History Main / MeatVersusVeggies

Simon, on the other hand, is a vegetarian. As such, he's a supporter of the all Soy diet and would thus thrive in a {{Veganopia}} environment, and literally DoesNotLikeSpam. He'll probably eat FantasticFruitsAndVegetables, or jump at the CallToAgriculture. Maybe he'll advocate ArtificialMeat, the type that's made from plant byproducts, such as tofu, mictoprotein, or gluten steaks, and he might well assure you that it TastesLikeChicken. Perhaps at one point he used to eat meat, but switched camps after [[LetsMeetTheMeat meeting his food live and in person.]] Or perhaps he doesn't eat meat because it's [[AgainstMyReligion against his religious beliefs]] to do so. If the creators of the work dislike veggies in general he will probably be a StrawVegetarian of the SmugStraightEdge kind.

Simon, on the other hand, is a vegetarian. As such, he's a supporter of the all Soy diet and would thus thrive in a {{Veganopia}} environment, and literally DoesNotLikeSpam. He'll probably eat FantasticFruitsAndVegetables, or jump at the CallToAgriculture. Maybe he'll advocate ArtificialMeat, the type that's made from plant byproducts, such as tofu, mictoprotein, or gluten steaks, and he might well assure you that it TastesLikeChicken. Perhaps at one point he used to eat meat, but switched camps after [[LetsMeetTheMeat meeting his food live and in person.]] Or perhaps he doesn't eat meat because it's [[AgainstMyReligion against his religious beliefs]] to do so. If the creators of the work dislike veggies in general he will probably be a StrawVegetarian.

** Her mother Elly is in straight up denial, and constantly tries to feed April burgers or tuna casserole. April also has to try new recipes at her brother's house cause Elly hassles her every time she tries at theirs. Even after Elly recovers from her madness and is trying to make amends with her family, she throws out April's vegan margarine tarts because 'real butter tarts have butter in them'. [[spoiler:She actually ate them all and was too embarrassed to admit it.]]
** Her sister in law Deanna has more legitimate concerns about April's vegan diet, since she had seen a friend lose her hair due to going on a vegan diet, she was worried about the same thing happening to April. She's reassured by April's research into the matter and goes on to support her.

** The cooks at Lancre Castle believe that if you can't roast it and stick an apple in its mouth, it's not really food. ''Discworld/WyrdSisters'' has a male cook who is driven to insanity by Duke Felmet's diet of porridge, soft-boiled eggs and vegetarian sausages; ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'' has a female one who terrorises Magrat whenever the soon-to-be-queen uses words like "vitamins" or "quiche".

* In ''What About Mimi?,'' Mimi's mother is vegan, but when she's away for the weekend Mimi's father secretly eats meat.

* ''Anime/GoblinSlayer'' has Dwarf Shaman for the meat-side and High Elf Archer for the veggies side, as part of their ElvesVersusDwarves dynamic.

When their philosophies on food come together, [[HilarityEnsues expect them to clash]]. Bob thinks Simon is eating FakeFood, and that [[StrawVegetarian he just needs to try meat ''once'' to appreciate how good it tastes]]; Simon is [[{{Squick}} squicked out]] by Bob's dietary choice and thinks he'll suffer DeathByGluttony for his obsession with meat.

Alice, on the other hand, is a vegetarian. As such, she's a supporter of the all Soy diet and would thus thrive in a {{Veganopia}} environment, and literally DoesNotLikeSpam. She'll probably eat FantasticFruitsAndVegetables, or jump at the CallToAgriculture. Maybe she'll advocate ArtificialMeat, the type that's made from plant byproducts, such as tofu, mictoprotein, or gluten steaks, and she might well assure you that it TastesLikeChicken. Perhaps at one point she used to eat meat, but switched camps after [[LetsMeetTheMeat meeting her food live and in person.]] Or perhaps she doesn't eat meat because it's [[AgainstMyReligion against her religious beliefs]] to do so. If the creators of the work dislike veggies in general she will probably be a StrawVegetarian.

When their philosophies on food come together, [[HilarityEnsues expect them to clash]]. Bob thinks Alice is eating FakeFood, and that [[StrawVegetarian she just needs to try meat ''once'' to appreciate how good it tastes]]; Alice is [[{{Squick}} squicked out]] by Bob's dietary choice and thinks he'll suffer DeathByGluttony for his obsession with meat.

* In the Literature/BookOfDaniel in Literature/TheBible, Daniel and his friends persuade the guards to let them have a vegetarian diet instead of the rich Babylonian food the other captives are served. As a result, they turn out healthier and stronger than all their meat-eating colleagues. Of course, the intended {{Aesop}} probably has less to do with the virtues of going veggie than with avoiding animal products being the easiest way to [[UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}} keep Kosher]].
* In the Literature/BookOfProverbs, Proverbs 15:17 in the New Living Translation says "A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate."

* ''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney'' has a [[Funny/TheHobbit rather humorous]] scene where the company, who are mostly Dwarves, are invited to attend a dinner party in Rivendell. Much to the Dwarves' chagrin, their Elven hosts have prepared a variety of green foods and salad for them, and the Dwarves aren't entirely sure what to make of it. Dwalin takes a fist of the green stuff and demands meat, and Ori asks if they have any chips [[note]]as in British chips, French fries to any Americans reading this[[/note]] In a later scene, they're roasting food over a fire, including a sausage and some of the leftover lettuce.

'''Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease''' on this page. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment PLEASE.]] The last thing we want here is [[FlameWar a brawl between "meat-and-potato people vs. vegetarians."]]

-->-- '''Doc''', ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard''

-->-- '''Lisa''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "Lisa the Vegetarian"

* Rimwards Howondalandians, in or from the Discworld's expy of UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica, areperfectly relaxed about salad. To make the ''braai'' a sophisticated eating experience, there ''has'' to be ''slaai'' present alongside all the meat. You are not obliged, however, to actually consume it. Just place a small piece of lettuce and a slice of tomato on the plate next to the meat, and that is regarded as sufficient. Creator/AAPessimal has a [[AmoralAfrikaner Vondalaander]] reflect that her nation's cusine is not a vegetarian one, as she darkly considers the meat-free dish a [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} Quirmian]] friend has just ordered for her in a posh restaurant. Never mind, she can eat properly when she gets home.

** Sam Vimes has this attitude to the classic BLT sandwich: he concedes there has to be a sliver of tomato and a very small piece of lettuce on it to make it a BLT. As long as this is completely concealed by the bacon and invisible to the mouth, he has no porblem with it.

** [[UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica South African]] stand-up comic Barry Hilton [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C49uh9QAWDM&list=PLIa36ETako3MaZaw7-I0qEuflOniBvTWd&index=21 sums up his country's attitude]] in a routine on ''braai'' culture;

* Rimwards Howondalandians, in or from the Discworld's expy of UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica, areperfectly relaxed about salad. To make the ''braai'' a sophisticated eating experience, there ''has'' to be ''slaai'' present alongside all the meat. You are not obliged, however, to actually consume it. Just place a small piece of lettuce and a slice of tomato on the plate next to the meat, and that is regarded as sufficient. Creator/AAPessimal has a [[AmoralAfrikaner Vondalaander]] reflect that her nation's cusine is not a vegetarian one, as she darkly considers the meat-free dish a [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} Quirmian]] friend has just ordered for her in a posh restaurant. Never mind, she can eat when she gets home.

* Much of John Pinette's comedy revolved around food, and his subsequent attempts to eat healthier. He talked about a clash he had with one dietitian who was vegetarian and tried to get him to only eat salads, which led to the quote below. To his credit, however, in the same routine, Pinette acknowledges that he has no beef (pun intended) with vegetarians on principle and doesn't look down on them, he just ''really'' doesn't like salad.

* In ''WebComics/GirlsWithSlingshots,'' Jameson's girlfriend/later wife Maureen is a shy vegetarian blogger who is harassed by one of Jameson's longtime friends, Candy. At first Candy's jokes and pranks about Maureen's eating choices/reactions to the thought of meat are treated as funny, but eventually everyone in the group decides that Candy has gone too far for too long and call her out on it. As for the rest of the cast, it rarely if ever comes up as an issue.
* ''WebComics/KevinAndKell'' takes this trope to its logical extreme, with it being the (as Danielle put it) arbitrary distinction used to divide society, a la race or sexuality. Then again, this is a society of {{Talking Animal}}s, and given that the meat eaters prey on the veggie eaters often... A prime example is Bruno Luplin, a wolf that converts to herbivorism. It's treated in society as if he was transgender, and unfortunately it's the not-so-accepting part of society.