amandaF wrote:

> On Sep 8, 4:30 pm, "Dan Goodman" > wrote:
> > wrote:
> > > On Sep 6, 4:13 pm, "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:
> > > > Indian Cooking and Recipes
> >
> > > Indian and Hindu are not the same thing>
> >
> > Tell you what -- find me the same number of sites with beef recipes
> > from India, and I'll concede your point.
>
> You must be joking. Care to know how many percentage of Indian
> population is Muslim?

Easy enough to look up. But if pork is taboo for Hindus -- as it is
for Muslims -- then there could well be more beef recipes than pork
recipes.
>
> > Or a statement from a credible religious source.
>
> You must have lost your mind.

You say Hindus don't eat pork. If so, at least one high-ranking Hindu
authority will have said so and probably explained the theological
reasoning involved.


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