India has a diverse food culture and while that means more variety, it also means more conflict. Food has long been a source and means of several conflicts over the years, the biggest examples being rampant cases of mob lynchings in various parts of the country. The food wars have firm roots in tradition and misconceptions and in modern times, political agenda. While conflicts related to the consumption of beef continue in India, there is a whole separate population in Germany that's taking the issue up overseas. Recently, Germany saw protests against the serving of beef.

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The Indian Consulate in Germany holds an Indian Festival annually. This year's festival stirred up a controversy as people began to show up to protest against a food stall that was serving beef. A stall set-up by Kerela Samajam offering Kerala style food had Beef Porotta on the menu. This sent a few North Indian visitors in an uproar since the consumption of beef is prohibited in many Hindu subcultures. Kaumudi Times reported that several North Indian festival-goers gathered together and protested in favor of shutting down the stall. Under crowd pressure, the Indian consulate was forced to ask Kerala Samajam to shut the stall. It's a classic example of regressive beliefs taking precedence over reason because if we're being reasonable, India's cow protecting acts (official and unofficial) don't apply in any other country.

More importantly, Indians can't protest within a legal framework that doesn't recognize food related communal tension. This is precisely what the authorities pointed out later. Some event-goers took the case to the police who reported stated that it isn't their country to protest in. German authorities made it clear that they don't have any qualms about food choices and don't mind what people eat. The protest was then wrapped up.

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The ideological differences between Indians are jarring as it is, taking the issue to a foreign government just takes the 'beef' (pun intended) to a whole new level. The Malayali community in Germany heavily critiqued the actions of the North Indian community after the incident.