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  2. Diet in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    e. Diet in Hinduism signifies the diverse traditions found across the Indian subcontinent. Hindu scriptures promote a vegetarian dietary ideal based on the concept of ahimsa —non-violence and compassion towards all beings. [1] According to a Pew Research Center survey, 44% of Hindus say they are vegetarian.

  3. Jain vegetarianism - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the most rigorous forms of spiritually motivated diet on the Indian subcontinent and beyond. The Jain cuisine is completely lacto-vegetarian and excludes root and underground vegetables such as potato, garlic, onion etc., to prevent injuring small insects and microorganisms. The diet also helps prevent the entire plant from being ...

  4. Food and drink prohibitions - Wikipedia

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    Food and drink prohibitions. Some people do not eat various specific foods and beverages in conformity with various religious, cultural, legal or other societal prohibitions. Many of these prohibitions constitute taboos. Many food taboos and other prohibitions forbid the meat of a particular animal, including mammals, rodents, reptiles ...

  5. Vegetarianism and religion - Wikipedia

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    A vegetarian thali from Rajasthan, India. Many Indian religions promote vegetarianism and Indian cuisine has a wide variety of vegetarian food. The practice of vegetarianism is strongly linked with a number of religious traditions worldwide. These include religions that originated in India, such as Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.

  6. Food. Fellowship. Culture. How Charlotte’s Hindu Center ...

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    The menu is not always Indian, often veering into Italian, African, Asian, and Latin American dishes. The vegetarian diet of most people supported by the center is rooted in fresh ingredients ...

  7. Customs and etiquette in Indian dining - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The etiquette of Indian dining and socializing varies with the region in India. Some Indians wash their hands thoroughly prior to dining, then eat with their hands, with the use of minimal cutlery (practice followed in some parts of India, in other parts cutlery use is common). [1][2] This practice is historic and premised on the cultural ...

  8. Non-vegetarian food in India - Wikipedia

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    Non-vegetarian food (in Indian English sometimes shortened to non-veg food[1]) contains meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, or the flesh of any other animal), and sometimes, eggs. The term is common in India, but not usual elsewhere. In the generally vegetarian environment of India, restaurants offering meat and fish usually have a "non ...

  9. Kerala cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Kerala cuisine is a culinary style originated in the Kerala, a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. Kerala cuisine offers a multitude of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes prepared using fish, poultry and red meat with rice as a typical accompaniment. Chillies, curry leaves, coconut, mustard seeds, turmeric, tamarind ...