Here is an exhaustive list of non-vegetarian items served in restaurants.
It may prove useful to those who want to ensure they never consume
anything that was once a living creature.
Non-Veg on Menu Cards
Below is an exhaustive list of non-vegetarian items served in restaurants.
The list should prove useful to those who want to make sure that they never consume anything that was once a living creature.
What it says
What it means
Aflatoon
Mithai containing eggs and khoya
Anchovy/Hamsi
A small fish like the herring
Ants
Insects
Aquatic Food
Flesh of fish/meen and marine creatures like that of abalone, albacore, anchovy/golden anchovy/Hamsi/mandeli, barramundi/chanak, bhaja, bhetki, bhing, Black Tiger shrimp, Bombay duck/sookha bomil, butter fish, carp/rohu, catfish, cod, codfish, crab/kurlya, crayfish, croaker, cuttle fish, eel/unagi, fugu, garfish/green-bones, fish maws, ghole, haddock, halibut/surmai, hamachi, herring, hilsa/ilish macher, John Dory/St Pierre/zeus, katla, kingfish, kipper, krill/okiami, ladyfish/kane, langoustines, lobster, maccher jhol, mackerel, mirigil, mollusc (clam/mussels/seep/kallumakai/kayurumakai /shellfish/tisriyo), mrugal, mud fish, mullets/dhodhiyare, octopus, oyster/seep/kalwa, pallo, palu, pala, pike, pomfret/bangda, pearl spot/karimeen, pollock, prawns/jhinga/kolambi, ravas/halwa, pud, ray fish, ribbon fish, rock fish, salmon, sardine, scad, scallops, scampi, sea asparagus, sea bass/gobra, sea cucumber/sea slug/trepang/gamat/bêche de mer, sea urchin, salmon, seer-fish, shad, shark/sora/saur/mori, shrimp, snapper, snail, sole/lep, squid, swordfish, telio, tilapia, tiger prawns, trout, tuna/choora/gedar, turbot, turtles, vannamei/white shrimp, whitefish, yellowfin, yellowtail fish
Asipenser/Imperial/ Royal/Sturgeon Golden Caviar
A variety of caviar
Aspic/Aspic Jelly
Derived from meat and fish
Assiette
Cold cuts of meat
Bacon
Sides and back of the pig, cured and smoked
Baloney
Cheek of cattle as sausage
Banger
A sausage
Beef
Meat of cattle/bovines: adult cow, bull, ox, steer, including buffalo Cuts of beef are called: Biltong, Brisket, Chuck, Flank, Fore, Jerky, Loin, Rib, Round, Rump, Shank, Short, Short Plate, Sirloin, Tail and Tip
Beluga
A variety of caviar
Bhunni
Dish made from goat’s liver, stomach, intestines and blood
Beondegi
Silkworm chrysalis/pupa
Bird’s Nest Soup/Yanwo
Made from the nest of the Swift bird constructed with its saliva
Bisque Soup
Made from shell fish
Biltong
Cured/dried thick strips of meat (rump and tongue) such as beef, game, ostrich, shark, venison, chicken, fish
Bivalve Molluscs
Clams, Mussels, Scallops and Oysters
Black/Blood Pudding
Made by cooking animal blood till it is thick enough to congeal when cool
Black Ivory
Elephant coffee
Bombay Duck/Sookha Bomil
A fish found in Indian waters which is dried
Brain/Magaz/Bheja
Animal brain, mostly of sheep
Bonito Flakes
Derived from a type of mackerel and used in macrobiotic foods
Bosin-Tang
Korean soup containing dog meat
Bratwurst
Sausage made from pork, veal or beef
Broiler
Chicken meat
Broth
Clear soup made from meat and bones
Bush-meat
Meat of killed wild animals particularly primates, ungulates, rodents and birds
cà phê Chồn
Weasel coffee
Carabeef
Buffalo meat
Cabrito
Kid or young goat’s meat
Carpaccio
Pounded, thin, raw slices of meat or fish (beef, veal, venison, salmon or tuna)
Caterpillars
Worms
Caviar
Salted roe (eggs) of the sturgeon fish
Cawl
Welsh stew with lamb and leek
Ceviche
Marinated raw fish/seafood
Chaprah
Ant chutney of Chhattisgarh
Cheese
Could be of animal rennet (imported)
Chevon
Mutton or meat of adult goat
Chitterlings
Intestines of ox, calf, or pig
Chop
A slice of meat like lamb, pork, veal
Chorizo
A spicy pork sausage
Cockles
Saltwater clams
Compote
Game meat which is cooked slowly. (Also, a preparation of fruits simmered in sugar syrup.)
Cracklings
The browned, crisp rind or roast pork
Crickets
Insects
Currywurst
Pork sausage seasoned with curry ketchup
Daube
Braised meat stew
Dak Dong Jip
Chicken anus with chillies and onions
Doh Khileh
Pork and onion salad garnished with pig brain
Dripping
Fat that drips from roasting meat
Drumstick
Fowl’s leg. (Also a vegetable.)
Egg
Bird’s unborn offspring within shell
Eri polu
Animals Cry can be viewed on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TyvLNvWQUM
Page last updated on 05/09/23