On Sep 8, 8:14 pm, "Dan Goodman" > wrote:
> 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.
>

You just don't get it. Hindus do not have rules against pork like
Muslims do; they have rules against meat. Duh.

>
>
> > > Or a statement from a credible religious source.
>
> > You must have lost your mind.
>
> You say Hindus don't eat pork.

Have not met any (and I met a lot) who eat pork.

> If so, at least one high-ranking Hindu
> authority will have said so and probably explained the theological
> reasoning involved.
>
> --
> Dan Goodman
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