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[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 133 points 17 hours ago

Heheh, this shitpost triggers me.

My mom was forcing us a macrobiotic diet back in the day. We were strictly vegan, although fish is allowed in that diet, some vegetables like patatoes and tomatoes are not. Hardcore vegans…

My school lunch was mostly sushi with a filling of fermented prune called umeboshi, or tempeh and seaweeds, pumpkin or rice balls and sesame seeds. We were underfed, yellow flaky skin because of the overdose of carotene and you see everyone around you in school eating candy, fries, meat and what not while also taking the piss at you for being different and stinking of that diet.

At dinner I use to bury my Iziki seaweed in the plant pot because I just couldn't swallow that shit without gagging. If I did not behave mom would go…”you're behaviour is to yang, next two weeks on a yin diet”. Disgusting.

By the age of 12, me and my sister got into stealing money from our parents real quick to buy normal or fast food, annoying the guy at the snackbar on wheels for free fries, shoplifting and shit. Yeah, good times.

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 63 points 14 hours ago

Oh, and this is not a rant against vegans, everyone is welcome at my house, if you are good anybody. I even have pots and pans that never touched meat. I will serve you any grilled vegetables, beans, salads and vinaigrettes, pesto's and bread, or baked patatoes and what not. I used to cook vegan for the homeless here in Amsterdam when I was mostly homeless and squatting myself in what we call squatting cafe’s.

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 20 points 13 hours ago

You are living up to, and by my estimation exceeding, your username. Sorry to hear you had a rough childhood. Glad to hear that things are better - you sound like an awesome host.

[-] Shapillon@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

Having separate cookware is really considerate n_n

[-] Lord743@lemmy.world 66 points 16 hours ago

that's why i hate religious restrictions

[-] Another_earthling@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Don't confuse that with veganism though

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 1 points 4 minutes ago

Isn't veganism essentially a religious belief? Even if not, it is equally illogical.

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 59 points 15 hours ago

Yes I agree.

Not only the diet, but the whole cult around it. Faith healers, homeopathy, people chewing on brown riceballs for an hour counting how many chews they had so they can show off how far they are on their macrobiotic spiritual journey. “You gotta chew your seaweed at least a 100 times”. These mf’s should not be around kids or have any (yes I would not exist). I am not on speaking terms and won't open the door for my parents, get fucked.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

That is disturbing. Cultish.

[-] _____@lemm.ee 22 points 14 hours ago

I have no words, I'm sure you've heard it all. Thanks for sharing this story and sorry for your childhood. Hope you're healing.

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 9 points 13 hours ago

Thank you for caring, that is better than anything spoken.

[-] TheLorax@sh.itjust.works 17 points 14 hours ago

I'm curious why fish was allowed and why tomatoes weren't, do you know what their reasoning was?

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 9 points 13 hours ago

Beats me, maybe a land animal was more scentient than anything out of the sea. There are vegetarians having no problem eating fish.

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 2 points 1 hour ago

But are potatoes more sentient than fish??

[-] wedeworps@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 hours ago

That would per definition be pescetarians

[-] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 33 points 16 hours ago

Why the forbidden potatoes and tomatoes?

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 37 points 16 hours ago

Everything in the genetic family of nightshade. Solanaceae.

“Fruits including tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant/aubergine, bell peppers and chili peppers, all of which are closely related members of the Solanaceae.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanaceae

All the delicious plant based stuff snuffed out in a macrobiotic diet.

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 34 points 14 hours ago

The nightshade family is in like half of what humans even eat that's ridiculous

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 11 points 14 hours ago

Well it is a spiritual journey, you don’t need to sin on food.

[-] Kallioapina@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 13 hours ago

What was the so called spiritual part of abstaining from these, or in in general, on this whole thing? No need to answer if you dont feel like it or whatever, just thank you for your insights.

[-] kindenough@kbin.earth 8 points 9 hours ago

From what I learned a higher spiritual state is only achieved through discipline and rigoureus diet, ultimately one could live on a bowl of brown rice a day rule the earth. It is all really 1970s zen.

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

It is now, but it wasn't until the Columbian Exchange. Eggplant is the only edible nightshade variety from the eastern continents, the rest being native to South and Central America.

[-] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 4 points 16 hours ago

Holy shit bro, that’s crazy!

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