My goodness! I had no idea there were so many varieties of tofu, and that fresh artisanal tofu even existed. I think I would like it if I lived in New York City and could drop $15 on a restaurant serving, which I am sure is elegant and luxurious in its presentation. It sounds like it tastes much better than the big cubes we get in the little plastic tubs.
Yes, my husband is a vegetarian as well. We were vegetarians when our baby was born, until I went back to work several years later. But vegetarian food then was different--totally covered with cheese and sour cream. Not really health food for the most part, simply missing meat but with all that delicious animal fat all over it.
When I did go back to work I didn't feel like baking bread and chopping vegetables and tofu and cooking in a very labor intensive way, so we drifted back to eating meat. It was not until a couple of years ago, when we were living a very peaceful life in the woods and I was unemployed for quite a long spell that I really had the luxury of time to read up on what was new in the vegetarian movement, and more particularly to find out about factory farming. I had no idea!! I was totally grossed out. I just stopped cooking meat, and so Mr. Grainne, who is totally dependent upon my cooking for his sustenance, stopped as well. The funny thing is that after a little while it seemed gross to even think about eating meat--it totally lost its appeal. He thought he would crave cheeseburgers, but just the smell of them ended up making him feel sick instead.
I don't really think it is that hard to be vegan, except for my egg fantasies, of course. It was just a logical walk further down the same path. Our daughter went along with us into becoming a vegetarian, but she balked at giving up cheese and milk. I am happy when anyone makes any move towards a more conscious way of eating. What I don't think most meat eaters appreciate is how much better it feels spiritually--how peaceful and happy and unconflicted it is--to not eat animals. I think most people imagine it is a life of denial, but it is not. Have you had a similar spiritual journey, Len? |
