• @crunchypotat77
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    11 months ago

    Not surprised. Vegetarianism has been the default in India for ages.

    They’ve greatly explored the spice palette and can make pretty much anything taste amazing.

    EDIT: some clarification. I did not mean to imply that majority of Indians are vegetarian. No. Majority do eat meat.

    But in most parts of India they do not eat meat on a daily basis. It’s typically a once a week kind of thing. And yes, I’ve observed this among friends and colleagues from practically all parts of India. Even the most fierce non-veg fiends will typically do a weekend bash, but eat regular roti sabzi, dal chawal rest of the week.

    • @givesomefucks
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      311 months ago

      But they also have one of (probably the) highest levels of food insecurity, for kids and adults.

      Most can’t even afford beans, very few could afford meat if they even wanted to.

      • @kvothelu
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        411 months ago

        they also have world’s biggest food security program. nutrition is improving and they also lifted huge percentage of their population from below poverty.

    • xuxebiko
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      211 months ago

      Yeah, no. 70% of Indians are non-vegetarian. Rice &/ rotis are the important part of the meal and stuff like dal & vegetable are standard being both cheaper & easier to cook. Meat, fish, eggs, etc. being more expensive are curried or fried as side-dishes to make a little go a long way.
      A dish like pot roast or meat loaf would just be too expensive as main course for most. And we do love to get creative with our spices.

      • @crunchypotat77
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        111 months ago

        I merely said that vegetarianism was the default. I’m not saying that majority are vegetarians.

        What i meant was that most families do not eat meat on a daily basis. And not because they can’t afford it. Most average families eat chicken once a week, while the rest of the week is all vegetarian food.

        All what i said still stands. Even though 70% of people do eat meat, they don’t do so on a daily basis.

        Source: am Indian, with dozens of friends and colleagues who do eat meat. They do not eat meat daily.

    • @Moohamin12
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      611 months ago

      I am a meat eater extraordinaire.

      But Paneer is love. Will absolutely demolish it.

  • @NosyRock
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    411 months ago

    I wonder what percentage is a choice or social pressure or affordability

    • @glorious_albus
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      511 months ago

      Probably not that high. From experience, it’s just that you’ve been eating vegetarian food all your life, it’s really weird to eat non vegetarian. In fact, there are many of my friends who’ve turned non vegetarian due to peer pressure from their friends.

  • @[email protected]
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    311 months ago

    Man I had Indian food for the first time a few months ago. Had some cauliflower that tasted like chicken. Changed my life.

  • @Znarl
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    111 months ago

    4 out if 5 people in India are also protein-deficient. Meat and diary consumption will only increase in India going against global trends.

  • Doll_Tow_Jet-ski
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    111 months ago

    When I was a vegetarian, Indian food was my go to. Guaranteed to be vegetarian and tasty. It would even be mostly vegan but they use ghee in almost everything, so it’s a big no-no for vegans unfortunately

    • MadMenace
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      111 months ago

      I’ve been told that Sri Lanka is a popular travel destination for vegans because the food is like Indian food minus the ghee.

    • aeternum
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      011 months ago

      Vegetarianism is not enough. Cows are murdered at a few hours old if they have the misfortune of being male, or unwanted “stock” if they’re female. Male chicks are killed at a few hours old because they’ll never produce eggs. Vegetarians preach love for animals, but they’re hypocrites. dairy and eggs are so cruel.

      • Doll_Tow_Jet-ski
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        011 months ago

        I agree. I was vegetarian for 3-4 years and realized that if I was doing it for the animals, I couldn’t keep consuming eggs and dairy, or any other animal product for that matter. Been a vegan for more than 10 years now

        • aeternum
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          011 months ago

          got a few years on me, but I’m vegan too. Probably for about 4-5 years

          • Doll_Tow_Jet-ski
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            111 months ago

            Ye man I could infer that from your earlier comment :D
            Just a tip: I agree with everything you say, but if our goal is to change peoples’ behavior, it is detrimental to call the hypocrites (and similar adjectives). That creates cognitive dissonance, and people usually double-down on their old behavior when faced with cognitive dissonance instead of changing their behavior. What I’ve found works best to make people go vegan is instead of calling them out on their behavior, show them positive examples of veganism, and let them do the math.

            • aeternum
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              11 months ago

              This is true. I was probably a bit rash calling them hypocrites. it just makes me so angry.

              • Doll_Tow_Jet-ski
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                111 months ago

                I hear you. It breaks my heart as well. Hopefully one day we will look at animal (ab)use like we look at human slavery, or other wrongdoings of the past.

  • @Aux
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    -411 months ago

    Almost a half of world’s population lives in India. Most of everyone will end up there.