Domino's does Halal

[lilelvis2000]

.. Even though the original vindaloo (which came from Portugal) was a pork dish.

And all along I though Vindaloo was Ginger and Potato.

[expat]

Jews can't eat pizza, even if the meat is kosher. Milk products (incl. cheese) and meat aren't allowed to be served together. ( From a law against cooking a goat-kid in its mother's milk ).

There's a great shop to get brie and stilton in Israel. Cheeses of Nazareth.



But you'll still get a curry? Ever tried ordering a pork vindaloo. Very rare, because most Indian restaurants/take-aways in the UK are muslim owned. Even though the original vindaloo (which came from Portugal) was a pork dish.

Why do so many religions get off on banning foods?

[expat]

And all along I though Vindaloo was Ginger and Potato.

The potato bit is a common fallacy: they are normally added to temper the fire of the dish, but the second part of the name does not come from the Hindi "aloo" for potato but rather the Portuguese "alho" for garlic:

Vindalho

O vindalho é um prato da culinária indo-portuguesa de Goa, Damão e Diu, outrora pertencentes ao Estado Português da Índia. O nome resulta da contracção da expressão vinha de alhos, tempero levado pelos marinheiros portugueses, na época dos descobrimentos, e posteriormente adaptado ao gosto local, que o complementou com malaguetas e especiarias.

É confeccionado com carne de porco. A carne é cortada aos cubos e temperada com sal e vinagre, ficando a repousar nesse tempero. Em seguida, é frita.

and as you see it is made with pork.

[moorfield]

Why do so many religions get off on banning foods?

So the High Priests / Imams / Rabbis / Archbishops could keep all the good stuff to themselves while the peasants dutifully ate straw. It's true.

[d000hg]

So the High Priests / Imams / Rabbis / Archbishops could keep all the good stuff to themselves while the peasants dutifully ate straw. It's true.

I don't think Jewish religious officials pigged out (!) on pork. They didn't eat banned food, but they were allowed to eat the food offerings - which had to be 'legal' food. I doubt they had secret pig farms behind the temple.

[expat]

Why do so many religions get off on banning foods?

I suppose one reason is that dietary laws different from your neighbours will keep the people quite effectively isolated and so preserve the culture and religion. "Multicultural" is a notion found in only one culture.

[NotAllThere]

Why do so many religions get off on banning foods?

According to the new testament, there are no food restrictions at all for gentile christians - though they're told to refrain from mucking around with idols, fornicating, eating food that's been strangled and eating blood.

So I reckon the food restrictions are a hindu/vegan/vegetarian/buddhist/islamic/jewish conspiracy against christians.

[Incognito]

Spot the dawkins reader.

I am an avid reader of anything that the great professor scribbles.

[sasguru]

Even though the original vindaloo (which came from Portugal) was a pork dish.

I thought vindaloo came from the Portuguese ex-colony of Goa?

[SallyAnne]

Has anyone else got "me and me mam and me dad and me gran are off to Waterloo, me and me mam and me dad and me gran ad a bucket of vindaloo...vindaloo...vindaloo....vindaloo, vindaloo la la..etc" stuck in their heads?!!!!