Comments on: Happy Thanksgiving

By: Doe_eye

Doe_eye — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:18:37 +0000

A friend of mine has tried tofurkey…according to her it is scrumptious!! Has anyone tried tofurkey jurky?

By: chick pea

chick pea — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:18:09 +0000

i went and visited a friend for thanksgiving.. we cooked.. he looked for a tofurkey to send me laughing… since i’m veggie..but couldn’t find it in the stores… hmm…. a tofurkey shortage perhaps? hehe…

By: sendhil

sendhil — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 21:58:48 +0000

I've never understood that special brand of veggie-hostility that is harbored by other brown folk. Anyway, I thought I'd share this poem, which I think should be brought out at other times than just the holidays.

Point of View

Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless Christmas dinner's dark and blue When you stop and try to see it From the turkey's point of view.

Sunday dinner isn't sunny Easter feasts are just bad luck When you see it from the viewpoint Of a chicken or a duck.

Oh how I once loved tuna salad Pork and lobsters, lamb chops too 'Til I stopped and looked at dinner From the dinner's point of view.

 -- Shel Silverstein
    (published in "Where the Sidewalk Ends")

PS: I agree that there are better options than Tofurky when one is with the culinarily talented (e.g., Mom) but when one is forced to put a dinner on the table solo, you could do worse. I don't generally go in for simulacra for their own sake, though.

By: Mark IV

Mark IV — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:46:33 +0000

razib,

The only figure i've seen is 20%--from Hindusim Today magazine.

By: razib_the_atheist

razib_the_atheist — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 01:27:57 +0000

what % of hindus are vegetarian? anyone have pointers to ethnological cites?

By: Brown Girl in the Ring

Brown Girl in the Ring — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:20:49 +0000

TOFURKY certainly tastes pretty good. The veg half of our family ate it for Thanks Giving whilst the non-veg part chowed down on the real stuff. Made it feel like a complete celebration that way – everyone got to eat some carved “meat”

By: Saheli

Saheli — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 06:46:08 +0000

By the time Tofurkey came along, my family and I were too entrenched in our wild improv-Thanksgiving-by-the-seat-of-your pants tradition. But they make fabulous fake sausages, and all my carnivore-turned-veggie friends love the Tofurkeys.

So Happy Thanksgiving one and all! And thank you, Sepia Mutiny!

By: Hanuman

Hanuman — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 04:14:35 +0000

Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it! Tofurky is delicious!!!!

By: Janeofalltrades

Janeofalltrades — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 04:02:31 +0000

Yikes Tofurky sounds toofunky. I can make a mean Martha Stewart meets garam masala/red mirch Turkey or cornish hens. But an aside, for a meat eater in the past year I’ve switched almost all my diet to vegetarian (except for the occassional seafood) but I miss the ‘meat/paneer’ tastes.

I’ve been cooking with Nasoya’s Extra Firm Tofu which I crumble and use just like paneer and I’ve been using Lightlife Smart products. (available thru Fresh Direct)

Anyway they have a Smart Ground which is made of soya and wheat and it’s excellent. Just like kheema (and I’ve fooled em) They have so many other products. It also comes as taco ground, as chicken cutlets and meatballs, all pure vegetarian, low in calories but taste very close to the real thing if you spice it correctly.

Of course this is for meat eaters looking for healthy alternatives, I personally recommend these.

sorry SM don’t punt me for going offtrack

By: Cool Lass

Cool Lass — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 01:35:24 +0000

Thought I heard my name.... no?

Okay, everybody, have a great holiday!