Another one of my restaurants that i go to for vegan food sometimes (cooking is hard) unwittingly gave me food with meat in it. I struggle so much with cooking and long work hours, but fuck man.

  • Angel [any]
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    8 months ago

    Being a vegan will get you to appreciate cooking at home so much more. You don't have to start off learning to do so with any top-notch, 5-star fancy meals. You just have to start with some simple spins on things you already know you like to eat.

    As far as eating out goes, I strictly go to restaurants that are one of the following:

    • Restaurants that, not only explicitly label vegan dishes as vegan (with a symbol or something), but also tell you every single ingredient in the dish. I add that point because of stuff like this.
    • Chain restaurants that have had their products vegan-certified or confirmed to be definitively vegan by some large-scale vegan organization. A lot of stuff at Taco Bell, for instance, is certified vegan. There is a problem with a lot of Taco Bell employees fucking up orders, though. I've gotten beef instead of beans more than once, and it's frustrating as hell.
    • Restaurants that are exclusively vegan. This is your safest bet like @Aryuproudomenowdaddy@hexbear.net said.

    Trying anything else is just too complicated and blurry to be a safe bet. It's easier, cheaper, and overall healthier to just whip something up in the comfort of your own home even if it can take some effort, but I understand your concerns about working a shit ton.

    You might also want to consider food items that require very little preparation. You really can't go wrong with a lot of salads, and there are a lot of good recipes for those.

    • DornerFangirl [she/her]
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      8 months ago

      Restaurants that are exclusively vegan.

      god I wish. nah I know this restaurant has specifically vegan stuff and is even labeled as such. The lady just heard me say "bacon Burrito" instead of "vegan burrito" which I cant really fault her for but i just really wanted to yell to the void

      A lot of stuff at Taco Bell, for instance, is certified vegan

      yeah Taco bell has been a real lifeline for the past year and half

        • Magician [he/him, they/them]
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          8 months ago

          Epic burrito. I find the way they enshrined bacon in American treat culture to be particularly awful.

          • Angel [any]
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            8 months ago

            Even when I was an omnivore, I thought bacon was insanely overrated.

            Funnily enough, I actually think plant-based bacon alternatives are more enticing to me now than animal-derived bacon was for me as an omnivore.

            • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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              8 months ago

              Bacon tastes so ”good” because it's literally just salt and fat, somehow the pork industry managed to market it in a way that carnists still think soypoint-1 bacon tho is a legitimate talking point.