Glossary

Some terms you may see used around this site, with short definitions / explanations.

• Veg*n - wildcard shorthand for both “vegetarian”, “vegan”, and all that falls between.
• Vegetarian - a person that consumes no animal flesh. (Note: if you avoid red meat but still consume chicken/pork, you are not a vegetarian. )
• Vegan - a vegetarian that does not consumes animal products either. (incl. milk & all dairy products, eggs & egg-based products, honey, etc. Some Vegans will not even use non-food products that have been involved with animals (such as shampoos / cleaning products tested on animals, real leather, etc.)
• Ipiscarian - A person that does consume fish / seafood. Ipiscarians are technically not vegetarians, even though they consume no land-animal flesh. (Take no offense here — the east Asian culture has had great success with an ipiscarian diet for centuries!)
• Tofu - condensed bean curd, typically sold in bricks for about $2 each.