Vegetarians Freak Out Over Stir-Fried Pork & Tofu Dish at Potluck

I don't know who needs to hear this, but tofu isn't just some fad that was popularized by a bunch of vegans from California in the nineties, and it certainly doesn't exist solely for vegetarians who crave a meat substitute. Tofu has been around for thousands of years. Legend has it that a Chinese cook accidentally invented tofu while attempting to flavor soybeans with a type of seaweed called nagari. The cook instead ended up with soybean curd, which became a staple in China as early as 100 A.D. Today it's known as tofu!

To many non-vegetarians out there, including redditor u/Unhappy-Fault-3126, tofu is simply an ingredient that works in a variety of dishes. When u/Unhappy-Fault-3126 brought a stir-fried pork and tofu dish to a potluck, a handful of vegetarians helped themselves without making sure it was meat-free first. A bunch of people then blamed OP for mixing meat with tofu rather than accepting their own negligence and incorrect assumptions. Keep scrolling for the whole story.

Posted by Mel Dawn

“AITA for putting meat in a tofu dish?” Posted by u/Unhappy-Fault-3126

The comment section

“Absolutely! I’m a vegetarian and made the mistake of not asking when I ordered a tofu dish from a very traditional Chinese restaurant. The menu was predominantly in a Chinese dialect, with only the briefest description in English. I did not blame the restaurant - I just ordered something different and paid for both dishes. It’s not anyone else’s fault that I didn’t ask first.” said u/CatzMeow27.

“That's the mature way to deal with it.” said u/YouSayWotNow.

“Japanese too. Tonkotsu ramen is a pork broth. Many Americans don’t know that because you won’t necessarily have pork meat in the final soup.” said u/loverlyone.

“Did you ever see the post of the girl getting savaged for posting a tofu recipe? Someone asked her about it and she mentioned she wasn’t vegan but happened to like tofu. The commenter called her out for ‘appropriating’ vegan foods?! Like honestly believed that ONLY vegetarians and vegans should be allowed to eat it. People be crazy.” said u/WeeBo2804.

“Came to say exactly the same. Maybe because I’m Asian I also see tofu just as an ingredient that doesn’t mean the whole dish is veg. But 1, yes how would you not notice pork after one bite and 2, who doesn’t ask at a POTLUCK? NTA” said u/nvdrzmm.