Eating vegetables mostly
I had to make adjustments as I moved to India recently, and one of major adjustments I had to make was diet. I knew that cows were considered to be holly and as a result, Indian people did not eat any beef, but I did not know how seriously Indian people took this. From what I hear, there is actually a shop or two selling beef (in Delhi whose population is roughly 14 million), but it seems that it’s virtually impossible to get any beef in India. Another thing is that eating beef is almost like eating human flesh, and people just don’t want to get near you if they find out that you cooked and ate beef at home. I have a friend, and he’s a very educated person; he’s not a village peasant. He has a Master degree and he runs a couple of businesses;he’s traveled to over 25 countries including number of European countries, US and a couple of countries in Africa. He has some perspective and he understands what’s happening around the world. However, even he tells me that he would not eat in my flat (apartment) if I ever cook and eat beef there, so this is a very serious matter. I can get chicken and mutton, but not all markets have a shop selling them. Also vegetables are much cheaper than meat (while vegetables are much more expensive than meat in US). So, I have been eating vegetables mostly. For example, tonight’s dinner was green pea and carrot croquettes and rice.
