Vegetarianism in Peru
Trip Start
Apr 07, 2007
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Trip End
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Tinki, Peru
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Having lived in Peru for 2 1/2 months now, I have become accustomed to being served up 'vegetarian' chicken sandwhiches, ham pasties and turkey soup. (Obviously, I didn't eat any of the above, but that's not the point.)
Today, however, the limits of my vegetarian tolerance were pushed to the max.
We were served 'vegetable' soup at a local restaurant on the way to Ausangate. I was suspicious to start with, there were big black chunks of a meaty-looking something. They turned out to be freeze-dried potatoes (yummy!). And then it happened. Happily before I got the chance to take a mouthful... Anna discovered a tube in her soup. Specifically a sheep's intestinal tube. Apparently it is used to add flavour, however the only flavour I imagine it adds is sheep intestine flavour.
Good God, and I thought Europeans had a hazy definition of vegetarianism!
Lots of love, Bethers xxxxx
Yo soy vegetariana, y aquí en Perú no entienden vegetarianismo... muchas veces he recibido carne como ´bocadillo vegetariano´... Pero hoy fue mucho peor. Recibí el intestino de un oveja en mi sopa. Horroroso.
Nunca jamás voy a comer sopa en mi vida!
Besos, Bethers xxxxx
Besos, Beth xxxx
Comments
oh dear
I fear you will soon be reduced to (chocolate) leaves and berries soon.