▁for ▁serving ▁a ▁meat - based ▁d ish ▁and ▁leaves ▁the ▁house ▁after ▁they ▁quar rel . ▁Lisa ▁succ umb s ▁to ▁the ▁pressure ▁to ▁eat ▁meat ▁and ▁bit es ▁into ▁a ▁hot ▁dog ▁from ▁the ▁roll er ▁gr ill ▁at ▁the ▁K wik - E - Mart . ▁A pu , ▁an ▁av id ▁veg an , ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁e aten ▁a ▁to fu ▁dog . ▁He ▁leads ▁Lisa ▁through ▁a ▁secret ▁passage way ▁to ▁the ▁K wik - E - Mart ▁roof , ▁where ▁they ▁meet ▁Paul ▁and ▁L inda ▁McC art ney . ▁Being ▁veget ari ans , ▁the ▁McC art ne ys ▁explain ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁old ▁friends ▁of ▁A pu ▁from ▁Paul ' s ▁days ▁in ▁India . ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁discussion , ▁Lisa ▁recomm its ▁herself ▁to ▁veget arian ism , ▁but ▁she ▁also ▁real izes ▁that ▁she ▁should ▁not ▁force ▁her ▁animal ▁rights ▁views ▁onto ▁others . ▁On ▁her ▁way ▁home , ▁Lisa ▁finds ▁H omer ▁fr ant ically ▁searching ▁for ▁her . ▁She ▁apolog izes ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁adm its ▁she ▁had ▁no ▁right ▁to ▁ru in ▁his ▁bar bec ue . ▁He ▁forg ives ▁her ▁and ▁offers ▁her ▁a ▁" ve gg ie ▁back " ▁ride ▁home . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Writing ▁ ▁" L isa ▁the ▁Veg et arian " ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁full - length ▁episode ▁David ▁X . ▁C ohen ▁wrote ▁for ▁The ▁Sim ps ons . ▁His ▁most ▁prominent ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁that ▁point ▁had