What does being a Vegetarian mean?

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This is a true story. I was at Hey Hey Kebabs (they do the best hot chips with loads of chicken salt), Parramatta Road in Auburn last night, when a man walks in and places his order.

"Can I get a doner kebab with extra mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, hommus... oh, and just a little bit of the meat, because I am a vegetarian."

I stared at him in shock.

As the meat was getting sliced he was pedantic in ensuring there was only a few thin slices of the beef. But surely that is not what pure vegetarians stand for?

Dictionary.com defines vegetarian as -
A person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.

But after extensive research, I found that according to the Vegetarian Network in Victoria, he is a 'Semi' or 'Demi' Vegetarian or Flexitarian. A person who occasionally eats meat!

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Hey Hey Kebabs!! The best kebabs in Sydney!! I always get the hey hey special, no onions, extra chilli sauce. MMMmmm Tastes even better when you're squatting by the side of the road eating this in winter at midnight!! I took a friend there once who ordered a salad roll, no felafel, no sauce. And she claimed it the best "kebab" she ever ate o_O Not sure if that consitutes as a kebab...

Yeh, totally agree, they're the best kebabs... i love how they use the sandwich press on them. Haha, well, it sounds like she's more of a vegetarian than the dude i saw!

your blog rocks! you must spend hundreds of dollars on food!! hahahaha anyway. I think i'll join JENIUS.COM.AU facebook :)

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