# How many Dopers are Vegan or Vegetarian? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 19, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773 "2023-10-19T00:58:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/41 "2023-10-20T19:11:03Z")
“If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding!” Sorry to be so predictable, but those words were almost painfully audible to me when I read your post. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/42 "2023-10-21T00:37:22Z")
This seems on topic. > **[High steaks society: who are the 12% of people consuming half of all beef in...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/high-steaks-society-12-people-100014867.html)** > > Beef production is a huge climate crisis driver, and a new study says only a small percentage of the country does most of the eating I’m similar to @puzzlegal. I just don’t like the taste of most vegetables. I have found a few that I can tolerate and force myself to eat them. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/43 "2023-10-21T00:53:21Z")
I certainly believe you but that is the reverse of most kids who instead refuse to eat their vegetables. My mom was a terrible cook so pretty much the whole meal sucked. Meat cooked to near sawdust (literally sometimes) and veggies boiled to mush. She wasn’t being mean…she just really sucked at cooking. But, when that is all you get, that is what you eat or you go hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/44 "2023-10-21T00:56:59Z")
My mum grew up when all Scottish cooking had to be brown - the meat, the gravy, the peas, the carrots. And if it didn’t start out brown, that meant you had to cook it longer until it was… ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/45 "2023-10-21T01:09:33Z")
Unapologetically omnivore and will mock militant or self-righteous vegans/vegetarians. On the other hand I’ll host vegan game nights for the vegan gamers in the group. Pulled jackfruit sandwiches are fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/46 "2023-10-21T01:13:26Z")
Well, i don’t think I’m in the 12%. I enjoy beef, and when i eat it, i often have more than 4oz, but i eat chunk-o-beef less than once a week. I eat many other meats, and I don’t eat animal flesh every day. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/47 "2023-10-21T01:14:17Z")
Yes they f\*ckin’ are! 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/48 "2023-10-21T01:28:19Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > Pulled jackfruit sandwiches are fantastic. That begs for a recipe to be posted (or PM me if that is a hijack too far). ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/49 "2023-10-21T01:32:53Z")
Voting for either “…not a hijack too far”, or “maybe we should start another recipe exchange thread…”. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/50 "2023-10-21T01:40:53Z")
> **[Vegan BBQ Jackfruit Pulleld "Pork"](https://www.noracooks.com/jackfruit-pulled-pork/)** > > Stuff this BBQ Jackfruit Pulled “Pork” into buns with coleslaw and you have a vegan pulled pork sandwich even carnivores will love! It’s easy to make in a skillet and stores well too. Best with fresh jackfruit. Youtube will show you how to take it apart. I prefer Sweet Baby Rays or Stubbs vegan sauces, but obviously whatever you want is fine. /hijack ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/51 "2023-10-21T07:49:16Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > that is the reverse of most kids who instead refuse to eat their vegetables. I _loved_ (I still do, but it was especially notable when I was a kid, I guess) vegetables. Aside from asparagus and eggplant, I’d eat _anything_ that was a vegetable. Broccoli & Brussels sprouts were particular favorites, and I liked fresh peas raw (I don’t mean snow or snap peas-- the regular ones that were shelled-- I loved shelling peas as a little kid, but my mother had to keep telling me not to eat too many, or there wouldn’t be enough for supper. Didn’t like carrots cooked, but loved them raw. I was usually refused third helpings of veggies until I took at least one bite of my meat. When I saw jokes on TV about kids not liking veggies, I was always highly indignant. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/52 "2023-10-21T08:11:19Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Not many votes for flexitarian, I see, which is what I voted. I’m an omnivore in the sense that I have no prohibition against eating anything. However, my daily diet skews very heavily toward vegetarian/vegan. A lot of my protein comes from beans and grains, and I eat copious amounts of vegetables. This is me. I was considering to mark both flexitarian and omnivore, because the reality is somewhere in between. My husband tends towards more meat heavy dishes, especially as he doesn’t like beans, nor green leafy things (spinach, kale). I do have a few vegan and vegetarian dishes he does like, so he does eat less meat than before. I love eggplant, but he won’t touch it, so I only eat it in restaurants. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/53 "2023-10-23T22:50:22Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Aside from asparagus and eggplant, I’d eat _anything_ that was a vegetable. It would be a nightmare to prepare a meal for both of us. One of the few veggies that I like is asparagus. I wonder how common it is for asparagus to be tolerated by mostly carnivores and vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/54 "2023-10-23T23:25:11Z")
I eat it now. When I was a kid, it was the texture, not the taste. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/55 "2023-10-24T01:50:15Z")
There’s a woman on another website who cringes whenever she sees some variation of “Grandma’s Home Cooking” because her grandmother couldn’t cook if her life depended on it. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/56 "2023-10-24T12:45:01Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > One of the few veggies that I like is asparagus. I wonder how common it is for asparagus to be tolerated by mostly carnivores and vice versa. That would be interesting … I love vegetables, EXCEPT asparagus. The texture and the taste. And I’ve never liked any meat all that much. I think my favorite meat is bacon. But that’s just smoke, salt, sugar, and fat, covering most of the meat taste. My husband would eat meat every day, except that I’ve convinced him he shouldn’t. He likes asparagus too. But there’s little he won’t eat except pasta salad. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/57 "2023-10-26T01:08:15Z")
Flexitarian. I eat a lot of veggies, eggs, and cheese. I cook meat once a week for my family, with enough veg worked in to make it 2-3 dinner’s worth. But when it comes to breakfast and lunch (on my own) it’s pretty much ovo-lacto veggie with an occasional can of tuna. If I weren’t cooking for anyone else I would probably settle into pescatarian eating. But then I think about bacon and I’m just not sure. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/58 "2023-10-26T01:12:31Z")
Flexitarian, depends on what day/ or time of year it is. About half a year no meat, half the year meat. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/59 "2023-10-26T01:15:11Z")
Which half is which, and why? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773/60 "2023-10-26T01:56:08Z")
Religious dietary rules. Most Wednesdays and fridays (there are around 5 ish w and f that have no restrictions), and nativity fast ( 11/28-1/6) great lent ( 40 plus days) apostles fast (varies due to pascha) and dormition (2 weeks). It is really close to half a year with food restrictions having a bit of a majority. Thankfully there is a detailed calendar. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-vegan-or-vegetarian/991773.md?page=4)