OMG TV moment

[figmo]

My TV turned on to "Sara's Secrets" on the Food Network. She was making a meal that was supposed to be for "both vegetarians and carnivores." One of the items she made was two versions of a savory strada. When she went to plate it, she first stuck her spatula in the sausage-laden strada, then, without cleaning the spatula, stuck it into the vegetarian strada.

I blurted out "Oh my gawd!" so loudly I awoke Warren, who was sound asleep two rooms down with the door closed.

For those of you who aren't chefs, if you're feeding a vegetarian, that's like dipping your spatula in poison before serving your guests.

Comments

[figmo.livejournal.com]

This has nothing to do with whether it's right or wrong to be vegetarian; it has to do with consideration of folks with differing dietary needs and choices.

Given that the only difference in the two stradas appeared to be the inclusion of sausage in the carnivore version, if she only had one spatula, she should have plated the vegetarian one first.

A better solution would have been to use separate spatulas for each. You never know whether someone's a vegetarian by choice or because of a meat allergy (I know at least one person who's severely allergic to pork).

[bovil.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine doesn't keep kosher, but he eats no pork. He's allergic to pork and rabbit.

Your initial argument would have probably stood up better if you had avoided the hyperbole. Mixing utensils is inconsiderate, and if done intentionally, disrespectful, but hardly murder in the general case. In the case of a food allergy, it's always best to be specific rather than reply on the general.

Even in just discussing vegetarianism, it's best to be specific. There's such a spectrum, and what's "vegetarian" to one (say refined sugar, which doesn't contain animal products but often uses animal products in processing) might not be to another.