Why am I a vegetarian? - By Dr Udaylal Pai

The most difficult situation that I encounter during my travels is getting vegetarian food. In some parts of the world chefs don’t even understand the meaning of vegetarianism. They would ask: “Vegetables? We would provide you veg salads with dressing on it…”
             How can I explain to them that my diet is predominantly carbo-hydrate dominated? Nobody serves you Idly or Dosa in Western restaurants! Nobody knows about your Tali meals.
So you will have to adjust with biscuits, no-egg cakes and coke. <!--more-->
That’s OK.
              The sad thing about being vegetarian is wherever I go in the West, I become a serious head-ache for the host. Especially, during the US/European press conference and meetings. I become a "problem man" for them.
Some journalist friends ask me – why are you so adamant about being vegetarian? Is it because you are born in a Brahmin family?
                 No. Normally Brahmins "were" vegetarian. But a majority of Brahmin caste that I was born in, eat fish (except in some parts of Kerala state).
But my ancestors were following strict vegetarian diet (at least, for traceable few centuries). So I cannot deny the influence of tradition in my childhood.
                   Now-a-days I hardly find any vegetarians in our community. And today’s Brahmin boys and girls proudly acclaim that “we eat meat and fish.” – As if they have achieved the biggest award in the universe...............................Click here to read full article: http://udaypai.in/?p=8


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