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On the flip side, to many Indians, "vegetarian" means egg-free, though oddly, it may include fish dishes. The special treatment of fish varies across parts of
by chimeracoder 13y ago
On the flip side, to many Indians, "vegetarian" means egg-free, though oddly, it may include fish dishes.
The special treatment of fish varies across parts of India, but the concept that eggs are non-vegetarian is fairly standard there (to a lesser extent abroad).
- desigooner 13y agoThat might be true for people who hail from certain coastal communities (like Bengal, Orissa, etc.) but more often than not, "Vegetarian" means No eggs, No Fish, No meat.
- chimeracoder 13y ago> That might be true for people who hail from certain coastal communities (like Bengal, Orissa, etc.) Right, the fish part is mostly in areas where fish is already a staple of the diet. My point was that "vegetarian" for many Indians is similar to "vegan" in that it proscribes eggs (though not always dairy).
- babysteps 13y agoI personally use the term 'pure vegetarian'.