Food preferences · Food and eating
vegan
avoids animal products
A vegan does not eat or use products that come from animals.
This vs that
I'm vegan.
I'm vegetarian.
Hear it in real life
Can you eat this curry?
No, I'm vegan, and it contains fish sauce.
The café has a separate vegan menu with dairy-free desserts.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Go vegan' is the natural everyday phrase for adopting this diet.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I'm a vegan person, so I don't eat meat and milk.
Say: I'm vegan, so I don't eat meat or dairy products.
Use 'or' after a negative verb, and 'vegan' already describes the person.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
go vegan
He went vegan after watching a documentary about animal farming.
A few of my friends have gone vegan recently.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about food preferences.
I'm craving ___
I'm craving something spicy tonight.
I'm not fussed about ___
I'm not fussed about dessert, thanks.
Food preferences words
Food and eating · Food preferences: the words around “vegan”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I've gone vegan.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
vegan
avoids animal products
“The café has a separate vegan menu with dairy-free desserts.”
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