People who eat different types of food are classified under various categories. There are vegetarians, eggetarians, non-vegetarians and vegans. Diets like Whole30, Keto etc are a whole other discussion, of course. The distinction between these foods, especially vegetarian and non-vegetarian is as clear as day. But Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut believes otherwise.
In a parliamentary discussion on Ayurveda, he said that researchers from Choudhary Charan Singh University have revealed that vegetarians can partake ayurvedic eggs as the hen that laid them is fed only ayurvedic food.
He also asked the AYUSH ministry to declare ayurvedic chicken and eggs as vegetarian items. Mumbai Mirror quoted him saying,
“Once I had gone to a small hamlet in Nandurbar region. The adivasi people came and served us food. When I ask them what was it, they said it was an ayurvedic chicken. They also said that they take care of it in such a way that after (eating) you will get rid of all illness.”
When netizens heard this, they put forth their own hilarious suggestions like declaring potatoes and carrots as non-vegetarian! Take a look.
Why just chicken and eggs? Mutton and Beef should be added to the list too. Vedic sacrifices and havans always had offerings of them. Even horse meat was offered. #AshwamedhYagya Besides they all eat plants and seeds, which are vegetarian without a doubt.
— Mona Ambegaonkar (@MonaAmbegaonkar) July 16, 2019
And beef curry be called onion curry. What say you @surendranbjp ?
— لوتس هو الاعشاب (@ivan_sikorsky) July 16, 2019
But here's the question: Can these newly vegetarain foods be cooked with #onion and #garlic? Or would that be a step too far.
— JayEnAar (@GorwayGlobal) July 16, 2019
Wow amazing… pls add mutton too in that list, my vegetarian friends will be happy then…
— Manish M. Suvarna (@manishsuvarna15) July 16, 2019
Fish too plz
— Rupesh Shetty (@Impres78) July 16, 2019
Then weed should be sold as Ayurvedic medicine
— Kanav Vasant Chavan (@kanav_chavan) July 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/Riz21979256/status/1151169811029741569
Garlic and onions may be declare as non-veg
— AB#WithRG (@mdaleembasha) July 17, 2019
Do you have any suggestions for what should be considered vegetarian or non-vegetarian? Tell us.