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The Nasty Bits: The Tale of Veal
Yeah, just slaughter the whole family. No point in not doing it, honestly. If you have a problem with veal, or paté, grow some balls and become a vegan. It's not hard to do. Otherwise, enjoy this recipe.
Foodie vs. (Vegan) Foodie: Let's Stop Dropping Anvils Already
@jwalz- Speaking generally about European culture, a diet consisting of meat at almost every meal is just as new as vegetarianism. Until factory farms, most of us subsisted off of grains and some dairy. Blood and organs would supplement our bread occasionally, but if you weren't upper class you most likely were not eating steaks (hence meat pies, blood pudding, sausage, and other ingenious and delicious food inventions).
Foodie vs. (Vegan) Foodie: Let's Stop Dropping Anvils Already
Wow, I have a lot to say on this topic;
I was raised vegetarian, though now I tell my friends that I "place no restrictions on my dietary intake." I did not have a bite of meat, save an errant slice of pepperoni, until I was 21. Frankly, I just got tired of saying "no," to my friends and relatives when they offered me a slice of homemade meatloaf or chicken soup or a shepherd's pie. I don't buy meat when I go to the market, and I don't order meat when I'm out to dinner, but I'm not going to say I won't eat it outright. I respect the choice to go vegan, or vegetarian, or pescetarian, and I understand how human society could benefit from a non-meat eating culture, but I love the smile my grandma gets when she sees that I'm enjoying the turkey.
For what it's worth though, I'm on the vegan's side. I think they're right, and it pisses me off to see meat-eaters belittle them. I've heard everything they have to say. I spent 12 years in public school, and the fact that I was a vegetarian did not last long. But the great thing is, I've seen friends (many of them actually) of me, who used to joke and rib me about not being able to enjoy a hot dog convert to some form of vegetarian, or semi-vegetarian diet since high school. It just takes time to accept and comprehend.
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"Both methods result in more humane living conditions. Pink veal calves have access to movement, cereal feed, and, depending on the method, outdoor grazing."
But lets not act like we're really doing these calf's a favor by sparing them death. It's not something you can rationalize if the foundation of the idea is something you typically disagree with (eating baby animals). Just do it. It's a meaningless existence anyway. I know I'd rather be shot at birth than to be raised halfway to maturity with the express purpose of fattening up somebody's stew. Even with that wonderful amenity, access of movement. But then again, I'd rather be slaughtered sooner than later in the conditions that most of their older, meatier counterparts live in. So... Either way, the recipe looks delicious.