Do Kolkata Brahmins eat fish?
“The Brahmins at the apex of the socio-religious order are largely vegetarian and eat satvic foods. But the Bengali Brahmin found the flavour of Bengal’s sweet water fish irresistible and fell to temptation.”
Do all Bengali Brahmins eat meat?
It is well known that the Bengali, Himachali and Uttarakhandi Brahmins are meat eaters. While the Brahmins of the Ganga, Yamuna belt west of Bengal are generally vegetarians, we do see exceptions. Bhumihar Brahmins are well known for ritual sacrifice and are meat eaters.Kashmiri Brahmins are also meat eaters.
Which Sanskrit text permitted Bengali Brahmins to eat fish?
The Brihaddharma Purana
The Brihaddharma Purana, a 13th century Sanskrit text from Bengal, permitted the local Brahmanas to eat certain varieties of fish.
Are all Bengali Brahmins non vegetarian?
Yes Bengali Brahmins are 110% non-vegeterian , as Khurshid Alam has mentioned in his answer we have our own choice of eating.
What kind of fish do Brahmins in South India eat?
Most Brahmins of South India don’t eat fish or any non vegetarian food including eggs. Fish eating is culturally accepted only among Konkani Brahmins. The fish eating Konkani Brahmin group includes most of Goud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB), Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins (RSB), Daivajnya Brahmins and some of Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins (CSB).
Why are Brahmanas not allowed to eat non vegatarian food?
Brahmanas were not allowed to eat non vegatarian food, but the popularity of fish in the local diet made the Brahmanical authorities relax this prohibition for the Bengal Brahmanas. The Brihaddharma Purana, a thirteenth-century Sanskrit text from Bengal, permitted the local Brahmanas to eat certain varieties of fish .
Is it against religious law to eat fish in Bengal?
So eating fish is not against religious laws (as is the case with others) because we changed those laws to suit our history and geography. Some people are astonished by how integrated non-vegetarian food has become ingrained in the Bengali lifestyle.