Edinburgh makes vegan menu mandatory

[Boro_Scally]

Something quite sinister about this really, having the choice taken from you.

 

[BoroFur]

I sort of agree with you there. My daughter is vegan and lives in Edinburgh but she's never found it difficult to find something on a menu in a restaurant/bar she likes. Probably a bit of overkill there.

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

Scotland: Edinburgh makes vegan menu mandatory in govt institutions; 1st European capital to do so

The decision came just days before Burns Night (An annually celebrated festival of Scotland on January 25 to commemorates the life of the poet Robert Burns.), a celebration whose main attraction is meat based food delicacies

www.firstpost.com

 

[BoroFur]

Schools, hospitals and nursing homes apparently.

 

[Oooo]

Its just schools and hospitals isnt it? Not the whole of Edinburgh I doubt. Still quite restrictive

 

[Boro_Scally]

Scotland: Edinburgh makes vegan menu mandatory in govt institutions; 1st European capital to do so

The decision came just days before Burns Night (An annually celebrated festival of Scotland on January 25 to commemorates the life of the poet Robert Burns.), a celebration whose main attraction is meat based food delicacies

www.firstpost.com

Cheers - forgot to put link up

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

Where's this from?

On face value it does sound rather sinister.

Are they making the vegan restaurants serve a nice dirty beef burger as well to even things up?

 

[NYboro]

Its just schools and hospitals isnt it? Not the whole of Edinburgh I doubt. Still quite restrictive

That'll go down really well with the schoolkids

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

There'll be some unhappy old folk in nursing homes etc.

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

I suppose deep fried mars bars will be ok?

 

[r00fie1]

They`re taking my sausage off my plate.
Sausage Fascists!
#savetheparmo!!!!

 

[Boro_Scally]

I'm all for the vegan options but that is what it should be, an option to choose for yourself what you eat. The fact people in these institutions are being dictated to what they can eat is scary.
Are they going to take ham sandwiches etc off kids if they bring them into schools?

 

[TeaCider]

Seems a strange decision.

I know some places have been going for vegan days of the week, which I'm not opposed to, but to ban meat in its entirety seems off.

 

[Laughing]

That surely has to be mis-reporting, surely!!!!!

 

[r00fie1]

That surely has to be mis-reporting, surely!!!!!

Your just hamming it up

 

[row_7]

I suppose deep fried mars bars will be ok?

Probably depends what they oil they use - I guess best beef dripping may not be acceptable

 

[Chutney]

That article's incredibly light on detail. The closest to specifics is "a commitment to support vegan meals over animal goods" which could mean anything really.

Wouldn't be at all surprised if all this turns out to be is a mandate to ensure that these institutions offer several vegan options rather than some derisory afterthought of a dish.

Still, if it gets the clicks...

 

[Laughing]

Your just hamming it up

It's pie in the sky mate!

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

Speaking of beef dripping they've gentrified it in my supermarket. Used to be next to the lard wrapped in paper for 60p. Now it's with the goose fat and costs 3 quid.

 

[TeaCider]

That article's incredibly light on detail. The closest to specifics is "a commitment to support vegan meals over animal goods" which could mean anything really.

Wouldn't be at all surprised if all this turns out to be is a mandate to ensure that these institutions offer several vegan options rather than some derisory afterthought of a dish.

Still, if it gets the clicks...

Edinburgh Council themselves are very light on the details too.

Looking in to it, it reads more like it's a long term goal rather than an immediate ban on all animal derived foods.