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{{short description|Non-vegetarian food and culture in India}}
[[File:Vittal. Town Kitchen.jpg|thumb|Caterer's ad board in [[Karnataka]], India]]
'''Non-vegetarian''' food (in [[Indian English]] sometimes shortened to '''non-veg food<ref name="Novetzke">{{cite journal|last=Novetzke|first=Christian Lee|date=3 April 2017|title=Non-Veg|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00856401.2017.1295546|journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies|volume=40|issue=2|pages=366–369|doi=10.1080/00856401.2017.1295546|s2cid=219698309|access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>''') contains [[meat]] ([[red meat]], [[poultry]], [[seafood]], or the [[flesh]] of any other [[animal]]), and sometimes, [[Egg as food|eggs]]. The term is common in India, but not usual elsewhere. In the generally [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] environment of India, restaurants offering meat and fish usually have a "non-vegetarian" section of their menu, and may include the term (typically as "Veg and Non-veg") in their name-boards and advertising. When describing people, non-vegetarians eat meat and/or eggs, as opposed to [[Lacto vegetarianism|vegetarians]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=non-vegetarian|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/non-vegetarian|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-16|website=[[Cambridge Dictionary]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AVYZAAAAIAAJ&q=non-vegetarian|title=Cohesion|date=1970|publisher=Nehru Institute of National Integration.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NnvEu8ss4h8C&pg=PA29|title=Nutrition And Health: The Vegetarian Way|last1=Staff|first1=Institute Of Naturopathy|last2=(Bangalore)|first2=Institute of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences|date=2002-12-01|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=9788120724242|language=en}}</ref> But in India, consumption of [[dairy foods]] is usual for both groups.

The diet, '''non-vegetarianism'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-25|title=Non-vegetarianism affects the whole humanity|url=https://avenuemail.in/non-vegetarianism-affects-the-whole-humanity/|access-date=2021-10-17|website=The Avenue Mail|language=en-US}}</ref> is the majority human diet in the world (including India).<ref name="ipsos" /><ref name="indiaspend" /> Non-vegetarians are also called [[omnivore]]s in nutritional science.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/988275855|title=Vegetarian and plant-based diets in health and disease prevention|date=2017|others=François Mariotti|isbn=978-0-12-803969-4|location=London|pages=52|oclc=988275855}}</ref>

== First known use of the term ==
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word 'vegetarian' might have started to be used irregularly around 1839. The word came into general usage after the formation of the [[Vegetarian Society]] in 1847 at [[Ramsgate]] (UK).<ref>{{Cite web |title=vegetarian {{!}} Etymology, origin and meaning of vegetarian by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/vegetarian |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=www.etymonline.com |language=en}}</ref> According to [[Merriam-Webster|Merriam Webster]], the first known usage of the term ''nonvegetarian'' was in 1883.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of NONVEGETARIAN |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonvegetarian |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:WELD 1862 in India pg366 (087 Hindoo Butcher).jpg|thumb| An enhanced image of Hindoo Butcher shop in [[Hyderabad, India]] circa 1862]]

== Demographics ==
{{See also|Cattle slaughter in India}}
Around 91-92%<ref>Due to rounding down, the total is only 98% in the Ipsos Mori results. 2 percentage points are missing. This would give a range from 90-92%.

The nonvegetarians must be 91% at least, however, since there are only two remaining categories (vegan and vegetarian). They can round up by a maximum of one of the two missing percentage points (e.g. 3.4+5.4=8.8≈9 instead of 3+5=8).</ref> of humans worldwide are non-vegetarian in that they are neither ovo-lacto- vegetarians nor vegans, according to a 2018 survey by [[Ipsos MORI|Ipsos Mori]]. 74% of the world's population "Regularly eat both animal and non-animal products", 14% "Only occasionally eat meat or fish", and 3% "Do not eat meat but do eat fish". Only 3% are vegan, i. e. eat no animal products at all.<ref name="ipsos">{{Cite web|date=August 2018|title=An exploration into diets around the world|url=https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2018-09/an_exploration_into_diets_around_the_world.pdf|website=Ipsos|location=UK|pages=2, 10, 11}}</ref> The dietary categories in the survey do not map directly onto the Indian definitions of vegetarianism and nonvegetarianism. The number of nonvegetarians worldwide under the Indian definition (consumption of other animal products than cows milk, derived products, and honey) lies between 91 and 97%.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=GAIN Report Number: IN2045 : India amends labeling requirements for imported food |url=https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=India%20amends%20labeling%20requirements%20for%20imported%20food_New%20Delhi_India_3-23-2012.pdf |access-date=10 October 2021}}</ref>

75% of Indians are not vegetarian, according to the Indian [[National Family Health Survey]] (NFHS 2005–06).<ref name=":0" />:56 According to the 2015–16 NFHS survey, the number is 78% for women and 70 for men.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ICF|url=http://rchiips.org/nfhs/NFHS-4Reports/India.pdf|title=National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16: India|publisher=[[International Institute for Population Sciences]]|year=2017}}</ref>:303, 337

''BBC India'' correspondent Soutik Biswas said in April 2018: "New research by US-based anthropologist Balmurli Natrajan and India-based economist Suraj Jacob, points to a heap of evidence that even estimations of 29% vegetarian population are inflated estimations because of "cultural and political pressures". So people under-report eating meat - particularly beef - and over-report eating vegetarian food. Taking all this into account, say the researchers, only about 20% of Indians are actually vegetarian - much lower than common claims and stereotypes suggest".<ref name="bbc">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43581122 | title=The myth of the Indian vegetarian nation }}</ref> The authors that Biswas referred to measured "cultural and political pressures" with the vote share falling to the Hindu nationalist [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). They argued that [[Islam in India|Indian Muslims]] and [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled castes]] under-reported their beef-eating because reported beef-eating per state was negatively associated with the number of cows per inhabitant.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Natrajan|first1=Balmurli|last2=Jacob|first2=Suraj|title='provincialising' vegetarianism putting Indian food habits in their place|url=https://core.ac.uk/display/196616275}}</ref>

=== By gender ===

Overall, 43% of Indian women and 49% of men consumed fish, chicken or meat weekly, according to the National Family Health Survey, 2015–16.<ref name="indiaspend">{{cite news | url=https://www.indiaspend.com/most-indians-non-vegetarian-men-more-than-women-south-east-most-66469 | title=Most Indians Non Vegetarian; Men More Than Women, South & East Most}}</ref>

More men than women eat non-vegetarian food in India; almost three in ten women do not consume eggs (29%) and chicken, fish or meat (30%) compared to two in ten men who do not consume eggs (20%) and chicken, fish or meat (22%).<ref name="indiaspend" />

Among women between 15 and 45 years of age, 45% have milk and curd, 45% have pulses or beans and 47% have dark green, leafy vegetables daily while 37% eat eggs and 37% eat fish, chicken or meat weekly. Around half (52%) of them have fruits occasionally.<ref name="indiaspend" />

=== By education, religion, and caste ===
[[File:Tripti Hotel & Restaurent, New Digha, India.JPG|thumb|A Sea beach Hotel & Restaurant, New [[Digha]] [[West Bengal]], India]]

Education appears to decide the choice of vegetarian/non-vegetarian foods. Those who have studied up to five years eat the highest amount of eggs and meat; men (54% and 58%) and women (48% and 52%).<ref name="indiaspend" />

Among religions, Christians consume eggs and meat the most; men 71.5% and 76% and women 65% and 74%, respectively. This is followed by Muslim men (66.5% and 73%) and women (60% and 67%).<ref name="indiaspend" /><ref name=":1" />:340, 339 Most Hindus avoid beef, which is considered a taboo.<ref name="bbc" />

The highest consumption of eggs and fish, chicken or meat is among those who said they did not know their caste—men (49% and 52%). This holds true for women as well for eggs; for fish, chicken and meat it is highest in ‘other’ caste.<ref name="indiaspend" />

=== By state ===
[[File:Extereme tasty Chicken Tandoori dollson restaurant seoni.jpg|thumb| [[Tandoori chicken|Tandoori Chicken]] dish at restaurant in [[Seoni, Madhya Pradesh|Seoni]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India]]
Data on women show that Kerala (93%), Goa (86%) and Assam (80%) have the highest weekly consumers of fish, chicken or meat while Punjab (4%), Rajasthan (6%) and Haryana (8%) rank the lowest.

Figures for men show that Tripura (95%), Kerala (90%) and Goa (88%) are the highest weekly consumers of fish, chicken or meat while Punjab (10%), Rajasthan (10%) and Haryana (13%) are the lowest.<ref name="indiaspend" />

== History ==
{{See also|Diet in Hinduism#Dietary rules in Hindu scriptures and texts|History of Indian cuisine|Cattle in religion and mythology}}

According to archeological finds, [[Indus Valley civilisation#Food|Indus Valley civilisation]] had dominance of meat diet of animals such as cattle, buffalo, goat, pig and chicken.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/indus-valley-civilization-diet-had-dominance-of-meat-finds-study-1748530-2020-12-11|title=Indus Valley civilization diet had dominance of meat, finds study|website=India Today|date=11 December 2020|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/latest/980808/indus-valley-civilisation-had-meat-heavy-diets-reveals-study|title=Indus Valley civilisation had meat-heavy diets, preference for beef, reveals study|website=Scroll|date=10 December 2020|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> Remnants of dairy products were also discovered. According to Akshyeta Suryanarayan et al.,{{efn|A large proportion of data however remains ambiguous. Reliable local isotopic references for fats and oils are unavailable, and lipid levels in IVC vessels are quite low.}} available evidence indicates culinary practices to be common over the region; food-constituents were dairy products (in low proportion), ruminant carcass meat, and either non-ruminant adipose fats, plants, or mixtures of these products.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last1=Suryanarayan|first1=Akshyeta|last2=Cubas|first2=Miriam|last3=Craig|first3=Oliver E.|last4=Heron|first4=Carl P.|last5=Vasant S.|first5=Shinde|last6=Singh|first6=Ravindra N.|last7=O'Connell|first7=Tamsin C.|last8=Petrie|first8=Cameron A.|display-authors=4|date=January 2021|title=Lipid residues in pottery from the Indus Civilisation in northwest India|journal=Journal of Archaeological Science|volume=125|at=105291|doi=10.1016/j.jas.2020.105291|issn=0305-4403|pmc=7829615|pmid=33519031|bibcode=2021JArSc.125j5291S |doi-access=free}}</ref> The dietary pattern remained same throughout the decline.<ref name=":2" />

== Cultural and political aspects ==

The term non-vegetarian has been criticized by the blogger ''The Last Caveman'' as a [[misnomer]] and a casteist [[pejorative]] with origins attributed to the [[caste system in India]].<ref name="dailyo">{{cite news|title='Non-vegetarian' is the biggest casteist scam that has ever been pulled on Indians|agency=dailyO|url=https://www.dailyo.in/variety/non-veg-food-iit-bombay-vegetarianism-casteism-meat-eaters-india-purity/story/1/21838.html|accessdate=24 August 2020}}</ref>

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|quote = '''Vegetarianism and casteism in modern India''' 
The term non-vegetarian is a good case in point. It signals the social power of vegetarian classes, including their power to classify foods, to create a 'food hierarchy' wherein vegetarian food is the default and is having a higher status than meat. Thus it is akin to the term 'non-whites' coined by 'whites' to capture an incredibly diverse population who they colonised.
|source = —Balmurli Natrajan, [[anthropologist]], and Suraj Jacob, [[economist]], 2018<ref name="Jacob">{{cite journal|last1=Natrajan|first1=Balmurli|last2=Jacob|first2=Suraj|title='Provincialising' Vegetarianism Putting Indian Food Habits in Their Place|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=53|issue=9|publisher=Sameeksha Trust|pages=54–64|year=2018}}</ref>
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A 2018 study from ''[[Economic and Political Weekly]]'' by US-based anthropologist Balmurli Natrajan and India-based economist Suraj Jacob suggests that the percentage of vegetarians is about 20%. Percentages vary by household income and caste.<ref name="bbc"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-19|title=From meat and fish to vegetables: These 9 charts show how India eats|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/from-meat-and-fish-to-vegetables-these-9-charts-reveal-how-india-eats/story-TuuBXEWSUh8rasldtnongP.html|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The study argues that meat-eating behavior is underreported because consumption of meat, especially beef, is "caught in cultural, political, and group identity struggles in India".<ref name="bbc" /> According to 2015-16 data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), the share of vegetarianism has declined from 2005 to 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Srinivas|first=Arjun|date=9 October 2018|title=No, vegetarianism is not growing in India|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/dWUqT4epdPTHNAYuKYVThK/No-vegetarianism-is-not-growing-in-India.html|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> Vegetarianism is less common amongst non-Hindu Indian religious groups such as Muslims and Christians. Vegetarianism is most common amongst Brahmins, Lingayat, Sikhs and Jains in India. Increases in meat consumption in India have been attributed to urbanisation, increasing disposable income, consumerism and cross-cultural influences.<ref>Tani Khara, [https://theconversation.com/the-myth-of-a-vegetarian-india-102768 The myth of a vegetarian India], The Conversation, 11.09.18, recovered 16.10.20</ref>

According to Sameer of ''[[The Siasat Daily]]'' (Hyderabad), for ritual animal [[Qurban (Islamic ritual sacrifice)|qurbani]] i.e. sacrifice on [[Eid al-Adha|Eid-ul-Adha]] celebrants traditionally used to buy sacrificial animals, find butcher and had to find place for slaughtering of sacrificial animals on their own, but as of tradition is changing slowly and celebrants are increasingly opting for Qurbani services accomplish all the necessary tasks in hygienic manner.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sameer |date=2022-07-05 |title=Eid-ul-Adha in Hyderabad: Why are people opting for Qurbani services? |url=https://www.siasat.com/eid-ul-adha-in-hyderabad-why-are-people-opting-for-qurbani-services-2363767/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>

== In popular usage ==
[[File:Current FSSAI Veg and Non-veg Labels.png|thumb|In India, labeling of packaged food products is mandatory to distinguish between ''vegetarian'' (green) products and ''non-vegetarian'' (brown)<ref>{{Citation |last=India |first=Food Safety and Standards Authority of |title=English: Vegetarian symbol (left) conists of a green colour filled circle inside a square with green outline. Non-vegetarian symbol (right) consists of a brown colour filled triangle inside a square with brown outline. |date=2021-09-23 |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Current_FSSAI_Veg_and_Non-veg_Labels.png |access-date=2022-11-28}}</ref>]]
[[File:Pandian Hotel in Tondiarpet, Chennai.jpg|thumb|A "High Class Non Veg restaurant" in Tondiarpet, [[Chennai]] (right)]]

=== Right to information ===
{{See also|Right to Information Act, 2005|Fundamental rights in India}}

In India, it is mandatory that [[Convenience food|packaged food products]] be marked with [[Vegetarian and non-vegetarian marks]], which are green and reddish-brown symbols.<ref name="act">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/Food%20Safety%20and%20standards%20(Packaging%20and%20Labelling)%20regulation,%202011.pdf|title=Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. 'Food Safety and standards (Packaging and Labelling) regulations, 2011.'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie20010928/nat8.html|title=''Indian Express''. 'See brown logo on non-veg biscuits.'}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Ahsan|first=Sofi|date=2021-12-16|title=When 'veg' is 'non-veg': what Delhi High Court said|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/veg-non-veg-food-disclosure-7675112/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Ahsan|first=Sofi|date=2021-12-14|title=Delhi High Court orders complete disclosure of veg, non-veg ingredients of food items|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/disclose-ingredients-of-all-food-items-delhi-high-court-7671931/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The symbol was introduced by ''Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Act of 2006'', and received a mandatory status with its 2011 revision.<ref name="act" /> It defines non-vegetarian food as "any food which contains whole or part of any animal including birds, marine animals, eggs, or products of any animal origin as an ingredient, excluding milk or milk products".<ref name="auto"/> A December 2021 Delhi High court instruction reminds all food business operators “to ensure complete and strict adherence of Regulation 2.2.2(4)”, (“i.e. Declaration regarding Veg or Non veg”.. in whatever amount of percentage, what is sourced from animals, would render the food article as Non-Vegetarian, and need to be declared) and noted that “failure…to adherence…would expose [them] to, inter alia, class action for violation of the fundamental rights of the consumers and might invite punitive damages, apart from prosecution”.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

* For following paragraph derived from judgement of Supreme Court of India<ref>https://indiankanoon.org/doc/27775458/ {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}</ref> Section 52(1)(q) (iv) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 allows for the reproduction or publication of-any judgement or order of a court:

In Indian Soaps & Toiletries Makers ... vs Ozair Husain & Ors on 7 March 2013, [[Supreme Court of India]] declined plea for mandating medicinal drug companies to provide information on food based vegetarian or non-vegetarian origins. The Supreme Court while accepting the [[Freedom of expression in India|freedom of speech]] and expression would include the right to receive information under Article 19(1)(a) of the [[Constitution of India|Constitution]] the court considered Government of India's contention that it may not be desirable for the patient or his attendant to know the origin of the ingredients of the drug i.e. whether ‘vegetarian’ or ‘non- vegetarian’. Such option cannot be left on the patient or his attendant if required to save the life or eradicate a disease. In some circumstances the condition of a patient may be such that a drug which is ordinarily not treated as a life saving drug may be essential to save the life. The information about the origin of the ingredients of a drug or cosmetic, if claimed as a matter of right, a vegetarian can also claim information about the origin of a vegetarian ingredient, depending upon his food habit. The court says food habits in India vary from person to person and place to place. Religion too plays a vital role in making such habit. Those who follow ‘[[Jain vegetarianism|Jainism]]’ are vegetarian but many of them do not eat some of the vegetarian food such as potato, carrot, onion, garlic etc. which are grown below the earth. Majority of Indians treat ‘honey’ and ‘lactose’ (milk derived sugar) as vegetarian but scientists treat them as ‘non-vegetarian’ products. Amongst the non-vegetarians a number of persons are ‘[[Lacto-ovo vegetarianism|eggetarian]]’ i.e. those who only take one non-vegetarian product–egg. They do not eat other non-vegetarian food like animal, fish or birds. There are number of persons who treat egg as vegetarian food. Even amongst non-vegetarians, a large number of persons do not take beef or ham/pork because of religious belief. Many of the non-vegetarians do not eat snakes, insects, frog or bird. In individual case, the Government may feel difficulty in specifying the origin of a ‘vegetarian’ or ‘non-vegetarian’ ingredient, if a person wants to know the definite origin of such ‘vegetarian’ or ‘non- vegetarian’ ingredient on the basis of his food habit. It is imperative for the State to ensure the availability of the right to the citizens to receive information. But such information can be given to the extent it is available and possible, without affecting the fundamental right of others. Hence right to information can be limited by reasonable restrictions under the law made for the purpose mentioned in the Article 19(2) of the Constitution (in the case of Medicinal drugs).<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Singhvi Supreme Court of India|first1=G.S.|last2=Mukhopadhaya|first2=Sudhansu Jyoti|date=7 March 2013|title=Indian Soaps & Toiletries Makers ... vs Ozair Husain & Ors on 7 March 2013|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/27775458/|website=indiankanoon.org|publisher=The Supreme Court of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=DAS |first=JATINDRA KUMAR |title=HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND PRACTICE |date=July 2016 |publisher=Prentice Hall India Pvt., Limited |isbn=9788120352728 |location=India |pages=250}}</ref>

* End of paragraph derived from Supreme Court of India judgement

[[File:PunjabbiPalace.jpg|thumb|A restaurant name plate mentioning 'Veg & Non Veg', [[Andhra Pradesh]], India]]

=== Display boards ===
* In India, most restaurants serving meat publicly and explicitly display the title 'non-vegetarian restaurant' or 'non-vegetarian hotel' (In India, the term ''hotel'' may colloquially refer to a restaurant or a hotel). This practice is intended to help strict, orthodox vegetarians who may want to avoid eating in such restaurants due to religious and casteist reasons or due to consciousness of the pain and sufferings that are inflicted on animals.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XCc6A7eJh0wC&pg=PA70|title=Work in India a Guide by Knowledge Must: A Complete Guide Book for Everybody Who Is Interested Working in India|last=Ratheiser|first=Daniel|date=2010-12-01|publisher=Knowledge Must|isbn=9781456354299|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BGhBAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22non-vegetarian+restaurant%22&pg=PT272|title=The Penguin Food Guide to India|last=Brien|first=Charmaine O'|date=2013-12-15|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9789351185758|language=en}}</ref> [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s autobiography mentions an incident regarding his dilemma, as a vegetarian, whether it is appropriate to eat a vegetarian meal in a non-vegetarian restaurant.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=in3_3H1szHYC&dq=%22non-vegetarian+restaurant%22&pg=PA110|title=An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth|last=Gandhi|first=M. K.|date=2009-01-01|publisher=The Floating Press|isbn=9781775414056|language=en}}</ref>

==Popular dishes==
===Indian meat dishes===
*[[Butter chicken]], North Indian dish
*[[Tandoori chicken]], dish from Indian subcontinent
*[[Mutton curry]], dish of Indian subcontinent
*[[Rogan josh]], Kashmiri dish
*[[Machher Jhol]], Bengali dish
*[[Biriyani]], Mughal dish
*[[Hyderabadi marag|Mutton Marag]]

=== Meat dishes originally of non-India descent ===
Some meat dishes originally of non-India descent like few of European dishes named as [[Continental food]] are generally available on upscale Indian restaurant menu cards, where as some [[Indian Chinese cuisine|Indian Chinese fusion cuisine]] offers chicken dishes like [[Chilli chicken|chicken]] with [[Chili pepper|chilli]], Garlic, Ginger, [[Jalfrezi]], [[Lemon chicken|Lemon]], [[Momo (food)]] varieties can be available in regular restaurants or as street food in big townships across India. [[Kabab]], a middle East dish also available in street shops and restaurants.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajesh |first=Renu-Richa |title=Flavours Across Our Borders Popular Global Veg & Non Veg Recipes |publisher=Notion Press |year=2021 |isbn=9781638736967 |pages=Introduction}}</ref>

=== Egg based dishes ===
* [[Bread omelette]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://greatist.com/eat/indian-bread-omelette-egg-sandwich-with-tomato-and-onion#1
|title=Dhaba Style Bread Omelette
|date=October 2021
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/where-to-get-the-best-bread-omelette-in-chennai/article29091119.ece
|title=Where to get the best bread omelette in Chennai?
|website=[[The Hindu]]
|date=14 August 2019
|last1=S
|first1=Srivatsan
}}</ref>
* [[Egg fried rice]]
* [[Egg noodles]]
* [[Curry_puff#India |Egg puffs]]

==See also==
*[[Carnism]], a belief system presented by vegans as underpinning animal consumption
*[[Haram]], a Muslim category of forbidden acts (and opposite of [[halal]]), including [[Haram#Food and intoxicants|haram Food and intoxicants]].
*[[Omnivores]], animals that can survive from eating plants and meat
* [[:Category:Indian meat dishes]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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* [https://www.indiatoday.in/diu/story/india-meat-map-people-relish-non-vegetarian-items-east-south-lead-way-1878313-2021-11-18 India’s meat map: 7 out of 10 people relish non-vegetarian items, East & South lead the way ~ Samrat Sharma, India Today] November 18, 2021.
* [https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/veg-non-veg-food-disclosure-7675112/ When ‘veg’ is ‘non-veg’: what Delhi High Court said ~ Sofi Ahsan, Indian Express] December 16, 2021

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