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Offline HIDDENTopic starter

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Is Buffalo Beef??
« on: March 16, 2009, 04:59:12 AM »
Hi All,
I was looking at the supermarket shopping index that was kindly posted the other day. Although it was missing an essential (the price of guiness!!) I couldn't help notice that it was listing the price of bison/buffalo meat.
That got me thinking about whether buffalo was a permissible meal to Hindus as distinct from beef?
Cheers Donohue :)
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Re: Is Buffalo Beef??
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2009, 05:46:36 AM »
It is bovine meat  - however, I have been led to understand that Hinduism is not necessarily a religion - but a way of life - so it depends on how a particular Hindu practices his "way of life".  So, not all Hindus believe that eating beef is a sin.   Today, a lot of Hindus are vegetarian and don't eat any meat at all (neither do Parsees); Some eat meat but not beef.    On the other hand "lower caste" and poor Hindus have always eaten beef as buffalo meat is more expensive.
 

Thought this link might interest  http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/buffalo_meat.htm

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