I am a vegetarian, somewhat like them lacto-ovo vegatrians, I am a lacto-ovo-chickeno-beefo-lambo-fisho-shrimpo-ducko-turkeyo vegetarian.
Most of what I eat is vegetarian- aloo gosht, timatar gosht, bhindi gosht, matar qeema etc
I dont deride indian food because its vegetarian, but because I dont like how it tastes 
you know what else I really deride, people plagiarising and not giving credit to original author.
Unless you are professor Saleem Ali of Uni of Vermont, in which case I take my words back, and nice to meet you professor saab. Can i get a signed copy of your forthcoming book “Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed and a Sustainable Future”
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
"The vegetarian diet of most Indians is something Pakistanis should not deride but rather respect. When environmental analysts compare the development challenges of India versus China, they often note India has an advantage over China in terms of consumption behaviour since more than 30 percent of the country’s population is vegetarian and more than 70 percent consists of very infrequent meat-eaters.
Meat production, particularly beef, is several-fold more water-intensive. China’s population is far more carnivorous and with affluence increasing, demand on meat consumption is also likely to increase. Water will be the most significant limiting resource for much of Asia in coming decades. It is no wonder then that the Chinese government is also considering a campaign to go back to more traditional Chinese diets that were dominated by green vegetables but were subsumed by the carnal impulse of development."
PS: and if you are not Dr. Saleem Ali, and he actually did chapa of your words, then you have my apologies, and we should really expose this dabba doctor to his university for plagiarising.
PS2: have a good day