Whatnot, What have you, and the Like

When I was a kid, I didn't know that fish sticks came from creatures that swam in the ocean.  Or that hot dogs came from pigs and cows.  A hamburger was something everyone ate at picnics, and veal parmesan was just an Italian dish.  And I hope I don't gross you out, but I ate scrapple for breakfast with my eggs, having no idea what it was. As we get older, we learn more about the food that we were conditioned to eat as children.  Sometimes we go on eating it, and sometimes we learn something that shifts our awareness... and our diets. I've been flexitarian most of my life, preferring vegetables, fruits, grains and nuts to meat and seafood.  For about a year I've been pescatarian, giving up meat, except for grilled salmon and occasional fish & chips.  For the last 6 months I've been vegetarian, where I thought I'd stay for life.  But now I'm well on my way to eating vegan.  I didn't expect to ever be here! It's been a gradual and natural c