素食四脚蛇

钪凯昨天贴上的《素食四脚蛇》，其实是个很有趣的问题。本人才疏识浅，也不懂“荤意素食”的由来演变，但我想请大家从另外一个角度来看。

现代人吃素食有很多原因，例如，为了健康，为了宗教，为了保护动物等等。本人认为原本的意义是为了不伤害动物，以慈悲看待每一个生命。所以吃素者多认为杀害别的生命而满足自己的口味是不可多得的行为。

无论如何，素食文化发展至今天，已有了非常大的变化。听说还分为"全素"与"以荤托素"两种。不过，这里我们要探讨的是“荤意素食”，即原料是非动物肉类但菜色菜味都仿荤。本人大胆设想，“荤意素食”的其中一个缘起是想让素食文化普及化。当越来越多人都接受素食，那么就能减少杀害动物。回想十多年前，人们普遍上都不接受素食，认为素食不好吃没营养。现在可不同了，味道好“营养高”。这里我们看到了“荤意素食”其中一个功能是开启人们接受素食的大门。

然而，推行“荤意素食”当儿，有两样事情是必须搞清楚的。第一，“荤意素食”真的是营养高？我看到的多是油炸，调味料，附加物等。这都不是健康的食物，所以在选择素食时，应偏向原来的菜色，如豆腐是豆腐，青菜是青菜才好。第二，选择“荤意素食”的人应该有正确的意识。他应该明白这是一种方便法门，旨在不伤害动物的情况下又能保全别的目的。就拿钪凯朋友的素食婚宴，主人家希望在大喜的当儿不杀生，却不可能拿青菜来招待亲朋戚友，所以“荤意素食”就派得上场了。

总而言之，万事如能持着简单来做最好。当事情变得复杂，请回到原点吧。

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Summary

KhanKhai has posted an article about the new style vegetarian food. I do not know the evolution of vegetarian food. But, I would like to share my opinion.

There are a lot of reasons people practice vegetarian lifestyle. But I believe it is more or less related to the pithiness of human on animal. However, the vegetarian food nowadays looks and tastes like meat. This cause a lot of criticizes on vegetarian.

I assumed that the original reason to innovate the vegetarian food is to attract more people practice vegetarian lifestyle, and reduce the animal killing.

However, the innovated vegetarian food should be safe or healthy to eat. Fried, food preservative should be reducing in preparing the food. Vegetarian should also have a correct concept of vegetarian. For example, KhanKhai’s friend has had a vegetarian wedding dinner. I believe his friend does not wish to have so many life dead because of the dinner, and it is impossible to treat the attendance with vegetables only. So, innovated vegetarian food is the best choice.