Are you a vegetarian.

Why will anyone get hurt? We want to talk about nutritional facts and may be some of us will gain more knowledge about what we are eating etc. Of course, none of us here is a dietician (or are there any?) but still it can informative. :)

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Originally Posted by Siddhartha

BTW, I can't help but notice that so far an overwhelming majority of those that are vegetarians come from the Indian Sub-Continent... Strange because about 50% of the Indians I know are actually non-vegetarians. Wonder why they keep away from CG... :D

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Majority or all - I'm ignoring current location though... :) There are folks in NV vote bank as well..

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Originally Posted by Siddhartha

Broad-minded people should not have their sentiments hurt with this topic... ;)

BTW, I can't help but notice that so far an overwhelming majority of those that are vegetarians come from the Indian Sub-Continent... Strange because about 50% of the Indians I know are actually non-vegetarians. Wonder why they keep away from CG... :D

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I think the 50% you are referring to are occasional NV's, because in india almost 95% people(including non vegetarians) eat veg food as regular diet, I eat non-veg but not daily.

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Originally Posted by Krishnaa

I think the 50% you are referring to are occasional NV's, because in india almost 95% people(including non vegetarians) eat veg food as regular diet, I eat non-veg but not daily.

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True! True! :)

By the way, how about discussing if (i) Eggs and (ii) Milk are V or NV diet? :D

We quarrelled so much on this one in our school days... :D

Of course... Almost all NVs do eat vegetarian food regularly... Not only in India but also in Europe.
The reverse is not true.

If one eats anything that moved :D (or is still moving) one is not classifiable as a vegetarian (all right, I don't know why, but some cultures classify "fish" to be a vegetarian item... ).

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Originally Posted by exterminator

True! True! :)

By the way, how about discussing if (i) Eggs and (ii) Milk are V or NV diet? :D

We quarrelled so much on this one in our school days... :D

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:D

That reminds me, we debated a lot on 'whether girls should be allowed in armed forces or not' with girls......total nonsense but I enjoyed it. ;)

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Originally Posted by exterminator

By the way, how about discussing if (i) Eggs and (ii) Milk are V or NV diet?

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Well, there is a special term for those that exclude eggs, milk and products made of those from their diet - Vegan. :)

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Originally Posted by Siddhartha

Of course... Almost all NVs do eat vegetarian food regularly... Not only in India but also in Europe.
The reverse is not true.

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I thought europeans eat meat daily...

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Originally Posted by Siddhartha

If one eats anything that moved :D (or is still moving) one is not classifiable as a vegetarian (all right, I don't know why, but some cultures classify "fish" to be a vegetarian item... ).

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:D

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Originally Posted by Siddhartha

Well, there is a special term for those that exclude eggs, milk and products made of those from their diet - Vegan. :)

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They can't exist today! :eek: I can't believe that definition.

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Originally Posted by Krishnaa

That reminds me, we debated a lot on 'whether girls should be allowed in armed forces or not' with girls......total nonsense but I enjoyed it.

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You must have been a real naughty guy in school! Chuckling at them! :D

Well, I drink milk and milk rich food - kheer, halwa, sweets etc.. Am I a NV? :(

A non-veggie. :D

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Originally Posted by Shuja Ali

A non-veggie. :D

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Yeah, we were missing you.. :)

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Originally Posted by exterminator

They can't exist today! :eek: I can't believe that definition.
You must have been a real naughty guy in school! Chuckling at them! :D

Well, I drink milk and milk rich food - kheer, halwa, sweets etc.. Am I a NV? :(

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Who says milk is non-veg?

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Originally Posted by Krishnaa

Who says milk is non-veg?

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That link by Sid!

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Originally Posted by exterminator

That link by Sid!

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No - it says that milk is not vegan - but still vegetarian. ;)

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Originally Posted by exterminator

That link by Sid!

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Aaah....Looks like that defination of NV means 'the things which are not vegetables'. Most of the indians do think that NV means 'meat'. :)

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Originally Posted by exterminator

Yeah, we were missing you.. :)

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I was missing you too. :)

I remember one joke on this. I have a very close friend who is a Veggie and eats only eggs. We were chatting once and I told him there is no difference between two of us, rather he is more guilty than I am because I atleaast allow the chicken to see the world before I eat it, however you don't even let him see the light of this world.

This was strictly a joke.