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I grew up a vegetarian. Then, because I grew up in the states, I started slowly eating meat. First it was bologna sandwiches, or pepperoni on pizza.

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Padma Lakshmi
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 1
Actor
Author
Model
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Madras
Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidynathan
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Vegetarian
Slowly
Meat
Eating
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Pepperoni
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Bologna
States
Sandwiches
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Pizza

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