I had that problem a few years back,

the wife is a veggie, I dont like spicy food, do you have a set of red wine glasses, we dont eat fish.......

solved the problem - did'nt get invited again!

I'd say it depends on how vegetarian aware you are yourself, if I had people coming I didn't know that well, I'd ask if there was any vegetarian as I like it myself and can cook up a few super veggie courses.

My mother still thinks that chicken and fish are vegetarian, or ham, cos it's not a big dirty lump of steak.

Originally Posted by meriwether

Another social etiquette question:

Is iot bad manners for vegetarians to insist on a vegetarian option when invited to someones house (who are meat eaters)?

I'd have thought it was much worse manners for non-vegetarians to knowingly invite a vegetarian to eat at their house without offering such an option.

"Why don't you come to my house and I'll fill the table with food you can't eat?" isn't really a very tempting invitation.

Originally Posted by Mitsui2

I'd have thought it was much worse manners for non-vegetarians to knowingly invite a vegetarian to eat at their house without offering such an option.

"Why don't you come to my house and I'll fill the table with food you can't eat?" isn't really a very tempting invitation.

Who has vegetarian friends?
Apart from superior vegans?

Originally Posted by sondagefaux

Which is why a gentleman brings one of these (along with his clock):

If you need one of those then the meat is definitely undercooked

Originally Posted by Mitsui2

If you need one of those then the meat is definitely undercooked

De rigeur at Inuit dinner parties - cutting up whales is such a chore otherwise old bean...

Originally Posted by Mitsui2

I'd have thought it was much worse manners for non-vegetarians to knowingly invite a vegetarian to eat at their house without offering such an option.

"Why don't you come to my house and I'll fill the table with food you can't eat?" isn't really a very tempting invitation.

Isn't chicken a type of vegetable?

Should people who are 'picky eaters' avoid dinner parties?
You know the ones

"Is there onion/garlic/mushroom in that? - I don't eat onion/garlic/mushroom"

"Does anyone want my salad/stuffing/asparagus?" as the plate is held aloft with a knife poised to scrape the unwanted food on to someone else's plate.

Originally Posted by runwiththewind

And this thread was so much fun before you arrived.

Yes, and he didn't even bring a SuperValu flan!

No manners or class at all.

*Clutches pearls and swoons*

Originally Posted by sondagefaux

Isn't chicken a type of vegetable?

Only the wings... the legs can be meaty