What the heck is the difference between vegetarian and vegan???
A vegetarian is one that will eat no animal flesh. This means no red meat, no white meat (pork or chicken), and no fish. Vegetarians can eat things made from animals though, like eggs (some go so far as to not eat fertilized ones -usual supermarket eggs are unfertilized eggs) and cheese as long as the actual animal is not killed in the process. This is where vegetarians are classified as “ovo” vegetarians if they eat only eggs, “lacto” vegetarians eat milk, and “ovo-lacto” vegetarians eat both eggs and milk. “Pollo” for chicken and “Pesca” vegetarians have many vegetarians in an uproar because a vegetarian is one who eats no animal flesh and chickens and fish are animals and when cooked and consumed it is their flesh that is eaten. Now a vegan is a vegetarian that will live independent of any animal and the products made from animals. Thus no eggs, dairy (cheese, milk, yogurt, and ice cream), and they go so far as to not include honey as it is an animal (although it is an insect) produ
