What do brahmins eat?

Answer 1

As per the traditional beliefs, eating meat is a taboo for any kind of Brahmin...however in the ancient age, it is said that brahmins used to eat meat and partake of alcohol...be that as it may, the vedas forbid brahmins from partaking of meat...

From a more practical point of view, all life on the earth is dependent on each other...predator animals kill and hunt their prey as it is their natural instinct...they need to kill to survive, so one species killing another, if it is done with the sole intention to survive (not for sport or sadistic pleasure) cannot ideally be considered as sin...

If we look at it from a humanitarian point of view, its wrong to take the life of other animal...especially animals which are killed for meat by humans are treated in a very brutal way before they die...that, is definitely a sin...however, even when we grow crops, we are ultimately killing a life form (the crops)...different religions are divided on what constitutes a sin and what does not...

Personally I feel it is okay to eat meat, but it is also important that the animal be treated in a humane manner and killed without causing it too much pain...