I did not have to stop enjoying all the flavors I had grown up with and loved, because every effort was put into helping me eat the way I was used to, but sans the animal protein. The usual pan for lunch became 2 pans from the moment I decided to quit meat: one with “normal” food, and one with the vegetarian version of “normal” food. But there was never any of that in my experience, because I thankfully got all the support I could’ve wished for in my house. Throughout my years as a vegetarian, many friends have shared with me their failed attempts at becoming veggie, too tempted by the piercing smell of a BBQ, a pollo a la brasa, and the likes.
