there is a  logic behind we hindus not eating beef.. and i see no one smart enough to point that out....It could be religious..but it doesnt have to be!!!! this is what mt granny told me..upon my query..why we dont eat cow... she was a very wise woman....i was a kid and her explanation was very simple and easy for me to comprehend and relate to...

When you were an infant, you sucked milk from your mother and that was your only source of food. when you grow older. you get your milk from cow. so cow is like your mother since you get your milk from cow.

and she asked  me... Would you kill and eat your mother??? i said no..

and she said, in the same way you dont eat cow.(your mother)..

simple yet..convincing..give it  a thought..it sounds logical...

cows in the ancient times were used for everything in hindu tradition..like milk..people used their Dungs as  burning fuel to cook foods..they produced OXes which were used for ploughing feilds and many other things... it would be very foolish to kill and eat such a useful animal...this could be one reason..But the religious explanation ..saying eating cow will rot you in hell is simply illogical and foolish.....

however it is a matter of personal choice..that someone can refrain from the temptation of eating beef or not..its a free world ...you can make a choice..cant force someone else to choose waht you chose..and mind you that..all nepalese are not hindus..not eating beef is a hindu tradition..so carrying this ethnocentric view and judging people on that basis would be wrong.. personally i try to avoid eating beef...its just a respect to my mother..(ama ley gai na kha bhannnu huncha)...tara i just love the smell of steak..and jump into it!!!