This dish is non-vegetarian, so vegetarians can't eat it.
Tips
usage
荤 contrasts with 素 (sù, vegetarian/plain). The pair 荤素 (hūn sù) means 'meat and vegetables.' In Buddhist contexts, 荤 can also include pungent vegetables like garlic and onion.
memory
Think of 荤 as 'heavy' food — the kind that monks avoid. Its three meanings (meat, pungent veg, bawdy) share a sense of something 'strong' or 'forbidden.'
