Normally veg - and should be produced withour harming anything. ITs all to do with karma..

Please refer to my above answer.

There's no such thing. Though it's a fairly common misconception that Buddhists are vegetarian. The Buddha specifically stated that vegetarianism should not be mandatory for Buddhists. Buddhist monks and nuns in particular are forbidden to refuse food honestly offered to them, whether meat or not. The one person who did claim that all Buddhists should be vegetarian, was his cousin - Devadatta, who later tried to assassinate the Buddha. Go figure. Most Buddhists are not vegetarian and there is no requirement that they eat any sort of special diet. You will find that some Mahayana Buddhist monasteries for example and one or two teachers are primarily vegetarian but you will also find that Buddhist monks and nuns are as likely to eat a burger as anything vegetarian. As an example, here's an incident that occurred with one of the most famous Buddhist teachers of modern time - Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki Roshi: Shunryu Suzuki once went with a student to a diner in San Francisco. The student was a devout vegetarian, and the only thing on the menu without meat was a grilled cheese. He ordered that, and Suzuki Roshi ordered a hamburger. When their food came, Roshi reached across the table, snagged his student's grilled cheese, and switched their plates. The student was forced to eat the burger. Roshi's point was clear: stop holding on so tightly to your beliefs and ideals.

A Buddhist who is in deed but not necessarily in name would definitely be a vegetarian. A Buddhist who is in name only but not in deed does little in progress, and might intentionally or unintentionally spread falsehoods in favour of meat eating which in turn implies that cold blooded slaughtering of animals is an acceptable act by Buddhist to indulge and corrupt in their senses. This is 180 degree from being Buddhist. 1) The forced slaughter of an animal involves unlawfully* (not human but natural karmic law)* robbing a life not willing to die or suffer the pain for your meal. 2) The slaughtering involves unspeakable pain intentionally inflicted to force death. Buddhist are not supposed rob but instead to give; Buddhist are supposed to remove or alleviate other's pain, how much less to intentionally directly or indirectly inflict unspeakable pain onto a defenseless sentient being for the indulgence and corruption of one's own senses? Surely this is Anti-Buddhist without much camouflage. This is not some profound philosophy one has to analyse or debate over; this is the simple brutal truth a Buddhist should never be involved in. Eating meat for many people is easy as it is leading down the path of least resistance, as well as leading a person closer to one of the three evil realms of existence (ie, animals, hungry ghosts and hell). Abstaining from meat requires discipline (at first only) and a deep compassion with genuine respect for all sentient beings; and it's also the path leading away from the three evil realms of existence. So if one were to spread to people that Buddhists can eat meat, this will carry dangerous and indefinitely heavy karmic consequences because as the ages passes and Buddhism turn into a meat-eating religion in the future. The only outcome is more added violence and pain in this world for sentient beings that fall victim and be eaten. Is this the work of an enlightened Buddhist wanting to add more pain onto other helpless sentient beings? Isn't the world already slaughtering itself to global destruction with 18% CO2 equivalent of carbon emission due to the slaughtering of animals alone, according to a UN report. Is this the will of a Buddhist with a genuine heart to work to reduce as much pain and violence to all sentient beings living in this world? Is this the path leading closer to the three evil realms of existence (ie, animals, hungry ghosts and hell) or closer to nirvana? Most Buddhists are intelligent enough to answer this for themselves and will not tread the wrong path. Please refer also to my answer on a similar question for a more complete view of this topic: http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/5488241 "If on the one hand, we chant the [Mani] mantra and on the other hand, we eat the meat of another sentient being, then our words and actions do not tally with one another." - Drubwang Rinpoche "One of the greatest obstacles to the birth of Bodhicitta in our minds is our craving for meat." - Shabkar In his final years, the late great His Eminence Drubwang Konchok Norbu Rinpoche (1921-2007) repeatedly touched upon two teachings in his talks during the popular Mani retreats that he held. The first is the urgency of upholding the Mani mantra (Om Mani Padme Hung), and the second is the urgency of abstaining from eating meat. At first glance, these seem to be unrelated subjects. However, they are closely linked indeed. The Mani mantra, if chanted well, invokes one's compassion. The more it is invoked, the more perfectly all-encompassing it becomes. It would include compassion for all animals too. More on Drubwang Rinpoche http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=9,5668,0,0,1,0 From the late Drubwang Rinpoche:

Perhaps quotes below from the Buddha Himself and other enlightened ones answer this question better than all unenlightened mortal being's answers: A state that is not pleasing or delightful to me, how could I inflict that upon another? ~ Samyutta Nikaya v. 353 All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill. ~ Shakyamuni Buddha, Dhammapada One is not a great one because one defeats or harms other living beings. One is so-called because one REFRAINS FROM DEFEATING OR HARMING OTHER LIVING BEINGS. ~ Shakyamuni Buddha, Dhammapada Hurt not others with that which pains you yourself. ~ Buddhist Sutra Udanavarga 5,18 At the openings of ant hills, please have trustworthy men always put food and water, sugar and piles of grain. ~ Nagarjuna, Precious Garland, 249 - 50 All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas essentially practice the principle of great compassion. The suffering of living beings brings forth their great compassion. From this great compassion emerges the great wisdom, and with this great wisdom, they attain the ultimate enlightenment. ~ Shakyamuni Buddha, Avatamsaka Sutra People who eat meat will fall into the horrible paths of transmigration and suffer boundless pain. People who eat meat will never succeed in getting any blessing or merit that they pray for. Meat-eaters cause the celestial beings to avoid them and other sentient beings to be afraid of them. ~ Shakyamuni Buddha, Surangama Sutra Kasyapa asked the Buddha: "Why did the Lord previously allow Bhiksus to eat the 'three pure meats' or even 'nine pure meats'?" The Buddha said, "It was so instituted following the need of the occasion, and as gradual steps in the actual segregation from eating meat." ~ Shakyamuni Buddha, Nirvana Sutra All the saints abhorred eating blood or flesh…. Celestial beings never go near people who eat meat as their mouth always has a foul smell…. Meat is not good, meat is unclean; meat eating generates evils and destroys merits and blessings. All the saints denounce eating meat! ~ Shakyamuni Buddha, Lankavatara Sutra I forbid all meat eating, regardless of whether the animal dies naturally or is killed. I have never allowed my disciples to eat meat, and I will not allow in the present or future. ~ Shakyamuni Buddha, Lankavatara Sutra All sentient beings came from the same origin. Through myriad reincarnations, all sentient beings have been relatives of each other. How can we eat the meat of our relatives? ~ Shakyamuni Buddha, Lankavatara Sutra People who eat meat are destroying the great merciful seed of their own Buddha nature, and any sentient beings seeing them would leave them. Therefore, all Bodhisattvas (spiritual practitioners) must refrain from eating the flesh of any sentient beings, as this will incur boundless sin. ~ Shakyamuni Buddha, Brahmajala Sutra

"Buddhist cuisine is an East Asian cuisine which is followed by some believers of Buddhism. It is primarily vegetarian, in order to keep with the general Buddhist precept of ahimsa (non-violence). Vegetarian cuisine is known as zhāicài ("(Buddhist) vegetarian food") in China, shōjin ryōri ("devotion cuisine") in Japan, sachal eumsik ("temple food") in Korea and by other names in many countries." "Buddhism and vegetarianism: Buddhism, along with Jainism, recognizes that even eating vegetables could contribute to the indirect killing of living beings because animal life is destroyed by tilling the soil or the use of pesticides. Jainism consequently considers death by starvation as the ultimate practice of non-violence, while Buddhism considers extreme self-mortification to be undesirable for attaining enlightenment. Both Mahayana and Theravada thinking is that eating meat in and of itself does not constitute a violation of the Five Precepts which prohibit one from directly harming life. However, when monks and nuns who follow the Theravadan way feed themselves by alms, they must eat whatever leftover foods which are given to them, including meat. (The Pali/Sanskrit term for monks and nuns means one who seek alms.) The exception to this alms rule is when monks and nuns have seen, heard or known that animal(s) have been specifically killed to feed the alm seeker, in which case, consumption of such meat would be karmically negative. This is also followed by lay Buddhists; and is known as the consumption of the 'triply-clean meat' (三净肉 sanjingrou). On the other hand, when lay communities specifically purchase meat for consumption of monks and nuns, the permissibility of meat eating differ among Buddhist sects. The Theravada Pali Canon records instances of Buddha eating meat which were specifically purchased for Buddha. This act was deliberately performed by the Buddha to demonstrate that if need be, a Buddhist can bend the rules in times of emergency or inconvenience. Obstinately observing vegetarianism or Buddhist rules in times when you cannot, conflicts with Mahayana philosophy because obstinacy or attachment for anything, is considered to be 'stubbornness' (执著 zhizhuo) which will become an obstacle to nirvana or enlightenment. However even then, if one undertakes a vow to be a Buddhist vegetarian, one is expected to follow this vow until it is humanly impossible to continue one's vegetarian diet. Acceptance of authenticity of the Pali Sutras differ within Mahayana sects and Mahayana sutras do not record Buddha eating meat. While no Mahayana sects consider Pali sutras to be inauthentic, Chinese Buddhist sects tend to consider this particular part of writing in Pali sutras to be false. Japanese Buddhist sects generally accept that Buddha ate meat. Still, both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhists consider that one may practice vegetarianism as part of cultivating Bodhisattvas's paramita. Since Mahayana Buddhists recognise the consumption of meat to be cruel and devoid of compassion, some Mahayana Buddhists are vegetarians. Numbers of Mahayana sutra record Buddha praising the virtue of avoiding meat. However, Tibetan Buddhism believes that tantric practice makes vegetarianism unnecessary. All Japanese Kamakura sects of Buddhism (Zen, Nichiren, Jodo) have relaxed Mahayana vinaya, and as a consequence, do not practice vegetarianism but rather pescetarianism. Chinese Buddhism and part of Korean Buddhism strictly adhere to vegetarianism." "Buddhism and other food considerations: East Asian "Buddhist" cuisine differ from Western vegetarian cuisine in one aspect, that is avoidance of killing plant life. Buddhist vinaya for monks and nuns prohibit harming of plant. Therefore, strictly speaking, no root vegetables (such as potatoes, carrots or onion) are to be used as this will result in death of vegetables. Instead, vegetables such as beans or fruits are used. However, this stricter version of diet is often practiced only on special occasion. Some Mahayana Buddhists in China and Vietnam specifically avoid eating strong-smelling plants, traditionally garlic, Allium chinense, asafoetida, shallot, and Allium victorialis (victory onion or mountain leek), and refer to these as 五荤 'Five Acrid And Strong Smelling Vegetables' or 五辛 'Five Spices' as they tend to excite senses. This is based on teachings found in the Brahma Net Sutra, the Surangama Sutra and the Lankavatara Sutra (chapter 8). In modern times this rule is often interpreted to include other vegetables of the onion genus, as well as coriander. The food that a strict Buddhist takes, even if he/she is not a vegetarian, is also specific. For many Chinese Buddhists, beef and the consumption of large animals and exotic species is avoided. Then there would be the aforementioned sanjingrou rule. One restriction on food that is not known to many is the abstinence from eating animal innards and organs. This is known as 下水 (xiashui), and is not to be confused with the term for sewage. Alcohol and/or other drugs are also avoided by many Buddhists because of their effects on the mind and "mindfulness". It is part of the Five Precepts which dictate that one is not to consume "addictive materials". The definition of "addictive" depends on each individual but most Buddhists consider alcohol,tobacco and contraband drugs to be addictive." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cuisine Further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_vegetarianism

Cheeseburgers, biggie fries and diet Coke

Hot dogs! They invariably order "one with everything"....;-D....