George M. Middius wrote:

>>> In this country, people routinely used pork fat because that's what
>>> they could render. These days, we mostly use vegetable oil. My
>>> guess is that's what the Indians use too.

>> Perhaps rich Indians. Poor indians still rely on the cow.

> Are you saying cows are no longer sacred in India?

Why shoudln't cows be no more sacred? To have butter/ghee one just needs to
milk the cow, not kill it, and cows in India have always been milked.