Eschewing meat- a few short stories

Eschewing meat- a few short stories

August 02, 20202 mins

Until the start of the new millennium, my classification of people into “meat eating” vs “non-meat eating” was pretty static. If you were born vegetarian, you remained vegetarian (and vice versa…

The imperfect vegan

The imperfect vegan

December 20, 20191 mins

When I turned vegan ~6 years ago, my conformance was slightly less than 100% initially. This was largely to keep domestic peace without compromising the core principle. For example, Palak paneer, a…

Eating pork chops while petting your Golden Retriever

Eating pork chops while petting your Golden Retriever

October 20, 20185 mins

Fifteen years ago, as we sat in a Singapore tour bus, we heard the story of how the Singapore zoo came to be. An entire generation of kids had grown up knowing chicken only as a packet of shrink…

A vegetarian cracks an egg

A vegetarian cracks an egg

April 28, 20173 mins

I was raised a vegetarian. Avoiding meat was the most natural thing for as long as I can remember in my childhood. During our teen years, eggs made a brief entrance into our lives. In the form of…

Why do vegetarians annoy people who eat meat?

Why do vegetarians annoy people who eat meat?

September 18, 20166 mins

Why do vegetarians annoy people who eat meat? A 2012 psychology research study, it turns out, has the answer. But before I get to the study (bulk of this post anyway), I want to give some background…

Understanding meat eaters through the lapsed vegetarian lens

Understanding meat eaters through the lapsed vegetarian lens

October 22, 20152 mins

[Editor’s note: This is the first in a series on vegetarians, omnivores, food habits, diets adopted by successful athletes (bias towards runners of course), perhaps eventually leading to a…

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