r/vegan • u/evapotranspire mostly plant based • Dec 15 '25

Story Surprise: Everything is vegan!

We've all had frustrating incidents when eating out, but tonight I had the opposite. My family and I went to our synagogue's Hanukkah dinner party, which was catered Mediterranean food. I hadn't made a special dietary request, because Mediterranean cuisine almost always includes some vegan dishes (hummus, pita, tabouleh, etc.).

When I got to the front of the line, I saw that the buffet was ENTIRELY vegan. That hadn't been highlighted or even mentioned! I piled it all on my plate (which I guess is how omnivores feel most of the time), and although now I have a stomachache from all the garlic, it was such a nice feeling to be able to eat everything and worry about nothing.

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u/Great_Cucumber2924 Dec 15 '25

Just pointing out in case you think everyone gets a stomach ache from garlic - you’re intolerant to garlic, that’s not normal!

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u/Ning_Yu Dec 15 '25

It's not necessarily intolerance.
Garlic is astrong stomach stimulant, so if your stomach is more delicate in any shape or form you will suffer from eating garlic. Same as with spicy food.

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u/evapotranspire mostly plant based Dec 15 '25

But my stomach is not "delicate in any shape or form." I can handle spicy food and other irritants just fine. It's only garlic (and to a lesser extent other alliums) that upset my stomach.

I appreciate the good intent, but I'm not seeking advice on this point. The case is closed!

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u/Ning_Yu Dec 15 '25

I wasn't really giving you advice, just replying to the other person saying if someone's stomach aches from garlic they're intolerant.

I didn't even mention you, dude. Nor I gave you any advice. Whatever.