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Our country’s finance minister was asked about the high price of onions - a key staple in the Indian diet - and she quipped that she doesn’t care because she do

Our country’s finance minister was asked about the high price of onions - a key staple in the Indian diet - and she quipped that she doesn’t care because she doesn’t eat onions. Our rulers are cruel, intentionally so.

gradschoolfail 4y ago
Are onions considered vegan in India ? Is it a caste-based dietary restriction?
- rightbyte 4y ago
  Where on earth are onions not considered vegan?
  - EForEndeavour 4y ago
    This thread made me learn that strict followers of Jainism don't eat "root vegetables such as potatoes, onions, roots and tubers as they are considered ananthkay. Ananthkay means one body, but containing infinite lives. A root vegetable such as potato, though from the looks of it is one article, is said to contain infinite lives in it." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism Another reason the above page lists: consumption of most root vegetables involves uprooting and killing the entire plant, whereas consumption of most terrestrial vegetables does not kill the plant. Perhaps the most surprising part for me: "Strict Jains do not consume food that has been stored overnight, as it possesses a higher concentration of micro-organisms (for example, bacteria, yeast etc.) as compared to food prepared and consumed the same day."
  - FooBarBizBazz 4y ago
    Western veganism and vegetarianism are not the same as in India. Indian "veg" cuisine disallows eggs (unlike western vegetarian) but allows milk (unlike western veganism). There is also a stricter form in which garlic and onions are disallowed, because they are said to inflame the passions. There was a time when some Westerners believed similar things, which is how the world got corn flakes. And some other things I won't go into here.
- puranjay 4y ago
  Yes, some castes and religions don't eat onions.
- MisterSandman 4y ago
  Onions are vegan. The definition of the word "vegan" doesn't change depending on what country you're from. There are religions within India that don't eat onion (Jainism come to mind).
tablespoon 4y ago
> Our country’s finance minister was asked about the high price of onions - a key staple in the Indian diet - and she quipped that she doesn’t care because she doesn’t eat onions. This? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOPEaZfHiMs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOPEaZfHiMs
FooBarBizBazz 4y ago
A decade ago in India, this was taken much more seriously: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Indian_onion_crisis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Indian_onion_crisis

gradschoolfail 4y ago

Are onions considered vegan in India ? Is it a caste-based dietary restriction?

rightbyte 4y ago
Where on earth are onions not considered vegan?
- EForEndeavour 4y ago
  This thread made me learn that strict followers of Jainism don't eat "root vegetables such as potatoes, onions, roots and tubers as they are considered ananthkay. Ananthkay means one body, but containing infinite lives. A root vegetable such as potato, though from the looks of it is one article, is said to contain infinite lives in it." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jain_vegetarianism Another reason the above page lists: consumption of most root vegetables involves uprooting and killing the entire plant, whereas consumption of most terrestrial vegetables does not kill the plant. Perhaps the most surprising part for me: "Strict Jains do not consume food that has been stored overnight, as it possesses a higher concentration of micro-organisms (for example, bacteria, yeast etc.) as compared to food prepared and consumed the same day."
- FooBarBizBazz 4y ago
  Western veganism and vegetarianism are not the same as in India. Indian "veg" cuisine disallows eggs (unlike western vegetarian) but allows milk (unlike western veganism). There is also a stricter form in which garlic and onions are disallowed, because they are said to inflame the passions. There was a time when some Westerners believed similar things, which is how the world got corn flakes. And some other things I won't go into here.
puranjay 4y ago
Yes, some castes and religions don't eat onions.
MisterSandman 4y ago
Onions are vegan. The definition of the word "vegan" doesn't change depending on what country you're from. There are religions within India that don't eat onion (Jainism come to mind).

tablespoon 4y ago

> Our country’s finance minister was asked about the high price of onions - a key staple in the Indian diet - and she quipped that she doesn’t care because she doesn’t eat onions. This? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOPEaZfHiMs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOPEaZfHiMs

FooBarBizBazz 4y ago

A decade ago in India, this was taken much more seriously: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Indian_onion_crisis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Indian_onion_crisis