tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384189504385510521.post7321522915486855924..comments2023-11-03T05:33:07.135-05:00Comments on LovinLivinVegan: Lunch MishapJust Ushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168344604438522030noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384189504385510521.post-13884292180685598332010-09-21T18:45:02.589-05:002010-09-21T18:45:02.589-05:00Since I've been a veggie for 30 years, I'v...Since I've been a veggie for 30 years, I've had this happen MANY times. It depends on the dish, whether I'll eat part of it or not. Perhaps you can keep some snacks on hand at work, just in case!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812797652927249050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384189504385510521.post-86909918081097521532010-09-18T17:44:41.560-05:002010-09-18T17:44:41.560-05:00I wouldn't be able to eat it. I wouldn't b...I wouldn't be able to eat it. I wouldn't be able to eat it even if it was only cheese, and I scraped it off. Part of the reason I'm vegan is because I'm repulsed by all of that so scraping it off doesn't help my gag reflex. I would have given it to someone else, too, and I would have called the restaurant to let them know about the mistake. I would have requested a free meal next time I was there. I understand about not wanting to go hungry, though. I end up going hungry, and it makes me feel terrible!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320336368732794711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384189504385510521.post-33027345299072283882010-09-18T15:21:02.747-05:002010-09-18T15:21:02.747-05:00I would not have been able to eat it. I would have...I would not have been able to eat it. I would have just passed the whole meal on to someone else who does eat meat, rather than throw it out and let it go to waste. This is another reason why I always have at least a little bit of food on me (in my purse, etc.). I usually keep bars on hand (Larabars, granola bars, etc.) because they're easy. <br /><br />Mishaps like this have happened several times to me, but I've almost always been able to send the food back. One time we ordered food to-go from a Middle Eastern restaurant. By the time we opened our food, far from the restaurant, I realized that instead of subbing the yogurt sauce on my veggie wrap with baba ganouj, he just threw in a side of baba ganouj. The whole wrap was <i>drenched</i> in yogurt sauce. It was sad, but luckily, we had plenty of sides (dolmades, hummus, and more baba ganouj with pita bread), so my boyfriend won an extra veggie wrap (which he didn't mind at all).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384189504385510521.post-36884774500776052892010-09-17T11:25:55.915-05:002010-09-17T11:25:55.915-05:00So sorry to hear about that! Any time that's ...So sorry to hear about that! Any time that's happened to us, we were able to return it. I would have been like you, though, and lost my appetite. It bugs me when people say scrape the cheese or meat off. It was touching it, and the food was absorbing it! Yuck! Maybe next time, your friend can do a quick check for you at the restaurant before she leaves. Good luck.blessedmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281648597707759434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384189504385510521.post-35125532718966988212010-09-17T08:55:36.343-05:002010-09-17T08:55:36.343-05:00Oh no! That's such a disappointment. My lunch ...Oh no! That's such a disappointment. My lunch time is limited, too, so I know how that is. Maybe you can keep some larabars or pretzels at your desk just so you're never without food. I agree, don't get bullied if you don't get what you asked for. <br /><br />The worst thing like this that has happened to me was at a Lebanese restaurant, I ordered falafel, baba ganoush and hummus, on what was called THE VEGETARIAN PLATTER and the server brought us a sample of the chef's specialty. I couldn't tell what it was and I thought it might be bulgur, but it was a lamb dish. Never in my life, even in my pre-veg days, did I eat lamb. I was so disgusted, but I tried to be polite because it was a small restaurant and the lady running it was trying to be nice. A bite did make it into (and out of) my mouth but it ruined my appetite for the food I did order.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917367078025519399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384189504385510521.post-75784159442270099532010-09-17T08:28:37.465-05:002010-09-17T08:28:37.465-05:00Ugh, that's terrible that they gave you BEEF! ...Ugh, that's terrible that they gave you BEEF! Of all things! :[<br /><br />I do love lo mein though. Funny enough, I <a href="http://almostveganblog.com/2008/09/18/vegan-lo-mein/" rel="nofollow">just made some</a> this past week, for the first time in forever!<br /><br />Amber SheaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384189504385510521.post-40807030020870170532010-09-17T08:09:49.293-05:002010-09-17T08:09:49.293-05:00How horrible. I would be very upset. The worst is ...How horrible. I would be very upset. The worst is when people tell you to just eat it anyway. You say you're so shy, so I hope you don't let yourself get bullied.Vegan In The VIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05987192418948736625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384189504385510521.post-44702362411702134252010-09-17T04:02:13.941-05:002010-09-17T04:02:13.941-05:00Totally happened to me before! I was once halfway ...Totally happened to me before! I was once halfway through eating a bean tamale when I realized it was pork- neither vegan nor kosher, aaaaah! Just glad be glad you didn't get sick!Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789340756441897159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384189504385510521.post-23315694805758488842010-09-16T22:56:40.203-05:002010-09-16T22:56:40.203-05:00This has not happened to me but I have gotten thin...This has not happened to me but I have gotten things with cheese by mistake and just scraped it off. I don't think starving was a healthy option. Sorry about your lunch mishap. <br /><br />AliVegan Epicureanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203676819322299569noreply@blogger.com