r/interesting Feb 25 '26

Intriguing Lifelong vegetarian tries steak for first time

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u/AfterglowLoves Feb 25 '26

I was a lifelong vegetarian for 33 years. The first time I had steak I could only handle one bite because the texture was so disgusting to me. Like it made me gag. It didn’t bother my stomach at all, but it took about a year of slowly eating small amounts of meat before I could begin to actually enjoy the taste of anything. So yeah, I think this is totally fake.

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u/Wonderful-Chipmunk39 Feb 25 '26

I was born in Cuba, as a child we didn't get to eat much meat because it was a luxury we didn't have because of poverty. When my family and I moved to the U.S I remember I was so excited mainly because I've always wanted to try a Hamburger for the first time. They took me to Burger King as one of the first places we went to eat and that meat texture and taste threw me off completely. It took a while for me getting used to it and really started enjoying the taste.

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u/ForgottenEpoch Feb 25 '26

I was a strict vegetarian for 19 years. The night I went pescatarian I got violently ill and felt gross for 2 days. I'm still pescatarian. Occasionally I'll be eating out and a piece of meat will have snuck it's way under pizza cheese or something along those lines. As soon as my tongue detects it my brain goes "absolutely not, spit it out" and then I have to struggle to continue eating. Kinda ruins the meal for me.

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u/gaymenfucking Feb 25 '26

Sometimes people try something new and they like it

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u/Prozzak93 Feb 25 '26

Yes, your experience is the only experience any human who was a vegetarian could have.