AS FIT AS A FIDDLE . MY MOTHER IN LAW USED TO SAY , WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE YOUNG HO THEY WONT GROW WONT BE CLEAVER DA DA DA DA DA.ETC. WELL THEY DID GROW AND WENT TO UNI ,ONE IS A SCIENTIST . SO MUCH FOR THAT THEORY. AS FOR WHAT I EAT , BUT I DO EAT FISH AN FEEL GUILTY ,IT HAS A FACE. AND I EAT CHEESE AND EGGS.KEEP IT UP LAURALIL X

Sue, I completely understand what you are saying and that is one of the main reasons why I've never done anything about it in the past.

oh yuck sheep, lungs etc inside a sheeps belly....oh no lol

But be prepared for a lot of flatulence, Laura:-) lol BC XX

Nice Buttercup, can't wait.lol God help me OH is bad enough at the best of times!!!! lol

I was a vegetarian before you knew me Laura for about 3 yrs lol. It wasn't that tricky for me in those days as I used to make my mum cook for me !!! xx

Well you learn something knew everyday!!!! My mum's already told me I can poke it if I think she's going to cook me anything different - nice ah.lol

Got a freezer full or meat stuff to eat before I can start.lol

I still say you'll never say no to a bacon sarnie lol xx