It's because westerners came from a culture where if you were a vegetarian you were a low-status peasant who ate porridge for every meal. As soon as they could afford it they started eating meat. Pretty soon if you didn't have meat with every meal, that meant you were a low-status peasant who ate porridge for every meal.
It's because westerners came from a culture where if you were a vegetarian you were a low-status peasant who ate porridge for every meal. As soon as they could afford it they started eating meat. Pretty soon if you didn't have meat with every meal, that meant you were a low-status peasant who ate porridge for every meal.