[net.veg] is meat a poison

kolling@decwrl.DEC.COM (Karen Kolling) (02/05/86)

> Recently, I went there again, and asked for a rice dish... I said, "No
> meat!  No fish!"  They said ok, and what did I find but little bits of
> fish in the bowl... some people just don't listen.  Anyway, I've stopped
> going to Japanese restaurants.

I've been zapped like this about three times in local Chinese restaurants.
I think it's just the language and culture barrier.  But two of the best
local restaurants for veggie food are Andy's Chinese on Castro Street in
Mountain View and Satsuma's (Japanese) in Los Altos (Calif), so don't
throw all restaurants in the same bit bucket.  And, yes, when I eat meat
after a long time of not eating it, I too can't tolerate it.  It really
is some sort of digestive problem and not guilt.  I now eat meat or fish
on social occasions when there's no unconspicuous alternative, and this is
often enough so it's not a problem, but let several months go by, and it's
a different matter.  (No flames from people with higher principles, principals,
ah, ideals, please.)