Guest guest Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Interesting except the 2nd(?) recipe down includes carrots! Mahavir <suchpa.veggie wrote: What is Jain Food? Jainism is an ancient religion of India. Jains, the followers of India are strictly vegetarians. Jains do not eat root vegetables, like potato, onion, sweet potato, carrots etc. So any vegetarian dish which has not made from root vegetables can be called as Jain Food. Please have a look at some Jain food recipes at: http://jainfood.blogspot.com/ Suchpa Beth Creative Memories - for all your memory preservations needs! “The right adult at the right time can make an enormous difference. Many kids have a history of difficult, disappointing relationships and one good relationship--one person who is there for them--can make a huge difference.” Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Mail. See how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Here's an interesting article on Jains and their dietary code. http://www.ivu.org/congress/2000/jainism.html I know no one who is a Jain so I cannot attest to the veracity of this article but I do note the following: " In context of " root vegetables and fruits, " most modern day Jains have devised self-imposed restrictions, not sanctioned by the religion. The majority of Jains with the exception of the orthodox, traditional ones, eat most of the underground vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, turnips etc. for reasons of social convenience (after all they fall within the regime of a vegetarian diet). Even amongst these exceptions, a large percentage still do not eat onions and garlic. The reasons advanced is their strong odor and that they are Tamsik, food that leads to lethargic action. " It is an interesting article containing reasons for the dietary code. Gary --- Beth Renzetti <elmothree2000 wrote: > Interesting except the 2nd(?) recipe down includes > carrots! > > Mahavir <suchpa.veggie wrote: > What is Jain Food? > > Jainism is an ancient religion of India. Jains, > the followers of India are strictly vegetarians. > > Jains do not eat root vegetables, like potato, > onion, sweet potato, carrots etc. > > So any vegetarian dish which has not made from > root vegetables can be called as Jain Food. > > Please have a look at some Jain food recipes at: > > http://jainfood.blogspot.com/ > > Suchpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 it IS very interesting! Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote: Here's an interesting article on Jains and their dietary code. http://www.ivu.org/congress/2000/jainism.html I know no one who is a Jain so I cannot attest to the veracity of this article but I do note the following: " In context of " root vegetables and fruits, " most modern day Jains have devised self-imposed restrictions, not sanctioned by the religion. The majority of Jains with the exception of the orthodox, traditional ones, eat most of the underground vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, turnips etc. for reasons of social convenience (after all they fall within the regime of a vegetarian diet). Even amongst these exceptions, a large percentage still do not eat onions and garlic. The reasons advanced is their strong odor and that they are Tamsik, food that leads to lethargic action. " It is an interesting article containing reasons for the dietary code. Gary --- Beth Renzetti <elmothree2000 wrote: > Interesting except the 2nd(?) recipe down includes > carrots! > > Mahavir <suchpa.veggie wrote: > What is Jain Food? > > Jainism is an ancient religion of India. Jains, > the followers of India are strictly vegetarians. > > Jains do not eat root vegetables, like potato, > onion, sweet potato, carrots etc. > > So any vegetarian dish which has not made from > root vegetables can be called as Jain Food. > > Please have a look at some Jain food recipes at: > > http://jainfood.blogspot.com/ > > Suchpa Beth Creative Memories - for all your memory preservations needs! “The right adult at the right time can make an enormous difference. Many kids have a history of difficult, disappointing relationships and one good relationship--one person who is there for them--can make a huge difference.” Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 What is Jain Food? Jains are followers of Jainism, one of the most ancient religions in the world. Jains do not kill or cause to kill any animal or a living being that moves. So they are staunch vegetarians. But they are not vegans, but Lacto-Vegetarians. Orthodox Jains avoid root vegetables like potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, garlic etc. in their food. They believe that root vegetables themselves are life forms having multiple numbers of lives. So generally the vegetarian food, which does not contain any root vegetables, is called a Jain food. In most of the vegetarian restaurants in India, such Jain food is available. Now it is available in five star hotels and in aeroplanes. But the tradition of not eating root vegetables is not applicable for all Jains. This tradition is popular in Jains of Gujarat state of India. Jains of other states are more practical about food habits. They too are staunch vegetarians, but they have not banned eating of root vegetables. Thus you can see eating of root vegetables amongst Jains of Maharashtra, Rajsthan, Punjab, Karnatak and other states. In above condition, the vegetarian dishes popular amongst non-Gujarati Jains also come under Jain Food, although it includes root vegetables. There are lots of varieties in the food items popular amongst Jains of various regions in India. The Jain food is not just delicious, but also nutritious. Vegetarians should have a taste of Jain food. Lot of Jain food recipes are available in Indian cookbooks and on the Internet. Just search `Jain Food " or `Jain food Recipes' through search engines and you will have a lot of results for your query. -Mahavir Sanglikar http://jainology.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Thank you for your post. Perhaps you will send us some of your tried-and-true Jain recipes when you have time? There's lots of information out there on Jainism - and as you say lots of recipes, although it's always nicer to have those tried and recommended by our members. For statistics on Jains and Jainism, you could look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistics_of_Jainism Also, I see Jain recipes at http://jainfood.blogspot.com/ Best, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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