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In reply to the discussion: I am a vegetarian. You've known me as a vegetarian for 20 years. Please do not invite me [View all]No Vested Interest
(5,166 posts)First of all, I, along with many others, I would guess, am not a great cook.
Secondly, there are a lot of nuances in vegetarian meals. - Some will eat fish, some are vegans, etc.
Getting all the parts of the meal on the table at approximately the same time is a feat for me.
I will have worried and planned since whenever the entertaining plans were made.
It is much easier to take my guests to a nice restaurant and let them choose what they prefer.
My daughter, who is a vegetarian, along with my son, who is not a vegetarian, prepare beautiful meals for me twice a year - on my birthday and on Mother's Day. The main course includes fish, which she eats and which I love.
While I understand your pique at being served "last-minute" food, you would do well to give your hostess a pass, in that she/he may be doing the their best possible, in unfamiliar territory.