The other night, I got to experience my first Kaze Shabu Shabu. A group from this social community that I belong to, decided to have a Vegan/Vegetarian night on Monday. I signed up immediately, of course, because I have almost no veg friends to eat with. I have been on/off vegetarian for 2 years now, and I have been trying to adhere strictly to the lifestyle since I moved to Boston. Over the course of the two years I have been vegetarian, piscetarian (who eats fish), and a omnivore. When I am in West Virginia, it is difficult to find vegetarian food, and my family is one of meat eaters. Steak, ham, or chicken every night. When I was in Cardiff, I occasionally had sushi or salmon, which lead to me being piscetarian, and I am having a hard time giving up fish.
Since coming to Boston, I have been a much stricter vegetarian, but I could never be vegan. Anyways, the Shabu was really good. It is like fondue, in that you have a broth instead of oil to cook your food in. I had a hot pot with a Miso broth, and I got the Vegetarian delight platter, which included mushrooms, tofu, greens, and various other veggies. It was a lot of food, and I was extremely please with it. It was a lot of food, and it was fairly cheap, especially with the free green tea.
Boston has a lot more choices for me, and I feel like I can eat what I want now. I just wish work would recognize vegetarians, and actually have food for us. There are two vegetarians in my department, and we have a hard time finding food for us in the cafeteria. We have decided to bring our own to supplement the salad they have.
Gosh, you’re much stronger than me. I could never go veg. I don’t eat much meat but, after a while, I get cravings that cannot be ignored…ah well…my apologies to creatures everywhere