My eccentric teacher was vegan except for bacon. She couldn’t give up bacon.
Aside from being a history professor, she also came in second place in a professional bagpiping competition, and got married in what is culturally considered to be a modern mental asylum. She was an awesome teacher.
My MIL has been a “vegetarian” for decades, longer than I’ve known her which is over 30 years. She has always eaten crispy bacon crumbles (but not full slices). Her view is bacon crumbles aren’t meat, they’re a condiment.
I have a hard time, personally, understanding people’s obsession with bacon specifically. I admit bacon is delicious, but if I had to choose between bacon and chicken, I’d have far more difficulty giving up chicken.
bacon is packed with salt, fat, and protein… it’s kinda everything you crave on a basic level… i’m with you for bacon in general, but like little bacon pieces through a dish is hard to beat to add a bit of a lift
my usual judgement for vegetarian dishes is “would it be better with bacon?” mostly because i often find vegetarian is missing just a bit of all those things, and bacon gives it a bit of body… not to say those dishes should have bacon of course, but it’s just kinda a yard stick because i don’t know vegetarian cooking nearly well enough to be able to pick out vegetarian ways i think the dish could be improved
Part of its appeal is that it’s basic. It is a better base for a meal than something like bacon. You can completely change it with seasonings so that it never gets old. It can be prepared in countless ways.
My eccentric teacher was vegan except for bacon. She couldn’t give up bacon.
Aside from being a history professor, she also came in second place in a professional bagpiping competition, and got married in what is culturally considered to be a modern mental asylum. She was an awesome teacher.
Okay how many exceptions can you have and still be vegan?
I might be vegan and just didn’t know it.
My MIL has been a “vegetarian” for decades, longer than I’ve known her which is over 30 years. She has always eaten crispy bacon crumbles (but not full slices). Her view is bacon crumbles aren’t meat, they’re a condiment.
I have a hard time, personally, understanding people’s obsession with bacon specifically. I admit bacon is delicious, but if I had to choose between bacon and chicken, I’d have far more difficulty giving up chicken.
bacon is packed with salt, fat, and protein… it’s kinda everything you crave on a basic level… i’m with you for bacon in general, but like little bacon pieces through a dish is hard to beat to add a bit of a lift
my usual judgement for vegetarian dishes is “would it be better with bacon?” mostly because i often find vegetarian is missing just a bit of all those things, and bacon gives it a bit of body… not to say those dishes should have bacon of course, but it’s just kinda a yard stick because i don’t know vegetarian cooking nearly well enough to be able to pick out vegetarian ways i think the dish could be improved
I found giving up cheese to be harder than any meat. Non-dairy cheeses still aren’t quite there yet, but they’re getting better.
There was a period of the internet where bacon was very trendy for some reason, I didn’t quite understand it either.
Narwhal bacons at midnight?
Yeah, cheese is the one for me. Gummy bears and marshmallows were tough, but cheese… Man, I’m not sure I can make that leap.
Vegan marshmallows just don’t do it for me :( I still eat them but I haven’t found a brand that isn’t too dense.
Matrshmallows that aren’t disapointingly airy? Sounds interesting.
I think you may be the target audience. They are more filling though so you can’t eat as many. I’m never sure if that is a good thing or not.
I find chicken to be the most uninterting of all of the meats. I still eat it, but it has no wow or mmmmm factor whatsoever.
Part of its appeal is that it’s basic. It is a better base for a meal than something like bacon. You can completely change it with seasonings so that it never gets old. It can be prepared in countless ways.