Allergies and Food Restrictions....

Im so shocked by my work place's service staff knowledge in the food business. Today i am dumbfounded by their stupidity again arguing with me Mayonnaise is a dairy product. Why? because its white in colour?

I ha

ve to make it clear once and for all...




Mayonnaise = Egg yolk + Oil + salt and pepper + a dash of mustard + (Optional Dash of sherry vinegar)




I know you guys are not chefs but still, know the product you are selling. Its basic sales!




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During lunch break, heard someone complaining why this particular vegetarian customer is so troublesome... Everything also cannot eat. Milk and cheese not meat also cannot eat, eggs cannot eat, everything cannot eat why come to a restaurant?




I was pretty pissed off by the last comment.




Customers pay good money for restaurant food because they want to have something different, something special, not anything they can cook or eat often.




Vegetarian food can be very challenging. If you walk into any restaurant ask for a vegetarian option 9/10 will give you a pasta, most probably tomato base. This is actually a good way to judge a chef's creativity and knowledge.




And to my horror, some staff don't even know the basic categories of vegetarians and the difference of vegans.




Vegans - Does not eat anything of animal origin.




Ovo Vegetarian - Eat Eggs but no dairy

Lacto Vegetarian - Consume dairy products but no eggs

Ovo Lacto Vegetarian - Consume egg and dairy

Fruitarianism - fruits, nuts and seeds that does not kill the plan





Pescatarian - includes fish only (they are called semi vegetarians)






Buddhist Vegetarian - Does not eat anything of animal origins and also exclude plants in the onion and garlic family or taste/smell like it, common one in western cuisine will be leeks and chives.






Working in kitchen for years and i met only 2 customers who are Jain vegetarianism. Jain vegetarianism basically are similar to Buddhist Vegetarian and Fruitarianism. Nothing that kills the plant and nothing below ground.














On a side note...


Sometimes i wonder... Why would vegetarian want to eat something resembles meat?





A friend of mine blogged something about a vegetarian Sashimi... i was thinking, how can sashimi be vegetarian, can it be even called sashimi?






There are even mock meat made from gluten....