Apparently, if you want non-vegetarian food, you're on your own!
(In fact, 葷食 just means an ordinary, non-Buddhist diet, including such things as meat and onions. "Foraging" is how Google Translate renders it.)
Monday, May 13, 2019
Stalking the wild asparagus
Westerners living in Taiwan are much in demand as extras on TV, and I recently received a job offer as a "soldier on a battleship" in a historical drama. I found this portion of the application form pretty funny.
Apparently, if you want non-vegetarian food, you're on your own!
(In fact, 葷食 just means an ordinary, non-Buddhist diet, including such things as meat and onions. "Foraging" is how Google Translate renders it.)
Apparently, if you want non-vegetarian food, you're on your own!
(In fact, 葷食 just means an ordinary, non-Buddhist diet, including such things as meat and onions. "Foraging" is how Google Translate renders it.)
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Google translate is a never-ending source of amusement. I stumble across things like this every week here in Hungary.
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