Are you a vegetarian living in India? Then you must have been questioned the following once in your life from a friend or a colleague. If not, this will surely happen someday.
“Aap sirf paneer kaise kha lete ho ?”,
“Kabhi non-veg try karne ka mann nahi kiya?”,
“Acha egg toh try karlo, usse protein milta hai body ho”,
“Soya chunks apka chicken hai!”,
“Apka toh har din hi Tuesday hai”,
“Yeh kaise Punjabi ho, jo chicken nahi khate?”,
“Egg toh vegetarian hi hota hai”,
“Office party/treat Tuesday ko mat rakhna?”,
“Oh no! apka birthday Navratron mein aa gaya.”
With these delightful questions, let us meet our various Types of Vegetarians in India:
Type 1:“Main Pure Vegetarian hun! Maine aaj tak non-veg ki taraf dekha hi nahi. Egg bhi kabhi try nahi kiya aur na hi karna chahti hun.” Meet our first type where the individual has been a vegetarian right from birth & never got tempted to taste non veg even once.
Type 2: “Main sirf gravy khati hun, main piece bilkul nahi khati chicken/meat ka. Main Vegetarian hun!”. Our second type of Gravy Vegetarians, an individual who doesn’t prefer to eat the meat/chicken but truly relish the gravy of the food item. Like gravy of butter chicken.
Type 3: “Main roz egg khata hun. I am an eggetarian, woh bhi ‘VEG’ hi hote hai. Par chicken toh main haath nahi laga sakta.” Our next type of vegetarians are individuals who eat egg but call themselves Vegetarian so in short they are Eggetarian Vegetarians.
Type 4: Jab egg dikha hi nahi toh Vegetarian hi hua na!! Itna vehem nahi karti main. Cake khana thodi na chord denge. Meet our forth type of vegetarians are individuals who don’t eat egg but if a cake has egg in it, they will eat it. They are known as Egg in cake is OK Vegetarians.
Type 5: “Bhai ghar mein non-veg word bhi use nahi kar sakte, meri mom teri entry ban kar dengi. Bhai bahar hi khayenge. Kisi ko pata nahi chalega ghar pe.” We all know this type – the Inside Vegetarians (Outside Non-Vegetarians).
Type 6: “Daru + non veg = perfect combination. Dekho yaar main sirf drinks ke saath non veg snacks khaunga. Lekin please main Vegetarian hun.” The amazing type of individuals who have non veg only while drinking. They are the Non Veg with Drinks only Vegetarians.
Still thinking about your type!
Type 7: “Ab aap itna force kar rahe ho toh main ek bite chicken kha hi leti hun. Par waise main non veg nahi khati.” The seventh type are the individuals who eat non veg only when forced, otherwise they DONT EVEN TOUCH. They are Non veg by force only Vegetarians.
Type 8: “Please yaar apni party Tuesday, Thursday ya Saturday ko mat rakhna. Main pure veg hun unn dino pe. Please keep your party on Sunday, Monday,Wednesday and Friday.” The most commonly found vegetarians who have a religious aspect to it. The day differs for everyone. They are our Particular Days Vegetarians.
Type 9: “Main ek pure vegetarian hun par maine try sab kuch kiya hai.” Our most daring vegetarians. The individuals who are vegetarians due to some circumstances. They are the ones who have tried every type of non veg item but no longer eat it. They are Tried Only Vegetarians.
Type 10: “Saawan start hone wale hai – no non veg. Navratri start hone wale hai – no non veg. Ganesh days aa rahe hai – no non veg.” The religious people who are non vegetarians but on such auspicious occasions and festivals they turn Vegetarians for days. They are Religious only Vegetarians.
Type 11: “Sab apni approach change karo! Vegan bano! Na animals khao na unke products pehno. I am a Vegan. Mujhe leather jacket / wallet / belts please gift mat karna. Khadi apnao.” Our final type is a Vegan who follows a particular diet pattern and has the ideolody of the same.
