Translations:Asian cuisine/16/en

Common meats include lamb, goat, fish, and chicken. As cattle are considered sacred in Hinduism, beef is less common than in Western cuisines. Prohibitions against beef extend to the meat of cows, and yaks to some extent. Pork is considered a haram by all Muslims, and is avoided by some Hindus. Other minorities also prohibit the use of meat to abjure violence. Fish is commonly used in South India, Sri Lanka and the Bengal region, i.e. Bangladesh and the West Bengal state of India. The Northern region diet mostly consists of wheat and other major crops.