Why Do Hindus Not Eat Pork?

A Brahmanic priest we occasionally visited told us that under no circumstances may Balinese eat the following: “human flesh, tigers, monkeys, dogs, crocodiles, mice, snakes, frogs, certain poisonous fish, leeches, stinging insects, crows, eagles, owls, and in general all birds with moustaches”!

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Similarly one may ask,Are there any religions that don’t eat pork?

Or am I making up the fact that people practicing Hindu don’t eat pork… If purely according to religion, Hindus don’t eat beef and Muslims don’t eat pork.. If purely according to religion, Hindus don’t eat beef and Muslims don’t eat pork..

Subsequently, question is,Do you eat beef and pork in Bali?

Yes, they do. Only their brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas are restricted from eating beef and pork. The rest can eat pretty much whatever they want. From Island of Baliby Miguel Covarrubias:

Subsequently,Do you eat beef or pork as a Hindu?

In my honest opinion, not all Hindus are Hindu and this is more of common sense. Some Indians are Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, and Hindu. So Indians don’t eat beef and Muslims don’t eat pork. I think it is as simple as that.

What is the role of food in Hinduism?

A Hindu lady receives prasad, in the form of a meal. Customarily, in India meals are taken sitting on the floor, and without the use of cutlery. Hinduism places such great emphasis on the role of food that it has been called “the kitchen religion.”