Vegetarian Chinese food?!
Can they get in trouble for advertising that the food was vegetarian when it isn't?
Answers: I recently was ordering some stir fry off of the 'vegetarian' section of a Chinese restaurant and I asked what kind of sauce the stir fry was made of and they told me that it was a beef based sauce.
Can they get in trouble for advertising that the food was vegetarian when it isn't?
That's odd, but often when it comes to ethnic foods sometimes there's a language barrier. Quite often in "real" mexican restaurants they'll have cheese enchiladas listed under "vegetarian" yet their enchilada sauce has chicken fat in it.
They don't do it on purpose, it's just language issues. Instead, ask for something you know is vegetarian or specify "no oyster sauce" if you know it's usually made with it.
yup i think they can
To most of us, who are not vegetarian, if there is no meat in a dish, we think it is vegetarian. We never even think about sauces.
Additionally, I know three people all who call themselves vegetarians. One eats seafood, cheese and eggs, drinks milk, one doesn't eat meat, eggs or fish, but eats
cheese and drinks milk the other only eats grains, fruits and vegetables.
Add the language difference and I think you need to cut the local chinese restaurant some slack.
Well, in many circles, it's acceptable for vegetarian fare to include animal by-products (such as milk and cheese). I guess they are thinking that beef stock could also fall into that category and would be acceptable for vegetarians.
I think they could get in more trouble had they advertised the food as vegan...
stir fry as*hole