One of the biggest problems with being vegan or vegetarian seems to be that a lot of people don’t even understand what you do want to eat. This Twitter user named Yazmin recently went to a restaurant for her 18th birthday and was given a single banana slice with a candle on it – a video taken at the table shows her and her family giggling and looking awkwardly at the unusual plate as it’s presented to her.
In response to her thread, vegans shared the most disappointing things they’ve had restaurants try to pass off to them as dessert. Most of them involve fruit and not much else. I mean, fruit is great, but it’s not what we have in mind when we think of an indulgent birthday treat.
The 18-year-old vegan posted about the minimalist dessert plate on Twitter
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Her mom got a video of her reaction
so a lot of people don’t believe that the banana thing actually happened so here’s a video from my mom :) pic.twitter.com/M0yYFrFK6a
— Yazmin ⓥ (@yazisAlright) December 11, 2019
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But her adventures in navigating popular restaurants as a vegan were only beginning
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In response to her viral tweet, the restaurant chain where she had received the now-infamous banana slice sent her some vegan cupcakes and promised to follow up with vegan cheese and chocolate. Sweet gesture, but it kind of makes you wonder why the location where she went for her birthday didn’t do that in the first place!
Here’s the birthday box she received from the restaurant
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Honestly, vegan options should be the lowest bar for having an interesting and varied menu, not a novelty or something you have to go somewhere special to get. People choose not to eat animal products for all sorts of reasons, and most people have somebody in their group of friends who’s vegan or vegetarian even if they’re not themselves. At this point, appealing to people who want vegan products isn’t just polite, it’s common sense for business.
What do vegans actually want for dessert? One commenter responded to the thread with a picture of some vegan cupcakes with enviable glaze and toppings from a local deli, proving that vegan baked goods are becoming more mainstream and leaving out the dairy products doesn’t mean leaving out the fun.
While there was a time when vegan “ice cream” just meant slushy sorbets, the non-dairy ice cream market has skyrocketed in popularity in the last few years. The most popular plant base for ice cream is coconut milk, due to its sweet flavor and creamy texture, but the options just keep expanding, and popular brands like Ben and Jerry’s keep coming out with extravagant flavors to catch up to their range of dairy ice cream. Also good news if you’re lactose intolerant!
Other vegans responded to the thread with the saddest desserts they’ve encountered
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'Has very particular dietary wishes'. 'Doesn't check menu before going'. 'Is surprised restaurants can't accommodate'. Also, saying most people have someone in their group of friends who's vegan or vegetarian is untrue. In the US 2% are vegetarian and 0,5% are vegan. Seeing as this is strictly about vegans (plenty of options in restaurants for vegetarians), that means most people have friend groups of 200 people? Nah. But a tip for next time; check the menu before going! Or let them know you're coming and ask if they can make you something specific.
First of all, check the menu first. Second of all, call in advance and ask if they can get you something off the menu. Third, as I understand all the above vegans expected to get FREE vegan pudding "because it's my birthday"... Well, if you're asking for something special, don't expect that the chef will happily drop everything to make you a vegan cupcake... And if he does, have a decency to pay for it (or your friends should pay, it's your bday after all). And yes, sometimes even fruit salad might be a problem if it isn't on the menu - you just don't have fruits in stock.
Load More Replies...So, why do these people not check the menu before celebrating their birthdays at a specific location and then complain about said location to not meet their needs? It's not the restaurants' fault that they were uninformed. If I'm having, say, celiac disease, I'd choose the restaurant by their gluten-free menu, maybe even call them and ask about possibilities for my needs. Why can't vegans do that, too? I'm calling either attention wh*ring or them being too entitled to think their stuff through here.
I am vegetarian who eats vegan whenever possible and as someone who eats out more than I should I have never had a problem finding amazing vegan desserts. In many cases restaurants will offer to adapt whatever dessert is on their menu. This whole post seems pretty unbelievable.
While I am pleased to see more restaurants and bakeries catering to a wide range of dietary restrictions and allergies, I still cannot stress enough how important it is to call a restaurant in advance or review their menu if you have any specific dietary needs. You cannot expect for every restaurant to cater to your needs or magically whip up a vegan dessert or meal out of thin air. It puts a lot of pressure on the wait staff and the chef. If you call in advance, many restaurants are happy to discuss dietary needs and restrictions and will let you know whether they can accommodate you.
It is also important to emphasise that restaurants are not obliged to cater for any "special needs", be it gluten-free food, vegan, etc. Every restaurant prepares the food they want.Why don't people check beforehand?
Load More Replies...I onced go with a group of people, where two of them was vegan.. When we ordered at restaurant, I chooe meat food, they said that I should be considerate and pick something what is not from a living animal because of them... I said no, because have no problem with them been vegan, so why they cant respected my choices too.
Typical vegan behavior once again. "I don't eat meat, so can you NOT eat meat in front of me?" They're insufferable. I don't care you're a vegan and I'll eat what I want, in front of vegans or anyone else.
Load More Replies...How about instead of complaining that the patrons should check the website for vegan options before going out to dinner we recognize that restaurants are in absolutely no way obligated to offer you anything free for your birthday! So the fact that these restaurants tried to accommodate (and were quite humorous in their delivery) is quite nice of them.
Maybe if you're a vegan and it's your birthday, you should go to restaurants that cater to you. Would make sense rather than going somewhere in order to have a social media moment...
How dare them making fun of a funny situation! Fun is not what the internet is for!
Load More Replies..."Oh look, I'm going to complain because not only I didn't get free stuff from strangers on my b-day, I also didn't get the specific free stuff I wanted! Boohoo!" That's what this post sounds like.
Maybe go to a vegan restaurant on your birthday so you can get a vegan dessert...? just a thought.
Restaurants have websites. And on that website you can find their menus. It's not that hard to find a restaurant which can accomodate you. Just booking a table at some random restaurant and expecting them to be prepared to serve you a vegan meal is kind of dumb. What's next? Going to a steakhouse and complaining that they serve meat?
'Has very particular dietary wishes'. 'Doesn't check menu before going'. 'Is surprised restaurants can't accommodate'. Also, saying most people have someone in their group of friends who's vegan or vegetarian is untrue. In the US 2% are vegetarian and 0,5% are vegan. Seeing as this is strictly about vegans (plenty of options in restaurants for vegetarians), that means most people have friend groups of 200 people? Nah. But a tip for next time; check the menu before going! Or let them know you're coming and ask if they can make you something specific.
First of all, check the menu first. Second of all, call in advance and ask if they can get you something off the menu. Third, as I understand all the above vegans expected to get FREE vegan pudding "because it's my birthday"... Well, if you're asking for something special, don't expect that the chef will happily drop everything to make you a vegan cupcake... And if he does, have a decency to pay for it (or your friends should pay, it's your bday after all). And yes, sometimes even fruit salad might be a problem if it isn't on the menu - you just don't have fruits in stock.
Load More Replies...So, why do these people not check the menu before celebrating their birthdays at a specific location and then complain about said location to not meet their needs? It's not the restaurants' fault that they were uninformed. If I'm having, say, celiac disease, I'd choose the restaurant by their gluten-free menu, maybe even call them and ask about possibilities for my needs. Why can't vegans do that, too? I'm calling either attention wh*ring or them being too entitled to think their stuff through here.
I am vegetarian who eats vegan whenever possible and as someone who eats out more than I should I have never had a problem finding amazing vegan desserts. In many cases restaurants will offer to adapt whatever dessert is on their menu. This whole post seems pretty unbelievable.
While I am pleased to see more restaurants and bakeries catering to a wide range of dietary restrictions and allergies, I still cannot stress enough how important it is to call a restaurant in advance or review their menu if you have any specific dietary needs. You cannot expect for every restaurant to cater to your needs or magically whip up a vegan dessert or meal out of thin air. It puts a lot of pressure on the wait staff and the chef. If you call in advance, many restaurants are happy to discuss dietary needs and restrictions and will let you know whether they can accommodate you.
It is also important to emphasise that restaurants are not obliged to cater for any "special needs", be it gluten-free food, vegan, etc. Every restaurant prepares the food they want.Why don't people check beforehand?
Load More Replies...I onced go with a group of people, where two of them was vegan.. When we ordered at restaurant, I chooe meat food, they said that I should be considerate and pick something what is not from a living animal because of them... I said no, because have no problem with them been vegan, so why they cant respected my choices too.
Typical vegan behavior once again. "I don't eat meat, so can you NOT eat meat in front of me?" They're insufferable. I don't care you're a vegan and I'll eat what I want, in front of vegans or anyone else.
Load More Replies...How about instead of complaining that the patrons should check the website for vegan options before going out to dinner we recognize that restaurants are in absolutely no way obligated to offer you anything free for your birthday! So the fact that these restaurants tried to accommodate (and were quite humorous in their delivery) is quite nice of them.
Maybe if you're a vegan and it's your birthday, you should go to restaurants that cater to you. Would make sense rather than going somewhere in order to have a social media moment...
How dare them making fun of a funny situation! Fun is not what the internet is for!
Load More Replies..."Oh look, I'm going to complain because not only I didn't get free stuff from strangers on my b-day, I also didn't get the specific free stuff I wanted! Boohoo!" That's what this post sounds like.
Maybe go to a vegan restaurant on your birthday so you can get a vegan dessert...? just a thought.
Restaurants have websites. And on that website you can find their menus. It's not that hard to find a restaurant which can accomodate you. Just booking a table at some random restaurant and expecting them to be prepared to serve you a vegan meal is kind of dumb. What's next? Going to a steakhouse and complaining that they serve meat?

































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