Pescetarians, non-veggie vegetarians
It could have been 2012 when the term "pescetariano" became part of the Italian language, deriving from the English "pescatarian", already in use in the early 90s.
The derivative "pescetarianism" or "pescatarianism", or pescetarianism, is a lemma that originates etymologically from the Romance languages and that, passing through English, has spread internationally.
Pescetarianism or the Pesetarian diet is to be defined today as a semi-vegetarian diet, which includes the consumption of fresh or salt water - fish, crustaceans or molluscs - but which does not include other types of animal meat, such as those of mammals, for example.
Evolution seems to be mainly due to the fact that a group of vegetarians, for health or other reasons, have decided to include sea or freshwater fish in their diet.
Moreover, one of the original definitions of the term "vegetarian" does not exclude the assumption. In fact, according to the "Shorter Oxford English Dictionary" (2002 and 2007), he calls himself "vegetarian", "a person who is an abstains from animal food; exp. One who avoids meat but will eat dairy produce and eggs and sometimes fish", in a nutshell a person who refrains from feeding on animal food, which avoids meat, but which eats milk and dairy products and eggs and sometimes even fish.
But the Vegetarian Society disagrees, distances itself and states "Vegetarians don't eat fish."
The Pescetarians what they eat
In order to avoid misunderstandings and disagreements, the Pescetarian Society was founded in Manchester in 2015, with the aim of shaping and representing the lifestyle and supporting the point of view of the fishers.
According to the principles of the Pesetarian diet, even animals such as amphibians, we think of frogs, or how reptiles are not allowed and are not considered foods . While foods derived from eggs, milk, cheese, honey and royal jelly are allowed, unlike the vegan diet.
An important thing, which vegetarians particularly care about, is to point out that fishers cannot be considered vegetarians, since a form of meat is part of their diet; in fact, the Vegetarian Society does not consider any of the Pescara-based diets classifiable as vegetarian diets.
Many people decide to switch to the fish diet for a certain period of time, for example pregnant women, and fish preferred by the fishers are those least polluted by possible toxic substances of the sea, such as mercury.
Thus, on their table you can find varieties of blue fish, such as anchovies, anchovies, sardines, possibly not farmed, but coming from small-scale artisanal fishing, not trawling.
Basis of the Pesetarian diet
One of the bases therefore of the cuisine and the Pescara-based diet is based on the catch as fresh and local as possible and on the vegetables . Raw or cooked dishes, what counts is respect for the short supply chain and the work of local fishermen and producers, which is why it tends to be an "ecological" diet, that is, at km 0.
The pescetariani also consume fresh fruit, grains and cereals, nuts and dried fruits, seeds, mushrooms, legumes and more to exception of the meat of mammals and "terrestrial" animals. Eticchette apart, curious is the article that appeared more than ten years ago on BBC News that talks about the rise of this group of "non-veggie" vegetarians .
