1 reason to not go vegan

[CFLDem]

Bacon

[Autumn]

1. 2 reasons

rib eye.

[CFLDem]

4. 3 reasons

Baby back ribs

[11 Bravo]

24. 4 reasons

Maine lobster

[MattBaggins]

25. 5th reason.. pork ribs in sauerkraut

[lumberjack_jeff]

35. 6th reason

Kirstie Alley

[xulamaude]

51. Cute, Jeff. Leaves one wondering

if you're making a 'fat' woman 'joke' or advocating against veganism/whole grains/vegetables or... whatever.

[Purveyor]

76. Ohhhh....we made the best sauerkraut this year! Pork & kraut, a New Years Day tradition around

here.

[MattBaggins]

78. I wish I had gotten some going this year

I dug up 15 horseradish plants this fall to use in making some hot kraut but they dried out before I got to use them.

I have 40 some odd plants though. Actually WAYYYYY too much horseradish.

[Aerows]

45. Alaskan King Crab Legs

Oooooo

[Aerows]

15. Another reason

Rare, 2" thick Filet Mignon. Yum.

[Autumn]

31. Bacon mushroom burger with baby swiss

oh yeah

[Aerows]

40. Oh goodness, yes

medium rare, and add a leaf of lettuce + a little Mayo on that.

[Autumn]

42. Yes, and tomato and sliced red onion.

I think the OP has spawned a "porn" thread

[Aerows]

43. It really has

[Lancero]

87. Horngry

We're all horngry.

[badtoworse]

52. +100

[Gravitycollapse]

2. I'm pretty sure every vegan stopped laughing at that joke in 1957.

[el_bryanto]

19. This does seem kind of mean

I'm not a vegan - but it basically a taunting post. The OP I mean.

Bryant

[napkinz]

44. I agree ... what is the purpose of this thread?

Seems like mere taunting.

[Renew Deal]

107. Vegans that are comfortable with their choice shouldn't be antagonized by bacon posts.

[yewberry]

108. The OP was intended to antagonize.

Unless you believe that it is entirely coincidental that it was posted nine minutes after 101 reasons to go vegan appeared in the VVAR group. Typical baiting.

[Renew Deal]

110. I know

I'm saying that it will only bother those that are insecure

[Lizzie Poppet]

64. That would presuppose vegans have a sense of humor.

I keed!

[Skidmore]

3. Groovy. Bacon wars.

Perhaps we can end one of the other wars.

[whatchamacallit]

5. That's a good one alright

but I was able to let it go.

[sharp_stick]

6. Smoked Brisket n/t

[Autumn]

54. Tri tip in red wine with whole onions cooked

in a dutch oven. yummy

[darkangel218]

7. Bacon is really bad for you ( health wise ).

Grilled chicken and steaks.. in moderation. Good protein source, less or no fat ( if grilled ).

[RedCappedBandit]

8. Many vegans would argue the opposite.

[RebelOne]

20. As a vegetarian, I would also argue the opposite. n/t

[RC]

9. MY SO's sausage soup.

[Ken Burch]

10. Pigs would take issue with that.

And I'm not gonna argue with THOSE guys.

[cherokeeprogressive]

11. Just one of many. n/t

[SQUEE]

12. Venison Szechuan, Grilled Tiger Prawns in Coconut Phuket Sauce

And beef/ bison ribs cooked slow and low.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

13. Jesus is the reason to go Vegan

not sure what that means.....but it's timely.

[get the red out]

14. I hate bacon

However STEAK..............................

[liberalmuse]

16. Oh, I can make bacon and it won't clog up your arteries.

Better than Bacon

1/2 cup soy sauce
1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast flakes
1 Tbsp. maple syrup
1/2 Tbsp. liquid smoke
1/2 lb. extra-firm tofu

• Mix the soy sauce, yeast flakes, maple syrup and liquid smoke together in a shallow container. With a cheese slicer, shave the tofu into very thin slices. Marinate the tofu in the soy sauce mixture for 1 day or more.
• To cook, heat a lightly oiled, heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, fry the tofu slices until they are golden-brown and almost crispy on both sides, scraping underneath the slices as you turn them with a sturdy spatula. Turn several times during cooking and let cool in the pan; the slices will crisp up as they cool.

[nomorenomore08]

59. I'm not a vegetarian/vegan, but I'll save that recipe in case I ever date or live with one!

[tridim]

102. Problem is, it's the fat that makes bacon tasty.

No-fat tofu slices with flavoring just doesn't do it. Good try though.

[1000words]

17. True story:

Years ago, like many post university 20-somethings, I shared a big house with several people. One was a sanctimonious, self-absorbed vegetarian who took every moment she could to "educate" us to the evils of eating meat. I ditched work one day and showed up at a local cafe, where lo and behold she was eating a BLT. I told her I wouldn't say anything, as long as she shut her mouth as well.

To this day, I call bacon "the devil's meat." Only the truly righteous can resist it's deliciousness.

[undeterred]

39. "a sanctimonious, self-absorbed vegetarian"

Ain't it grand that people who make the effort to truly live what they believe - as progressives against mindless corporatism - are given labels like this on Democratic Underground?

No wonder so many good people have left this site and are posting less and less.

[1000words]

41. There are plenty of santimonious, self-absorbed people in the world

This one happened to be vegetarian. Well, most of the time ...

[LanternWaste]

61. As much of this thread accurately illustrates.

"plenty of santimonious (sic), self-absorbed people in the world..."


As much of this thread accurately illustrates...




(Insert rationalization here)

[sendero]

50. People who constantly and without invitation..

..... inflict their pet beliefs into every conversation are indeed sanctimonious self-absorbed douchebags.

This one turned out to be a hypocrite as well.

[JoeyT]

97. This post is full of delicious irony,

being posted in a thread taunting vegans about how much meat rocks and all.

[sendero]

98. My wife....

.... is a very strict vegan. I have nothing against vegans. I have a problem with true-believer crusaders IN REAL LIFE. Message boards are ALL ABOUT expressing an opinion.

[nomorenomore08]

62. But does "living what you believe" necessarily involve hassling housemates about their diets?

[undeterred]

86. So lets take a few anecdotes and use it to make a generalized slam against all vegetarians

whether they talk about it or not. What a bunch of self absorbed whiners.

[nomorenomore08]

89. Yeah, I agree that there are good and bad people in every group.

"Sanctimonious vegetarians" aren't assholes because of their dietary choices, they're just assholes period.

[Control-Z]

18. Bacon is THE deal breaker.

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I know of two who gave up their vegan/vegetarian diets for BACON. It was all too much for them. Smelling it. Watching others eat it in front of them.

It was in a moment of weakness, when bacon was being served, that each (at different times) gave up and gave in.

[redqueen]

21. ...

http://www.aspca.org/fight-cruelty/farm-animal-cruelty/pigs-factory-farms

http://www.mspca.org/programs/animal-protection-legislation/animal-welfare/farm-animal-welfare/factory-farming/pigs/pigs-on-a-factory-farm.html

[countryjake]

109. Thank you!

[liberalmuse]

22. I feel this thread needs a little balance

So here you go:

[shedevil69taz]

27. He'll still be delicious

And for the record Dog is pretty tasty too

[NoOneMan]

47. Is that why they are so yummy?

Honestly, I don't eat anything without a PhD

[NuclearDem]

23. You can make perfectly good faux bacon that's vegan.

Not that I would anyway. Hate bacon.

[Brother Buzz]

26. The maple kind?

[brer cat]

29. I love that dog! nt

[1000words]

30. +1

Whomever puts those together is an artist.

[Brother Buzz]

46. Andrew Grantham, the artist, is going to end up in dog heaven with all the cool creatures

All the proceeds from Grantham's online merchandise sales go to the Halifax SPCA to help with animal cruelty investigations in Nova Scotia.


Here's a cool one promoting animal adoption

[tosh]

81. Awww! I've never seen this one before...

thanks for posting it....maybe his best of all!

[lostincalifornia]

28. Vegan, Vegatarian, and other diets are a choice. It is as simple as that.

[nomorenomore08]

65. And should be given just as much deference and respect as any other lifestyle choice.

(And no, I'm not talking about sexuality. That is not a lifestyle choice.)

[lostincalifornia]

85. sure. however, prosthelytizing, especially the way PETA does it, is counterproductive for their

cause, and most causes in my view

[nomorenomore08]

88. You're probably right about that. I do have several vegetarian/vegan friends but none of them

are "pushy" about it.

[RebelOne]

93. I am a vegetarian and not pushy about my food choices.

But all my meat-eating friends and relatives are pushy about me not eating meat. Even my own son thinks I am nuts.

[nomorenomore08]

94. Which is dumb. They should stop doing that. n/t

[Marblehead]

32. hmmm factory farm bacon....

lets see how much we can torture the animals before we eat them...

[thelordofhell]

33. Bacon Bowl

[Doremus]

36. I was going to post a photo.

But don't have the fortitude to look for one. There are very many to choose from, each as horrifying as the next, and they tend to haunt me for some time after viewing.

So imagine please instead, a photo of a vast concrete building with small stalls each containing a single pig. The stall is inches larger than the pig itself, purposely sized so as to hold the animal immobile. It stands in place 24 hours a day, day after day, week after week. The pain and monotony drive the social animal to chew at its cage and its mouth and surrounding concrete is soaked in blood.

So that's the snapshot I'd like you to imagine. Then I'd like you to consider what kinds of effects that stress, pain and psychological torture might have on the tissue of that animal, the tissue that you are going to eat.

If you can do that and still enjoy your bacon slab you're made of much hardier stuff than I.

[scheming daemons]

70. sounds yummy

Nom nom

[undeterred]

37. And here I was hoping for a rational argument.

[postulater]

38. Neuske's.

We stop by the store and pick up ten pounds of the number 2 Applewood Smoked.

http://www.nueskes.com/smoked-bacon.aspx#.UrNsadKTaOk|

[NoOneMan]

48. I've never had bacon

So I don't get it

[Logical]

57. weird nt

[penultimate]

104. I don't mind bacon, but I don't have the same love of it that many seem to have

To each their own, aye?

[gollygee]

49. I am one of the few people I've ever known who doesn't like bacon

I just don't get it. Ick.

[Neoma]

53. Actually, I can't do without pork, but I can skip the bacon.

It's a bit heavy.

[veganlush]

55. what if you found out

that the bacon you can't control yourself over is made from a child, and that the child suffers horribly after a short life lived in fear, inside of a cage? Because that's about the same thing. If you had to torture and kill the pig, which is a very smart and dog-like creature, yourself, you would see it completely differently. The "meat" industry relies on doing everything behind closed doors with almost zero transparency because by far most people would stop paying them to torture then kill innocent creatures even they had to face what is done and how it's done.

[name not needed]

63. Pigs are children now?

[Logical]

56. Lounge shit. n-t

[Marrah_G]

58. Is this necessary?

[a la izquierda]

60. Shrugs...

My blood pressure and cholesterol say otherwise.

[icymist]

66. Lamb with a good mint sauce!

Why in hell does something so cute have to be so tasty?!

[badtoworse]

79. Butterflied leg; slathered with a garlic and mustard based marinade and then grilled to medium

[icymist]

83. Why? Oh why? Why does something so tasty have to be so cute?!

This talk of leg of lamb is making me hungry so I took the leg of lamb out of the freezer for tomorrow's dinner! My mouth is watering...

[badtoworse]

84. Here's how I do it

Put the following in a food processer:
1/3 cup of dijon mustard,
1/3 cup of olive oil,
1/4 cup of dry white wine
5 or 6 garlic cloves,
about a tablespoon of soy sauce,
a good dash of Worcestershire sauce,
freshly ground black pepper
a tablespoon of fresh rosemary (I sometimes add some thyme and or sage as well)

Trim the lamb well - there's usually a lot of fat. Process until smooth then marinate the lamb 6 or 8 hours (overnight is better). Save some marinade for basting.

Grill it over low to medium heat until it's about 140 - 145 degrees internal temp in the thick part. The thinner parts will be more well done, but some people like that. Give it a baste with the reserved marinade shortly before it's done.

Let me know how it comes out.

[Cobalt Violet]

67. It smells really bad.

I gag when my neighbors cook it and I can smell it.

[nomorenomore08]

68. DEATH TO PIGS!!!

You know, because they're tasty...

For the record, I respect the choice not to eat meat. I just haven't made that choice myself - aside from cutting my red meat consumption to about once a week, for health and environmental reasons.

[Drahthaardogs]

69. Pancetta, sopressata, mortadella, nduja

culatello, salami piccante di napoli, and every other wonderful Italian cured meat.

[mucifer]

71. eeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

sorry, I'm a vegan.

[LisaLynne]

72. So clever. nt

[veganlush]

73. Most people who have no trouble paying for pig torture,

...would freak out if they saw someone doing the same thing to a dog or cat.


have you tried strips of dog or cat yet? you might like it even better. Pigs are dogs too, as the video at link below demonstrates.

[bluestate10]

75. I eat meat. But I ask, what practical reason is there for your OP? nt

[CFLDem]

77. Just expressing my appreciation

for the most wonderful food group of all!

[Niceguy1]

82. I love to put it in the oven

what the hood fan on and share the lovely smell with all my neighbors

[LeftyMom]

91. He was blocked from the Veg/AR group for trollish behavior so he's trying in GD.

That's the real reason, certainly not to spread the gospel of bacon to the internet, which has never heard of this obscure foodstuff.

[CFLDem]

92. Actually no

I was respecting the AR group by posting this in GD instead of the AR group.

Assumptions assumptions...

[veganlush]

80. if the production of your food has to be hidden behind closed doors, that's a red flag.

Statin drugs to control cholesterol are the most widely prescribed drugs! If your diet requires an antidote, that's a huge red flag. All dietary cholesterol comes from carrion and eggs/bodily fluids of animals.

[Decaffeinated]

90. This is the fun version of "Find the Vegan"

[RandiFan1290]

100. buh bye!

[Nye Bevan]

95. .

[Arcanetrance]

96. To be honest as a meat eater after working with in the meat industry pork is the one meat I won't

touch.

[HappyMe]

99. Yum! Bacon is delicious.

We don't have it regularly. But when we do it's blt and I cook some up to put into a quiche -not on the same day.

[Ghola_Duncan]

101. Great reason...

[mindem]

103. This time of year

Swedish Meatballs. I'm going to end up making the little buggers twice.

[Capt. Obvious]

105. I'm going to really stick it to those vegans

I'm going to eat two of each animals.

It's called The Noah.

[CFLDem]

106. I have to nonpartisanly admit that was pretty good