In some corners of the internet, all you need to do to start an argument is simply say the word "vegan."
Whether it's due to the actions of a vocal minority or the defensiveness of those who aren't as confident in their dietary choices as they let on, you're likely to see at least someone else make some bizarre appeal to nature or drop in an instigating remark whenever someone publicly makes it clear they're vegan.
This can make some vegans overly self-conscious about how they come off, but it can also make the idea of vegan cooking seem a lot harder and more mysterious than it actually is.
Granted, those who eat this way had much fewer options in decades past, but enough alternatives to animal by-products are now readily available to the point that everybody can find some meals they're happy with, right?
Well, one man strongly suspects that this isn't true about his brother's fianceé, but he's also now wondering if the way this subject came up made him seem like a jerk.
