Riya poked at the dish with her fork, half expecting it to turn and glare at her.
“Riya, eat the food!” She raised her eyes and saw her dad looking at her pointedly. Between gritted teeth, he continued, “We’re guests here. Learn to behave.”
Scowling, she forced a smile and shot a glance at her host, Mrs. Mehra, who had an anxious look on her face. “It’s vegetarian, Riya. You can eat it.”
“Doesn’t look like it,” muttered Riya grumpily.
“Oh, that’s because it’s made of soya! It’s a vegetarian meatball. Tastes exactly like chicken, right down to the texture!”
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For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I’ve taken up the theme of
An Oxymoron rendered in micro-fiction.
Each day’s title will have one half of the oxymoron while the second half will be revealed towards the end of the post.
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Must admit I don’t trust the vegetarian meats…very sceptical. I’d just rather eat the real thing or stick to vegetables!
You can also get vegetarian fish and vegetarian chicken. tried them all. they taste pretty good
Another oxymoron that comes to my mind now is: vegetarian tandoori! It’s made with cauliflower. And as you can expect, I’m not the type of person who would eat a vegetarian tandoori without a fuss 😛 #PureNonVeg ?
I remember the first time I had soya chunks, I felt the same too! Ever since, I have switched to soya granules and flour, but haven’t been able to embrace the chunks yet! Great choice of an oxymoron!
Awww, Riya!
Never been a fan of soya chunks, as protein-rich as they may be. Reminds me of that ad where the vegetarians hesitate in front of the dish titled “kidney beans” and “eggplant”
Hahaha, these vegetarians and their fussy eating habits I tell you!
Hahaha! That’s exactly what we say when we serve soya chunks to our vegetarian friends.
Oh, yes. As children we are perplexed by food that looks strange or different to us. This is a wonderful 100 word story.
Haha… happened to you?
Hahaha…vegetarian meatball!!! This is a new one….should try getting my daughter to eat it!!
-Prasanna from Team Mocktailmommies
Ha ha …a mice one…I had been there. What a nice way to use oxymoron.
Hahaha, I used to trick my son like this into eating soya chunks 😛
Hahaha what an oxymoron ??Ever since I stopped eating meat I see mock-meat dishes available in most Malaysian restaurant. And some how they make it taste exactly like chicken. But I wonder why… Why bother ?
Ha! I remember once happily biting into vegetarian meatballs and loudly proclaiming – there’s something off about this chicken! What I didn’t know was our hosts were pure vegetarians. (Thankfully I was a kid at the time, so I could get away with it) 😉
That’s another modern thing I don’t understand… Why some vegetarians want their meals look as non-vegetarians?!?
Thank you so much, Gail! What a lovely thing to hear. I am touched you read all the posts 🙂 Will definitely consider the e-book suggestion!
Ha ha ha ha!
Ah Riya. Been there, done that. I understand entirely. These people and their faux meatballs!
Discovered your AtoZ blog site only yesterday. Your unique theme captured my interest and I read through each of the letters back to “A”. Your 26 posts will make a perfectly delightful ebook publication!