You must live in such a beautiful place! Incidentally, I'm working on an essay about fish and what they feel -- they DO feel pain etc. Congratulations on not eating them any more!
> Also, like I mentioned in previous posts, this is by no means a “go vegan!” post. I am in no position to tell anyone what to eat, just like I wouldn’t like to be told what I should or shouldn’t eat.
Believe me, your post doesn't appear to be written by a zealot, just by a passionate person who's relating facts and personal history. And we like it!
Your disclaimer is interesting for me, because I've always wondered how I would have reacted - before I turned vegetarian, then vegan - to someone who would have told me about these diets.
I just never want people to feel heaps of guilt if going vegan isn't possible for them. The last thing we need is for people to feel bad about themselves in this world!
I second your comment about "cognitive dissonance". I also believe some languages make this dissonance easier to settle, by separating the vocabulary to designate animals and meat.
English (because it's the first example I have in mind) makes a distinction between the "calf" (animal) and the "veal" (meat); "pig" vs. "pork"; "sheep/ewe" vs. "mutton". "lamb" seems the exception. This vocabulary was borrowed from French, where the distinction is rather in term of shape ("steak", "pavé", "jambon") rather than animal.
It's harder for kids to relate what they have in their plates to the animal, if it's named differently.
That's so true! I've always thought about how language plays an important part to the cognitive dissonance of separating the meat from the animal. How if we call it "meat", it's more palatable, so to speak, but if we call it "flesh", that will trigger a different response. So interesting.
You must live in such a beautiful place! Incidentally, I'm working on an essay about fish and what they feel -- they DO feel pain etc. Congratulations on not eating them any more!
Looking forward to reading it! <3
I totally agree with your "big & savoury" breakfast mantra (as usual), and the beautiful waters, beautiful fish take, of course. <3
> Also, like I mentioned in previous posts, this is by no means a “go vegan!” post. I am in no position to tell anyone what to eat, just like I wouldn’t like to be told what I should or shouldn’t eat.
Believe me, your post doesn't appear to be written by a zealot, just by a passionate person who's relating facts and personal history. And we like it!
Your disclaimer is interesting for me, because I've always wondered how I would have reacted - before I turned vegetarian, then vegan - to someone who would have told me about these diets.
I just never want people to feel heaps of guilt if going vegan isn't possible for them. The last thing we need is for people to feel bad about themselves in this world!
I second your comment about "cognitive dissonance". I also believe some languages make this dissonance easier to settle, by separating the vocabulary to designate animals and meat.
English (because it's the first example I have in mind) makes a distinction between the "calf" (animal) and the "veal" (meat); "pig" vs. "pork"; "sheep/ewe" vs. "mutton". "lamb" seems the exception. This vocabulary was borrowed from French, where the distinction is rather in term of shape ("steak", "pavé", "jambon") rather than animal.
It's harder for kids to relate what they have in their plates to the animal, if it's named differently.
That's so true! I've always thought about how language plays an important part to the cognitive dissonance of separating the meat from the animal. How if we call it "meat", it's more palatable, so to speak, but if we call it "flesh", that will trigger a different response. So interesting.
Not only this goes straight to my to-cook list, I'm also glad I can find all ingredients quickly. Thank you, Arielle!
You had me at nori!
So versatile!