When you hear the words meat suit, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s the raw-steak dress that Lady Gaga wore to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards? Perhaps it’s a court case involving Big Beef? Whatever it is, it probably doesn’t have to do with veganism. Yet, as anyone who’s watched the trailer for Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. knows, a meat suit plays a prominent role in the twisted tale of former Pure Food and Wine restaurateur Sarma Melngailis and her ex-partner, Anthony Strangis.

The meat suit is introduced in the show’s trailer when former Pure Food and Wine manager Bonnie Crocker says: “Oh no, what’s the meat suit? I’m going to need a minute.” In a story that has a lot of elements that might make viewers “need a minute,” the meat suit stands out as being one of the strangest. But first, some context: When Melngailis met Strangis, she was one of the trendiest chefs in New York City, and he was a mysterious guy she’d met on Twitter. Soon enough, they were inseparable — perhaps because Strangis made outlandish promises to Melngailis, saying he would make her rich beyond her wildest dreams, even guaranteeing he could make her beloved dog, Leon, immortal.

Here’s where the meat suit comes in. Part of the story Strangis spun was that he was a “non-human” and that the body he inhabited when he and Melngailis met and married was just a vessel — a meat suit, if you will.

But did Strangis really convince the raw vegan queen that he was a non-human? Just how was dog immortality supposed to work, anyway? Where does Domino’s Pizza fit into all of this? And how did Melngailis go from hanging out with celebrities in New York City to hiding out in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee? The answers to these questions — and many more — are most clearly revealed in the four-part documentary, which began streaming on March 16.

Here's The Real Meaning of the Meat Suit in 'Bad Vegan'