"Chicken is a vegetable"

[Reide]

I get the whole "Do you eat fish?"

One of my house mates who is from Japan sounds very interested though she isn't probably gong to turn vegan. She's pescetarian because her family raised her that way. But she was liking my answers to where I get proteins, how it can effect the body etc. We had a very interesting conversation last night. But she thought vegans could eat eggs and fish.

[Andy_T]

Yes, in Japan, fish is usually the challenge, as fish or fish stock is added to nearly everything.
The popular "hon-dashi" instant soup stock that is made from tuna fish flakes and seaweed is now also available in a vegan form, made only from seaweed.

But, tell him about "shojin ryori", Vegetarian (often vegan) Japanese Temple cuisine. Take a look here:
http://www.neverendingvoyage.com/veg...uide-to-japan/