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The Ten Most Recent Posts By Eroca

From Talk

What happened to The Girl Who Ate Everything?

I noticed that the link to Robin's blog is no longer linked to at the bottom of the homepage. Is she no longer part of the Serious Eats family? If so, what's she doing now?

The Ten Most Recent Comments By Eroca

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

I disagree. My experience is that vegetarians do expect meatless options at dinner parties/BBQ's.

From Talk

_________ gives me heartburn

From Slice

14th Street and Below: A DJ Bubbles Drive-By

Bubbles, you really hit the nail on the head with your analysis of pizza in these neighborhoods. I am totally with you on the Pizza Box, and you will not have to worry about subsequent visits, because it never fails to come correct. Also, I am also in agreement with you on the likes of Ben's. It is crap in my eyes and not even worth the stomach space, when there are places like Joe's and Pizza Box within only a couple of blocks. Cheers and thanks for putting your heart in harms way for the all of your fans.

From Required Eating

Cook the Book: Win a Copy of 'Cook with Jamie'

I learned a lot from my parents, but I have mostly taught myself through trial and error.

From Talk

How do you build the perfect breakfast sandwich?

Bacon, american cheese, and 2 fried eggs cooked just short of hard so there is just a touch of ooze in the middle. This gets loaded up on a lightly toasted kaiser roll. Salt, pepper, and a squirt of ketchup to finish it off.

From Required Eating

Cook the Book: 'The Food You Crave'

From Recipes

Cook the Book: Crispy Chicken Fingers

It seems like an awfully small amount of chicken for 4 servings and 4 cups of corn flakes

From Required Eating

Cook the Book: 'The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics'

i have not cooked any of her recipes, but would love too.

From Talk

What do you love to make?

From Required Eating

Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'

umm, does bacon wrapped bacon count

Responses to Comments by Eroca

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

What a great article. Thanks so much for posting this. I've been a vegetarian for most of my adult life. The aggressive distain of some meat-eaters frustrates and saddens me, but no more so than the presumption of moral superiority of some vegetarians. I'm with you, fascfoo.

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

As many know, it's not that meat doesn't taste good, it's that it's FLESH. Some people are not into eating FLESH, considering it a revolting practice. Human flesh is supposedly divine when it's roasted up, why aren't we eating that? It's just exactly the same thing. Tastebuds are very easily entertained by flavor - all junk food being a case in point. And how then, can vegetarians not judge meat-eaters? Respect and unconditional love over-rides judgement among the educated.

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

As Wunami's comment clearly illustrates, yes, this topic is still VERY relevant.

I'm an omnivore (tried the veggie thing for awhile - it didn't work out), and there are an unbelievable amount of meat eaters out there who think that the mere existence of vegetarianism as some sort personal affront to their way of life. It's annoying as all hell. There are meat-eaters who are fine with vegetarians and vice versa. The more middle ground there is, the more we can get rid of the assholes on the extreme ends of both groups.

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

sloppy, unfortunately the *sshole comments are not abnormal. This is actually a very civilized discussion here with a lot of respect.

And Gordon Ramsey is well known for his disdain of vegetarians (as is Bourdain) and has taken great pleasure in tricking vegetarians into consuming animal products. What I don't get is he donates money for the domestic abuse as his mother was battered but doesn't understand how disrespectful, controlling, deceptive and abusive his own actions are.

But GR is hardly the only one. There's tales all over the net of meat eaters taking glee over having put one over on vegetarians. And then there are the ones who write into advice columns for help on how to turn their girlfriends to meat and ideas on how to sneak meat in so she'll find out how much she really does like it.

Other advice column questions regard how selfish brides are who would even consider not serving meat for their guests and the evil vegan bosses who will be throwing an office party that won't have meat in the spread which can possibly be anything but a nightmare and are they still obligated to go...?

Heck, there was even the Miss Manners question from the couple who were so upset to find out via the church gossip the couple whose company they so enjoyed a few weeks prior were ::whisper, whisper:: VEGANS! Which meant they'd been tricked into eating vegan cake and they don't like soy!

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

I don't eat beef, lamb or pork but I do eat chicken, turkey and fish. I have my own reasons for my eating choices and I never expect anyone to understand them nor do I ever judge anyone else for eating those animals. My immediate family took some time to "get it" but when I visit they always have a chicken or fish option which I appreciate. I am also appreciative when others make an effort to do the same but I would never expect anyone to go out of their way and am happy to eat sides when the main course doesn't appeal. What I'm trying to say is that no matter what anyone chooses to eat, a mutual respect is always the best way to go.

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

Excellent article and, as someone who has never eaten meat, I agree with pretty much everything in it except that I don't know bacon tastes good, only that it smells good. I love the closing paragraph too. Classic.

Hopefully the couple of *sshole comments that were made on this thread were in jest. If not, they go a long way in proving his point (if wunami is serious he/she must be absolutely insufferable as I can only imagine the other ways that selfishness and spite could manifest itself).

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

Touché! I guess I never realized that people waste so much time caring about what other people eat. I still think Clarke is a little on the bitter side, though. It seems as though he's generalizing non-vegetarians but I suppose he's trying to make a point.

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

I've been vegetarian since I was 2. I got violently ill and ended up in the hospital with dehydration 3 times. The first time, my parents thought they had undercooked something and gave me food poisoning. After the third time, they told me I didn't have to eat anything I didn't want to. I haven't purposefully had meat since then. I'm not vegan...I would die without butter and cheese. When my husband and I were dating, he and one of my friends slipped a small piece of chicken into something I was eating when I was out of the room. I immedietely got sick. Yeah, I still married him. I hate that people willfully try to sneak meat into my food. I respect your decison to eat meat. It shouldn't be that hard for you to respect my decision not to.

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

Wow wumami, that's some serious passive-aggressiveness that's actually downright abusive and shows a need to have control over others. It's not just disrespectful but tells people you aren't someone to trust at all.

There are better goals to have in life.

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

My secret goal is to trick vegetarians into eating meat without knowing it. So I guess vegetarians should probably never eat anything that I make, just in case I stuck some meat in.