Vegetarian Lunch in America 1: Veggie Patty Sub

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Today's vegetarian lunch: A veggie patty sub from Subway, with some Lays classic potato chips on the side, and bottled water.

Here's what my sandwich is made of: six-inch Parmesan Oregano bread, two (half?) slices of provolone cheese and a veggie patty (looks and tastes much like Morningstar Farm's Garden Veggie Burger patty, only rectangular). All three grilled. Then, it's filled with spinach (I ask for spinach, the default filling is lettuce), cucumber slices, tomato slices, red onions, green peppers and olives. For dressing, I chose red wine vinaigrette and a little mustard, plus salt and pepper. (When I asked for the red wine vinaigrette, the lady mis-heard me and poured vinegar first. This has happened once before at a different Subway outlet. Come on, even with my distinct Indian accent "red wine vinaigrette" sounds differenet from mere "vinegar"!)

Cost: $3.99 (includes $0.30 tax), about 177.15 Indian Rupees.

Vegetarian alert: The Parmesan Oregano bread I chose has parmesan cheese in it. I also added slices of provolone cheese to my sandwich. Cheese is nothing but a milk product, right? Well, a substance called rennet is used to make cheese. According to Wikipedia: The most common source of rennet is the abomasum (fourth stomach) of slaughtered, milk-fed new-born cow calves or other young ruminants such as camels or goats. Traditionally rennet was prepared by washing and salting the stomachs of animals shortly after slaughter. The rennet was then hung up and dried until needed. Non-animal rennet is also available, of course. But there is no way of knowing if the cheese used in Subway is made with this less-common non-animal rennet.

Background: Vegetarian Lunch in America.