Chow The Astonishing Resolve of Vegetarians
I have many friends who are vegetarians. I work with quite a few vegetarians. I even made a vegan meal for a dear friend the other night and I understand that there are plenty of healthful and political benefits to being a practicing vegetarian. However, such a diet will never be a feasible option for me; the few times I’ve tried to change my carnivorous ways, I’ve lasted less than 48 hours.
The meal I had last night at Volterra in Ballard was a perfect example of why I’m utterly perplexed by devout vegetarianism. We had wild greens with pork cheeks and chevre, lamb ragu with pepper-studded Sicilian pecorino, and wild boar tenderloin with blue cheese. How can anyone deny these things? To the vegetarians in my midst: your fortitude astounds me. To my fellow carnivores: Get thee to Volterra!
I feel the same way about slavery, littering and torture: Too enjoyable and indispensable to pass up!