vegetarian option

bbohac

I'm a vegetarian and wanted to include a vegetarian option for guests who don't eat meat. I want to include this on the RSVP b/c we have to give the caterer a head count ahead of time. If the vegetarian option is going to be fish, should i put that on the RSVP or do most people assume the vegetarian option is fish? TIA!

SaraAndrew2010

Most people would not consider fish to be a vegetarian meal.  If I saw a vegetarian meal listed, I would assume that it was something like pasta or big grilled portebella mushrooms.  If you are offering fish as an alternative to beef/pork/chicken, I would list it as fish.

lyndausvi

Fish is a meat.  So I would not consider that a vegetarian meal.

duckie1905

All the veggies I know do not eat fish so I would never think that the option would be a fish meal.

Rethink that.

kristinanddan

I would assume the vegetarian option would be some sort of pasta, as fish is generally offered as an alternative to beef and chicken and while some will eat it, many vegetarians will not.

squirrly

vegitarian = NO MEAT.  Fish only counts as not meat for Catholics on Fridays during Lent, not for vegitarians. 

I would go a step further, and give a 2 - 3 word description of your entree selections.

Beef, Chicken, Fish or Vegitarian doesn't tell me much.  I'd probably pick the beef.

Sirloin Tips, Chicken Parmesean, Grilled Salmon, or Vegetarian Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta tells me a LOT more.  I'd pick the Salmon.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

People who eat fish = pescetarians
People who do not eat meat, poultry, seafood = vegetarians

As a vegetarian, I do not eat fish. I would expect the typical vegetarian wedding meal - a pasta primavera or veggie lasagna. Possibly eggplant parmesan. If my only choices at a wedding were beef, chicken, and fish, I would be cranky because I would be hungry. (That is, if I didn't know that in advance, since I had selected a vegetarian option on my response card.)

moshi's paw

I agree with the PPs on the true definition of "vegetarian". 

I would check with your caterer about doing a veggie option but not just have that as one of the three options.  if there are only 2 vegetarians attending it leaves the other guests with possibly a more limited menu.  you could word the RSVP with a line about Culinary Restrictions (like, if the fish course had a shellfish stuffing or sauce- my FI is allergic to shellfish and other members of his family keep kosher, so they would simply state "no shellfish on that line). 

JoeyBloom

I second all of the above comments - as a veggie I don't eat fish.  But three cheers for a purely vegetarian option!!  Even your meat eating guests with high cholesterol may end up choosing it!

JoeyBloom

I second all of the above comments - as a veggie I don't eat fish.  But three cheers for a purely vegetarian option!!  Even your meat eating guests with high cholesterol may end up choosing it!

heatherwu1998

Please don't use fish as a "vegetarian" option.  As pp stated, fish is NOT vegetarian!  I think it'd be best to list all your meal options on the reply card, including the fish option and a vegetarian one.