holy crap this is so damn good, why dont we have this back home
ive been going here so many times, and its always different food and so good, and its like standard vietnamese prices and not just a rich-people/white-people place. and such a nice communal sort of vibe as well
like imagine if this is what most people thought of when they think of vegan food, not just some sad bit of boiled broccoli or plain lettuce or whatever
yeah when i was growing up vegetables were those things you had at the side of a meat-based lump of dinner, and were generally sad grated carrot and lettuce and tomato with too much cheap dressing, or 'steamed' broccoli and potatoes and carrots cooked in a dish in the microwave, and thats kinda what my subconscious always assumed i would be dooming myself to if i went vegan
i think a huge part of the opposition (from people who already know in their hearts that eating meat is wrong) is just fear of not knowing how youre gonna feed yourself and thinking youre condemning yourself to living a monastic life devoid of pleasures, and if more people saw and tasted good vegan food in the wild their resistance to it would absolutely plummet. seeing that vegan food isnt scary and is actually 'normal' (and often very delicious) is a huge part of the battle, i think
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but seriously, growing up white totally ruined vegetables for me.
yeah no shade on my mum, who was trying her best but just didnt know better, and has learned to make amazing salads and veggie dishes and would probably be at least vegetarian by now if not for my dad wanting meat
but yeah mayo 'culture' loves doing horrible things to vegetables almost as much as they love doing horrible things to animals