Vegetarians and Seafood / was red and white wine

[Guest guest]

> Vegetarians eat NO seafood? Woops, my mistake. I thought some ate the

stuff. Sorry Bethie

 

The term for a fish-eating 'vegetarian' is pescatarian or pesco-vegetarian (if

I've spelled that correctly!), although many vegetarians dislike the second

term.

 

Technically, vegetarians eat only plants plus dairy, eggs and honey. They

may not eat all of these extras, but they may eat one or all. (Vegans, who eat

only a plant-based diet, also abstain from the use of anything from animals or

tested on animals, so it's more than just diet. Have to say that ;=))

 

But it gets tricky, doesn't it? For years I called myself a vegetarian although

I

ate a little fish now and then, once in a while, cuz I thought that it was

correct

to say 'vegetarian' - at least half of the 'vegetarians' I knew ate fish. maybe

more. By 'fish' I mean all forms of sea life. I changed all that for myself

years

ago, but I still know people who equate vegetarianism with abstaining from

eating animals - and thinking that sea life and animals are, well, an ocean

apart ;=)

 

No problem ;=) Just thought it was cute and funny, that's all - especially after

I

too had in imagination quaffed from both bottles of the wine in question!

 

Best,

 

Pat ;=)