On 06 Sep 2007 23:13:47 GMT, "Dan Goodman" > wrote:

wrote:
>
>> On Sep 5, 1:03 am, Rupee > wrote:
>> > On Aug 29, 8:36 am, "miket6065" > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Visited aHindurestaurant in Dallas recently and they had some
>> > > kind of fruit or berry dip, something like a jam consistency. It
>> > > was a purple color. Had a sweet taste.
>> >
>> > > I asked what it was but now I cannot remember the name. Can any
>> > > suggest what this was???
>> >
>> > > Mike
>> >
>> > First off, it is misnomer, Hindu restaurant. The difference between
>> > a Hindu a nd Muslim joint is this: Hindus will not serve beef, but
>> > may serve pork,
>>
>> Wrong. Hindu never serves pork either.
>
>Googling brings up a number of sites which suggest otherwise. Starting
>with:
<bunch of recipes deleted>

Pork is a 'christian' food, it does not show up in 'Hindu' cuisine. You
will find it used in areas that have a Portuguese history and
measureable Christian population - Goa, Kerala, parts of Karnataka, etc.

By saying Hindu, you are isolating the cuisine to that which is typical
of those who practice the Hindu religion from other cuisines of India.
Other religious dietary restricted cuisines of India would include
Muslim, Moghul, Parsi, and regional cuisines (like Goan which has a
strong Portuguese/Christian influence).