Michel Boucher wrote:
> A Moose in Love > wrote:
>
>> I thought that from the country of origin, from
>> India, they didn't eat steer/cow/bull. What gives? When I
>> did my tool and die apprenticeship in Mumbai, the only people
>> eating beef were Muslims.
>
> And Christians--24 million of them.
>
> Most if not all Indians with Portuguese names are Christians. You
> will find many goanese beef recipes.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_India

Beef is popular in the Kerala region. Christianity is more common there
than in other regions. A friend whose family is from there reports that
beef is popular in that region among the Hindus as well as among the
Christians and Muslims.