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A militant faction of meat-free warriors was spurred into action by the following passage from Anthony Bourdain’s book Kitchen Confidential:
Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn. To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit, and an affront to all I stand for, the pure enjoyment of food.
Granted, being a hater is Bourdain’s shtick, and he seems to be exaggerating for effect. But clearly, this irked a few vegans, who started a blog called Hezbollah Tofu to retaliate. Their first post makes it kind of hard to tell if they’re super pissed off or if they’re just writing in an over-the-top manner as a sarcastic homage to Bourdain himself:
[W]e aren’t just going to ‘enjoy’ food, we’re going to enjoy vastly improved, veganized versions of your masturbatory, blood-oozing recipes. And then we’re going to compile them, sell them in zine form, and donate the proceeds to vegan outreach organizations and farm sanctuaries—in your name.
Them’s fightin’ words! But after publishing a rather creepy-looking version of champagne scallops (they’re actually made of tofu—it’s probably just the lighting that’s making them look unappetizing) and a take on boudin they call “Bloody Bourdain” (it’s a vegan blood sausage made with black carrot juice, black sticky rice, and pearl tapioca), this collective blog hasn’t shown many signs of life. The last time top blogger Sara checked in was July 3—when she mentioned that she might have a book deal in the works. Perhaps she’s holed up in her kitchen, veganizing like a mad woman, which would be good news for all the meat-free folks out there who need a recipe for “Pot au Feu. Except, you know, not gross.”
I was vegan for 6 years, and I love Anthony Bourdain.. yeah it's annoying his constant hate for vegs. but oh well it's his opinion, he still seems like a fun guy to have dinner with.
And..... apparently cows and pigs would not even be kickin' around in this day and age if us humans didn't find them so dang tasty.
Just sayin'
And..... apparently cows and pigs would not even be kickin' around in this day and age if us humans didn't find them so dang tasty.
Just sayin'
Some of my favorite meals have have been feasts of chomping on vegans. Cows, sheep, goats, geese (and their sublime fatty livers!), ducks... all grass & grain eaters. Mmmmmmm. Delicious little vegans!
So if you find meat/fish so disgusting, why go through so much effort to have your food resemble said poison? And are those cubes of Snickers bar in that pot au feu?
Touche, Ruth ... indeed, Tony's riff on the vegan and vegetarian population is well documented. Perhaps the are just now getting the sprouts out of their ears. Who knows?
Chef Bourdain does indeed know how to instigate people. This is something I love about him. And I agree with him that some of them are just too self-righteous about their chosen lifestyle. I understand vegetarians who choose...+READ
Touche, Ruth ... indeed, Tony's riff on the vegan and vegetarian population is well documented. Perhaps the are just now getting the sprouts out of their ears. Who knows?
Chef Bourdain does indeed know how to instigate people. This is something I love about him. And I agree with him that some of them are just too self-righteous about their chosen lifestyle. I understand vegetarians who choose this for health or religious reasons, but the ones who simply feel the need to tell the meat-eating public how much better THEY are because they do not consume the dead flesh of innocent animals are a profound nuisance to me. Ive shared a few meals with people like this over the years, and they were universally unpleasant (both the people AND the meal!) .-COLLAPSE
What Ruth said.....
Getting angry at other people's life choices is a little much for me. I got better things to deal with, I am sure everyone else does as well, at least I hope they do...
Kitchen Confidential was published in 2000. Shouldn't they have gotten over it by now? Or are they just now crawling out from under some rock and becoming incensed about old news?
ROFLMAO....
I respect those who choose vegetarianism out of religious beliefs. I have Seventh Day Adventist friends who are vegetarians. But I have neither respect nor patience with vegans and with those who jump on the veggie bandwagon because it's trendy or they're too stupid, lazy or cowardly to actually talk to farmers, butchers, ranchers and learn about meat first hand, with no political...+READ
ROFLMAO....
I respect those who choose vegetarianism out of religious beliefs. I have Seventh Day Adventist friends who are vegetarians. But I have neither respect nor patience with vegans and with those who jump on the veggie bandwagon because it's trendy or they're too stupid, lazy or cowardly to actually talk to farmers, butchers, ranchers and learn about meat first hand, with no political filtering.
Add in any despicable desire to mandate everyone follow suit, and KAZAAM! "Animal Farm" and "1984" come to life!
If people choose not to eat meat from a purveyor who treats his animals poorly (al la the horrors at Smithfield, see http://tinyurl.com/vr8vn) that's a good stance to take. I won't eat pork if I know it's from these ratbags.
But to stop *all* meat because some purveyors maltreat their animals? Flippin' ridiculous. Forcing everyone else to do the same? Flippin' insane. In many areas of the world, chicken and goats and pigs are indispensable to life. They're relatively inexpensive, portable, omnivorous, and the latter two have far more uses than just meat.
I've killed and eaten meat, so I'm willing and able to do what it takes to get that pork chop, that drumstick, that egg, that veal, that barbacoa calf's head.-COLLAPSE