Another De-Lurk

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Hi All,

 

I've been lurking (reading but not posting) for a week or so now, so I think

it's about time I said " Hello " .

 

I'm Martin, I'm Scottish, 36 years old, and have lived in London all my

adult life (I grew up in Edinburgh).

 

I've been vegetarian since I was 14. Makes me feel ancient to say it but

it's amazing to see how much more mainstream vegetarianism has become in the

last 22 years, particularly in the UK. I'm lucky enough to get to travel a

lot in my job and it's really interesting finding places and good veggie

stuff to eat around the world. I visit the US four or five times a year and

would say things have improved there quite a bit in the last few years too,

but y'all still have some catching up to do.

 

A couple of useful links to share...

 

The Vegetarian Society of the UK has some good material for new or would-be

vegetarians on their web site (somebody was asking for this sort of stuff

yesterday)...

 

http://www.vegsoc.org/newveg

 

They've also been running a campaign recently to raise awareness among

caterers and restaurant owners that fish are not vegetables. Sorry if this

ruffles anybody's feathers, but somebody who eats fish is not a vegetarian -

it's like claiming to be vegan but still eating eggs! Somebody suggested the

word " piscetarian " as an alternative but it might not catch on.

 

http://www.vegsoc.org/fish/fish.htm

 

Looking forward to some interesting recipes and stuff (if I can work out

these odd " cup " things... what's wrong with grammes?<G>) - and if I can work

out the Mastercook format, I might post some too.

 

M.