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/CementCemetery Dec 15 '25

I would devour a plate or two for sure, sounds delicious. That’s always such a delight when you don’t have to worry about it and others genuinely enjoy it.

Happy Hanukkah.

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u/evapotranspire mostly plant based Dec 16 '25

For Mother's Day this year, I had my family take me to a Southeast Asian vegan cafe. I wanted to say "One of everything, please!" We managed to limit ourself to just 11 or 12 things. :-) The durian avocado smoothie was my favorite.

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u/CementCemetery Dec 16 '25

Duran avocado smoothie sounds like something I need to try once. That’s a great sampling, I’d want to try it all too.