Not to bring up peter jacksons h*bb*t trilogy (yuck) on main, but do you know how horrible of a writing choice was making the elves vegetarians for laughs? Elven history is full of legendary hunters. Hell, the god that first taught them how to road trip (an important part of elven culture) is literally the GOD OF HUNTING. In fact, we have more evidence for elves hunting than farming! Implying otherwise is celegorm erasure and i will NOT stand for it!
possible explanations:
1) they just fed the dwarves lettuce to fuck with them bcos they’re assholes
2) elves don’t hunt for meat they hunt to get up close to animals & pet them like wolverine
3) the elves in rivendell are mistakenly under the impression that DWARVES are vegetarians and wanted them to feel welcome
Good points for both 1 & 3. Not sure which one I like better because they're both hilarious.