Sneaky meat rice!

[Matterhorn Fan]

Me: The vegetable soup, is it vegetarian?
Waiter: Yeah.
Me: Is it made with chicken stock or beef stock?
Waiter: Yeah.
Me: Then it's not vegetarian?
Waiter: It's vegetarian.

I cannot say how many times I have had this EXACT conversation (sometimes, though, it's not a waiter but a waitress).

Here's a funnier variation:

Me: The stir-fry vegetables, does that have any meat in it?
Waiter: (looking sorry) No.
Me: Good, I'll have the stir-fried vegetables.
Waiter (looks confused)

Pity I didn't ask if the dish had any TASTE. Bah.

For me it's not a moral thing but a taste/texture thing. I hate meat. And it's been long enough that I get violently ill if I accidentally eat any of it. If someone invites me over to dinner, I won't eat it out of politeness, and I would have spit out that meaty rice.

If it were up to me, "Natural Flavor" would not be allowable on ingredients lists.