#buddhist vegan food

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[akkivee]

that hypster magazine segment where they ask the cast what hobbies they are into rn where kuukou laughingly replies he’s taken up figuring out how to spice/fix his and shakku’s vegan meals to taste like meat so shakku can get a craving for meat honestly kills me anytime i think about it LOL

[lifechangingtips]

Buddhist Diet and Weight Management: A Path to Healthy Living

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[wowstrawberrycow]

Prepping for my request!

I finally feel prepared enough to write it @celeluwhenfics! I'll write your LegolasXGimli (Gigolas) drabble tomorrow!

Got some foodie head canons for ya!

Elves

Food culture

So canonically if we go by books meat is not completely unseen from the dinner table.

However! And this is my head canon:

I think they have things stored for guests who don't share their customs. I especially think Elrond is good about that since in the books his house seems to be welcoming towards just about anyone who's not a jerk. He's just a cool guy like that! Further more I think they eat very much the way modern Daoist's (Taoists) do which is primarily Vegan if not vegetarian with acceptions. I imagine sweets are very rare outside of festivals/large gatherings.Food is a spiritual thing for Daoist(taoist) philosophy, and I can easily see that being the same for elves too.

They may have modern Buddhist practices too. For example not only is there thanks for the planet for providing it but also gratitude for each step given to prepare it (and to all who prepared it). I think personal meals at home and feasting amongst one another is very ritualistic in that way.

But in contrast I also want to say that depending on the situation their feasting manner can vary. I say this because these guys love their wine. They seem to party a lot when they get visitors in the books. So I'm going to say that their food culture can be laid back with good company. I don't think anyone would be offended if an outsider doesn't participate in their food customs. They just wanna have a good time. But this may also depend on who's house your visiting. Elrond's house, Galadriel's woodland home, and Thranduil's cavern palace very different ways of how they treat visitors. The degree of welcome may very.

Dwarves

I'm basing my head canons off of what the movies for this one.

Food culture

I think dwarves are very lively during most meals and it's a custom for each person to tell a story or sing a song at the table. If someone isn't laughing it's not truly meal time. There is always some sort of alcohol on the table and plethora of breads and cheese. I think cheese is collected daily depending on if there is a village a few miles away. I imagine the errand boy for the market changes regularly so no one person is stuck doing it. They live in caves so meat must be cured for storage depending on the type of meat it is. (I'll get into food storage in a bit) I think that dwarves like a lot of baked goods in general too. So casseroles, baked deserts, and hearty pies are always available. These guys give me a cozy hearty cooking vibe, mainly because of the bellows they work with in the mines. Ovens just seem to be bedded everywhere in their culture.

I imagine that immediately after everyone is done eating they have warrior prayers for the fallen too. Then they all pitch in to clean up the table and wash up the dishes and kitchen too. They might be a rowdy crew but they do know how to clean up very well. After a meal they take the time to bond with family by playing games, some may rough house for amusement, entertaining little ones and maybe napping depending on the meal

I think they also have an excellent food storage system too. Because they live in mines their would undoubtedly be parts of the mountain that maintain constant temperatures. I could see them manipulating the temperature to something more accommodating for foods that need a colder storage space. These dudes can use magic to a degree, so this doesn't seem too out of their scope to me.

[jojomills]

‘Prosperity Godspell’

Of course we forsake thy foreign neighbor

And curse the crying convalescent

Those well-known Christian tenets

Because we all know McChrist

Who charged at least 10 chits

For #1 Combo: Magic Bread and Jesus Fish

Freely made through the covenant of miracle

For divinely manifest growth in profits

But they said money doesn’t buy happiness

Unless they were lying through grinning teeth

Because happiness sure grows on trees

With old roots tapping green veins

As we eat—pray—love ourselves

Into early graves and ever growing poverty

And we must believe we deserve the worth

Of only the contents of our leeched properties

I kill what is food and spend the life on me

Abraham’s brood would kill for cause

The vegans and even the Buddhists too

Will rip teeming life out of the ground and end it

A bill to keep on the pipes of hot hungry blood

For every flea and tree and me me me

But when, oh when did kill ‘em with kindness

Become a knife in the neck with a ‘please’

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[imustbenuts]

some stuff about cows in japan

-there are species native to japan, but are not what we consider to be wagyu beef today. some were imported from korea and china to do farmwork early on.

-beef is taboo in Buddhism. kinda. technically all killing of animals and meat consumption is a no no and was even written into law. japan legally turned to veganism at one point, since consumption of meat was considered religiously bad from both shinto and buddhism. this did NOT completely stop people from eating cows still bc hunger and malnutrition is a bitch. and also did not stop the upper echelons from creating rules for thee not for me ways to consume meat still. (ritual preperation or some such lmao)

-milk consumption is a ??????. some estimates put the population to be about 19% lactose intolerant. it strongly depends on how much milk is consumed for the tummy to rumbly though, so its not as if milk = instant ded.

-shinto and buddhism was meant to be seperate religions but at some point it began mixing together on some level. when prior shinto gods were more vindictive if not properly worshipped, became more humanized over time bc buddhism is big on the whole 'gods are just trying to get out of the samsara cycle like us humans too :)'. so the shinto priest began chanting buddhist sutras to their gods at some point. (buddhism began in india as a counter culture(?)/relgiion to caste system and hinduism jsyk. beef is super taboo in india.)

-cows are overpowered for being able to plough the lands super well so they kinda had a point in keeping moomoos around for farmwork. food wise these breeds didnt have too much meat so labour it was. (and fertilizers whee) also again: did not fully stop people far outside the reaches of the state to consume beef if they really wanted/had to.

-the first cow slaughtered was on Buddhist temple grounds (gyokusen-ji) bc some guy named Townsend Harris wanted to eat beef and drink milk in japan in 1866. its a power-dick move thing bc he was part of the gunboat diplomacy open up the country people. said temple was also the grounds for negotiation with the western world/traders after sakoku/isolation. (it is possible this was also done to weaken the influence of Buddhism bc they wanted an emperor god king scenario with shinto at one point. shinto and buddhism was going through redefining + split in this era.)

-today we have wagyu. wagyu when directly translated means Western(wa) Cows(gyu/ushi) and were originally imported from the west somewhere. see above. these wagyus are not native to japan, but rather 4 selected breeds after they went crazy cross breeding them.

-the main reason for the intense breeding was partially for $$$ economic reasons to get japan up into the global political stage.

cows

[thebestoftragedy]

What kind of food do you personally eat/avoid? Could be for ethical, environmental, or religious reasons. If you eat everything in a category but maybe avoid one for health (e.g. egg allergy), choose whatever fits best. If you have a specific religious diet (e.g. Ital), choose what you think fits best and explain in tags. If you are on a “carnivore” diet uhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[novelcain]

Would Reader give up meat? Since she’s travelling with a bunch of Buddhist, would she go vegan like them, or would she still eat some stuff like fish and poultry?

If it were me, I wouldn’t stop eating meat. And if Tripitaka gave me grief over it I’d be like: « I respect the fact you are Buddhist and that you don’t eat meat because you think all life is sacred. But I am not a Buddhist. The way I see it, if predators like wolves and tigers can eat meat and it’s fine, I don’t see why I should abstain. »

Tripitaka: *keeps hounding reader about the fact that she won't stop eating meat*

Reader: *vexed sigh* Do you want me to be able to keep my sanity?

Tripitaka: *visibly confused* ... Yes? Of course I do.

Reader: THEN STOP TRYING TO TAKE AWAY MY SAFE FOODS!!!!

[radio-charlie]

Taiwanese vegan food is out of this world. Something of a gourmand mecca for Buddhists

[yuri-for-businesswomen]

i used to be vegan and i know that a lot of vegans are super annoying but anti-vegans are so much worse.

no, vegans are not only eating raw vegetables there is a lot of options in the vegan kitchen and no, the food does not „taste bad/like nothing“ have you ever heard about spices and oil? fried onion and garlic?

no, veganism is not a #white people thing. buddhists for example have been practicing veganism for a long time before white hippies started picking up on it in the 60s. the quintessential „vegan“ ingredient tofu comes from asia and is consumed by vegans and non-vegans alike.

yes, modern processed vegan foods and vegan alternatives are not necessarily healthy. for a lot of vegans, health is not their main concern. that also doesnt make a meat based diet healthy in return, especially considering how meat is produced, how chickens are fed antibiotics and whatnot. the average meat eating person will still have a worse diet than the average vegan because they eat all sorts of processed foods and vegans tend to put more emphasis on nutrition.

no, that doesnt mean all vegans are on a healthy diet. vegan junkfood exists and theres even affordable products, like fries and chips, that you can buy.

no, eating and preparing meat is not „manly“ bro you literally went to the supermarket and bought some steak from the freezer, not that hunting is „manly“ but cmon you‘re embarrassing yourself.

no, vegans are not lacking protein, the literal only thing vegans are lacking is vitamin b12 and there‘s supplements for that - still healthier and more nutritious than the average person’s diet.

no, telling people to consider veganism is not racist, because usually vegans who do that are not referring to whatever ethnic group is literally relying on meat consumption, they‘re telling you to maybe cut down on meat, milk and eggs when you buy your groceries.

yes, vegan alternatives tend to be more expensive. no, that does not mean veganism is inherently classist, it means that corporate greed is an issue.

i feel like a lot of the hate on veganism comes from the same people who hate on social justice and „karens“ and even sometimes has misogynistic undertones like meat consumption and bbqing being painted as a #man thing.

that doesn‘t mean that some vegans aren‘t insufferable and the vegan movement doesn‘t have issues with racism and other downfalls, but the criticisms listed above are not among those issues.

[rametarin]

Just a little rant.

Inspired by a childhood and lifetime of dealing with know-nothing vegetarians and vegans since the late 80s.

Back in the day, vegetarian and then vegan peers would say shit like, "Red meat stays in your bowels and becomes toxic poop for 7 years!" And then go on these weird pseudohistorical rants about how the human body, "isn't meant to eat meat." And then kinda dip into this vague spirituality that can kinda sound like empirical science if you don't read into or question what they're saying.

They'd go on and on about toxic chemicals in the food that big corporations and capitalism just puts there, "to save a dollar" and, that largely was not true. Really, it became a source of bad information and propaganda in the form of a peer, who is usually scared or antagonized by other peers to become outlets of bad information.

And so here we are, 2024, with a ton of vegan youtubers and tiktokkers hitting their wall and abandoning veganism because, nutritionally, it just doesn't work. The very imperative to do it is faulty and bogus, and on the other side we learn everything from our dentition to our organ setup to our physiology requires a certain amount of meat eating, and how there's so much we DON'T know about nutrition to adequately supplement it with pills.

Vegetable substitutes are "okay." But they aren't sufficient to replace meat, pound for pound, nutritionally. And it ultimately just comes down to this weird ideological fixation that vegetarians and vegans have regarding how raising beef is for the planet.

Well, we can mitigate the methane emissions, we can get nutritionally defunct corn out of their diets, we can make sure they are grazing places where it's acceptable. But there's no reason to hate on the beef and dairy industry for existing.

And one of the biggest driving factors is either 1.) The existential horror over the loss of life and the grissly way they're killed to make the food, because they find the entire thing morally repugnant. 2.) The belief in suffering itself. So, kind of buddhist/hindu-lite that won't commit to any real coherent belief system but still wants to treat suffering like it's an element on the periodic table, and ideologically treat killing animals for food like a form of suffering that's not acceptable.

Really, adjusting for the lack of nutrition from meat substitutes, about the only alternative that makes ANY god damned sense, is cloned meat. Those meat tissues that are artificially grown. But, even that won't give the quality meat we need from the sort we get from the organisms themselves;

In order to do that we'd effectively need to clone the animals' entire digestive system and its ability to synthesize the nutrition it gets. That, ultimately, is where the benefit is in eating other animals. Other animals have the ability to process plants into essential vitamins, minerals, amino acids and a whole fuckton of proteins humans just do not have the infrastructure to do, ourselves. Not just grow the animal muscle tissue in a vat. Conceivably not a bad idea, but it's just not a sufficient replacement for actual animal products.

Really the only good argument towards cloned meat in place of just raising animals for meat is that it involves less slaughter and could conceivably take up less space than grazing cattle or industrial chicken farming.

Nutritionally we need it, there's functionally no difference from an animal living and dying in captivity and not if you do it right, and the only theoretical advantage to cloned meat would be the convenience of a chemical vat to grow the meat in the absence of an animal you have to slaughter.

Refusing to eat meat because slaughtering kills animals will always be a major stumbling block that results in generations of people going into their own echo chambers and deciding that those that eat meat are barbaric. But at least now we can make refutations to these talking points more available and visible.

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[stupidbeecandle]

Me and the girlies performed some city wide shopping therapy and then stopped in at the buddhist Chinese restaurant where the nice lady behind the counter called me a good girl and then told my mom that she needs to to vegan

Anyways we probably a little over a thousand dollars altogether and thats both an obscene amount of money and also a wonderful hit of the good brain chemicals bc now i have new shoobles that look like bananas and some bowling alley shoobles and some comfy leggies that arent full of holes and new underwear with scooby doo and the powerpuff girls and some berry ice cream and a soft lightweight sweaterdress and some of the best food in the world: hot and sour soup

[emblematicemblazer]

World building and theories of Engage

In the Elyso universe each kingdom represents one of the four seasons. Firene represents spring. 

The biblical meaning of spring

“That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.” (Psalm 1:3)

Spring is a time for growth, whether it is nature growing in abundance with the right combination of sunlight and rainfall or a person growing spiritually with God's guidance. 

Alear starts their path of growing into the role of divinity in Firene after the loss of Lumera. The seeds of divinity are planted and Alfred is the first friend to start watering it. In Firene Alfred's and Alear's friendship starts to grow as well. Real Veyle is first encountered in Firene as well, and the seeds of friendship are planted. 

Spring also represents new beginnings. Firene is where Alear begins their journey as the Divine Dragon.

Peace is also associated with spring. Firene is a pastoral land not built for the violence of war. 

In the Bible spring rain is an analogy for God's teaching refreshing the mind and nourishing the spirit. Firene is known as a pious country meaning that they are nourished by the teachings and hope provided by the kindness of the Divine Dragon.

Buddhism and spring.

Vesak is a very important festival celebrated in spring. The birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha is commemorated. It is a colourful celebration where hymns are sung, birds and insects are released to symbolise freedom to those in captivity, and flowers, candles and joss sticks are offered to the Buddhist teacher to symbolise that beautiful flowers soon die and candles soon extinguish. As little harm as possible is undertaken by eating only vegetarian or vegan meals.

Alfred is the beautiful flower that blossoms, sees the joy and good in the world, then soon passes. 

Veyle's appearance in Firene as both real and dragonically enhanced versions relates to the symbol of the bird that needs to be freed. She is adorned with feathers like a bird but cannot fly free while she is tethered to her desire for a father figure. 

Vesak is also a day to bring happiness to others such as the poor, refugees, aged, sick and disabled. Some Buddhists give gifts while others volunteer their time to help others. Firene is described as a  country generous with their charity. 

Hanami

The celebration of Hanami coincides when the Japanese symbol of spring, the cherry blossom, starts to bloom. The festival is celebrated with picnics of traditional foods and sweets as well as sakura (cherry blossom) tea and parties. The myth associated with this festival is about the Shinto goddess of joy, happiness and good health; Uzume.

Amaterau was the goddess of the sun and she went into hiding when her brother killed one of her sacred animals in a jealous rage. He was jealous of her beauty and popularity. Amaterau was so upset that she went into hiding to grieve. While she was grieving, winter ascended upon the land.  It was Uzume's dancing that cheered up the goddess of the sun and ushered in the return of the sunshine after a long winter. 

I like to think that Alfred is Uzume and it is his friendship and personality that helps bring Alear's sunshine to the people of Elyso. 

[risenwraith]

#90 Food plan?

Walking back from my shot at the hospital I met Blanket Boy at the end of my road. (Blanket Boy is an awesome dude I like to chat with and to whom I once gave a blanket when he was cold.)

When I had to get home 'cos I hadn't eaten, he said, “Vegetables, yeah?” I said yeah, ‘cos I like vegetables. “Huh, you all veggies an’ vegan, yeah...”

“What?”

“I mean, girl," he gestured and grinned, "you look - you look like - sure yeah?”

Huh. I’d never been told I looked vegan before – that was new. At which point I had to reassure Blanket Boy of my love of proper bacon sandwiches and old school English pork pies.

I mean, I get it. By Island Standards I am unhealthily pale and thin and have a weird accent and multicoloured hair/wigs and am sort of uptight and insane. Nutty white girl = Vegan. I see the logic.

Having said all that... ALL I really want to eat is broccoli, rice and soy sauce. (This is not to say I can’t eat rich, fatty, sugary things – I still can, my diet hasn’t been restricted by treatment so far.)

If I could write a meal plan for myself it would be filled will blanched or sautéed vegetables with a big handful of peanuts or sesame seeds, steamed fresh rice, and a sploosh of shoyu.

I have no idea if it’s the nutritional content I’m craving, or the solid flavour profile, or the umami/salt aspect or what. I just really fucking crave plain stir-fry veg and rice with a side of miso soup.

(Dear neurons, just to remind you, whilst you are currently bald, that doesn’t actually make you a Buddhist monk…)

[37q]

2, 6, 16

2. thoughts on veganism?

complicated!!!!! because my thoughts are like "fuck yeah" and "dope" and "this is very comprehensive" but i can barely eat as it is either from restriction or food sensitivities so at this point im just like wow those buddhists are so cool and correct...

6. do you use a watch?

no but mostly because they dont feel good teehee! also i lowkey love not knowing what time it is...

16. thoughts on mint chocolate chip?

gonna take this chance to finish my rant about terrible ice creams i cannot stand!!!!!!! ice creams with chunks of chocolate in them, either the chocolate tastes like absolute garbage or it decimates the soft tissue inside my mouth like whenever i have m&ms in my ice cream i become this