Not sucky, just stupid - Starbucks

[prb]

I went to Home Depot to get some LED holiday lights at 50% off.

So I had 15 minutes to wait for the bus, I went into Starbucks to get a hot chocolate while waiting. The person ahead of me:

"Um, no whipped cream please, I'm a vegan"

She was also getting a hot chocolate. Which is warmed up pre-mixed milk.

The employees looked at each other and said "Suuure." And her boyfriend (I assume he was, based on their actions) just shaked his head.

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

Pfft. I can understand a Vegan who still eats dairy products (or fish, even), but refusing Whipped Cream--a dairy product-- and taking the non-soy version of dairy...no. No Hot Chocolate for you. You don't deserve it.

Although, now I want some hot chocolate. And a scone.

[been_there]

The icing on that particular cake is that she was compelled to add the smug little tagline that called her out as Stupid. Just say you don't want whipped cream and avoid said Stupid...

[RetailWorkhorse]

Although, now I want some hot chocolate. And a scone.

Chai and a pumpkin scone for me, if you're going.

[GingerBiscuit]

Pfft. I can understand a Vegan who still eats dairy products (or fish, even), but refusing Whipped Cream--a dairy product-- and taking the non-soy version of dairy...no. No Hot Chocolate for you. You don't deserve it.

Although, now I want some hot chocolate. And a scone.

Actually, the definition of vegan is someone who eats no animal products at all.
No meat
No Fish
No Dairy
No Eggs
No honey
Nothing anima origin.

A vegetarian doesn't eat meat of any kind, or things containing gelatine or rennet or animal origin colourings (cochineal is crushed up beetles) but may eat milk and eggs and honey, but wouldn't eat fish.

A pescatarian would only eat fish.

I know it's not your fault, because uninormed people use the wrong definitions to describe themselves, but it really bugs me, because it's the reason that the vegetarian option in so many restaurants contains gelatine (boiled down calf or sheep hoof) fish (urm, living creature last time I checked) or cheese with rennet in (calf stomach lining)

[Rapscallion]

Last I heard, one vegetarian association had said gelatine was fine as it was so highly processed that it had no characteristics of the original animal to see. I'd have to track down this and see if it was the case...

Can't see it on a quick hit of the search engines. Oh well, probably just an urban myth.

Rapscallion

[icmedia]

Last I heard, one vegetarian association had said gelatine was fine as it was so highly processed that it had no characteristics of the original animal to see. I'd have to track down this and see if it was the case...

Can't see it on a quick hit of the search engines. Oh well, probably just an urban myth.

Rapscallion

LOL

That's like saying a vegetarian could drink blood as long as it was homogenized, pasteurized, triple charcoal filtered, fortified with vitamins and minerals, and ionized.

The funny thing about this post is it reminds me of a girlfriend I had in college who claimed to be a vegan. She was pretty militant about it, actually going as far as to refuse to eat fungus because it exhibited "sensient qualities." Yeah, whatever. In any case, I ruined her world after I explained to her why her favorite food -Jello- wasn't exactly vegan-friendly.
The best part? Our college was a culinary school, so she should have known better.

[Mark Healey]

Actually, the definition of vegan is someone who eats no animal products at all.
No meat
No Fish
No Dairy
No Eggs
No honey
Nothing animal origin.

What about beer? Millions of yeasties and their babies have to die for every pint.

I just don't eat animals that are cute as adults, no bunnies, deers, or sheep. Cows, pigs, birds-no problem.

Last I heard, one vegetarian association had said gelatine was fine as it was so highly processed that it had no characteristics of the original animal to see.

By that reasoning, Spam and hot dogs are vegetarian.

[Familytradition]

I just don't eat animals that are cute as adults, no bunnies, deers, or sheep. Cows, pigs, birds-no problem.

Sheep are cute?

[Saydrah]

Maybe she was under the impression that Starbucks makes cocoa like I do-- hot water and powdered hot chocolate? However I do think there'd still be powdered milk in the chocolate, but maybe she's new to being a vegan.

[Dreamstalker]

I once tried making hot chocolate with just boiling water and unsweetened cocoa powder. Didn't quite work out the way I had planned...

[icmedia]

Maybe she was under the impression that Starbucks makes cocoa like I do-- hot water and powdered hot chocolate? However I do think there'd still be powdered milk in the chocolate, but maybe she's new to being a vegan.

The standard packaged stuff (like Carnation or Swiss Miss-as well as the Starbucks branded mixes) contain powdered milk, created from real milk. They do, however, make several Vegan alternatives, including carob-based and soy-based products.

FYI, the ones I tried taste pretty much like you would expect them to...like a steaming cup of crap. Even with marshmallows.

[Chromatix]

Sheep are cute - as long as it's the lambs you're looking at. Lamb meat is more popular than mutton.

As for hot chocolate - the powder I use doesn't contain milk (or substitute). This is probably for the better, since I get to put real milk in.

[Naaman]

Sheep are cute - as long as it's the lambs you're looking at. Lamb meat is more popular than mutton.

Mutton tastes better though, shame it's so hard to find

[Familytradition]

Mutton tastes better though, shame it's so hard to find

Glad someone agrees, mot people think I am strange for perfering mutton.