Picture this: You’re hosting a family dinner for the first time since Christmas, and you’re excited to show off your culinary skills. ️ Your cousin informs you she’s gone vegan as a New Year’s resolution, so you make sure to accommodate her dietary needs. You whip up a delicious smoked salmon soufflé for the non-vegans and a scrumptious salad with a separate dressing for your vegan cousin. But instead of gratitude, she complains that her meal is an “afterthought” and not enough. Are you in the wrong for not making a more elaborate vegan dish? Let’s dive into this dinner dilemma!
Family Dinner Time ️

Vegan Cousin Alert

Accommodating the Vegan

First-Time Recipe Success

The Side Dish

Honey-Free Dressing ❌

Ungrateful Cousin?

Dinner Dilemma: Vegan Cousin vs. Salad
Our culinary enthusiast hosts a family dinner and goes the extra mile to accommodate their vegan cousin. They prepare a smoked salmon soufflé for the non-vegans and a tasty salad with a separate dressing for their vegan cousin. However, the cousin isn’t satisfied, claiming her meal is an “afterthought” and not enough. She even says she would have brought her own dish if she knew it was just a salad. Did our host do enough to include their vegan cousin, or should they have prepared a more elaborate dish? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
Vegan cousin gets salad, family chef gets roasted.

Vegan cousin gets bigger salad, still YTA according to Reddit

Vegan cousin gets salad with no dressing, YTA❌
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Vegan cousin offered undressed salad, gets blasted. YTA.

Vegan cousin gets half-hearted meal, YTA for poor effort.

Cooking extra salad doesn’t count, YTA ♂️

Vegan cousin gets a salad and family chef gets blasted

Vegan cousin gets served dry lettuce and berries. YTA gets blasted!

Vegan cousin’s meal lacked protein, but YTA according to commenter.

Misunderstanding leads to YTA accusation

Vegan cousin left hungry: YTA for afterthought meal

Vegan guest gets salad for dinner and no dessert, YTA

Vegan cousin gets salad without dressing, YTA according to comment.

Vegan cousin calls out family chef, YTA for reaction

Vegan cousin gets a disappointing side salad. YTA according to comments. ♀️

Vegan cousin gets only rabbit food and YTA.

Vegan cousin left hungry after family chef’s insufficient salad

Vegan cousin served salad with no dressing or protein. YTA.

Vegan cousin gets salad with no dressing; YTA gets roasted
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Vegan cousin gets salad no dressing, family chef gets roasted

Even non-vegans can see the lack of veggies ♂️

Vegan cousin gets leftover salad while family enjoys fancy meal

Vegan cousin gets criticized for not wanting to share salad ♀️

Vegan cousin gets ‘just’ a salad, deemed not enough. YTA.

Vegan cousin is unimpressed with ‘extra’ side dish. YTA.

Vegan cousin served salad while everyone else got cake. YTA.

Vegan cousin gets leaves instead of gourmet meal, YTA
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Vegan cousin called salad a ‘f**k you meal’, YTA!

Vegan cousin gets short end of the stick. YTA

Vegan cousin calls out OP for being the a**hole.

Vegan cousin gets a measly salad, no protein. YTA blasted!

Vegan cousin receives poor treatment at family dinner ♀️

Promising to accommodate someone’s dietary preferences and failing is a**hole-ish ♂️

Vegan cousin’s reasonable request turns into family feud
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Vegan cousin calls out family chef for lackluster effort

Vegan cousin’s meal is dry lettuce and berries? YTA indeed.

Curious about the extent of the chef’s effort for vegans?
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Vegan cousin gets a salad while family enjoys lavish meal. YTA. ❌

Vegan cousin snubbed by family chef, commenters say YTA

Vegan cousin gets fed leaves and berries, called out YTA
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Vegan cousin given leaves and berries, called out for lack of effort. YTA

Choose kindness and cook a delicious vegan meal once in awhile.

Vegan cousin gets served salad at family dinner, gets criticized. ♂️

Vegan cousin’s salad request goes wrong. YTA gets blasted!

Vegan cousin served undressed lettuce and berries, YTA. Apologize ASAP

Vegan cousin deserves better than dry salad. YTA.

Vegan cousin gets excluded as a mere ‘side dish’

Vegan guest gets sidelined with ‘side dish’ – YTA.

Vegan cousin gets shafted at family dinner. YTA.
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Vegan cousin gets a tasteless salad and even more tasteless response

Vegan cousin calls YTA for serving fruit ‘salad’ as main dish

Vegan cousin not unreasonable, YTA for not informing earlier
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Debate on whether salad can be a full meal gets heated

Vegan cousin gets a raw deal at family dinner. YTA.
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Vegan cousin gets served salad, family chef gets roasted

Vegan cousin deserves better than a salad, YTA ♀️

Vegan cousin unimpressed with ‘out of your way’ side dish. YTA

Vegan cousin served tiny side salad, YTA gets blasted
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Vegan cousin gets underserved salad at family dinner. YTA.

Vegan cousin gets roasted for ‘rabbit food’ by meat-eater.

Vegan cousin gets lettuce and berries. YTA or NTA?

Include protein for vegan cousin or make her feel unwanted

Vegan cousin offered to bring food, but OP promised and failed ♀️

Vegan feels unheard and unseen, calls out YTA family chef.

Vegan cousin gets ‘dry leaves and berries’ while others feast. YTA

Vegan cousin served ‘100 calories worth of leaves and berries’
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Vegan cousin gets promised a meal, but gets 150 calories instead

Vegan cousin gets larger portion of basic side dish. YTA.

Vegan cousin deserves better than just leaves and berries. YTA.

Veganism sparks heated debate: YTA or accommodating host?

Vegan cousin tactfully addresses issue, calls YTA (but gently)

Vegan cousin gets side dish while everyone else eats main. YTA.

Vegan cousin receives dry greens & berries for promised meal. YTA.

Vegan cousin criticizes chef’s dish, suggests alternative recipes
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Vegan cousin gets sidelined by family chef

Vegan cousin gets criticized for not having a full meal.

Vegan cousin gets served dry leaves, YTA gets roasted

Vegan cousin deserves better than an afterthought salad. YTA.

Vegan cousin gets slammed for a lettuce and berry salad.

Vegan cousin served salad for dinner, gets called out. YTA.
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Vegan cousin served undressed salad, family chef YTA according to commenter.

Vegan cousin gets ignored by family chef. YTA gets called!
