“Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter-faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn.
To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.”
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/37262-vegetarians-and-their-hezbollah-like-splinter-faction-the-vegans-are-a-persistent

Personally, I have nothing against vegans, just don’t force it upon other people and other cultures.
I don’t need to eat a steak every day, but life would be so boring if I couldn’t eat meat. There’s just so much tasty food like:
Roast Duck
Beef Bourguignon
Al Pastor tacos
roast suckling pig
…