The Ban on Beef

So beef was banned recently, wasn't it? At least in the state of Maharashtra, in India, it was. People went crazy. There was chaos in everyone's mind. The act was passed ages ago but the law came in effect completely out of the blue, banning the consumption, possession and thereby sale of cow, bull, ox and buffalo products leaving aside water buffalo meat. We all know how tough water buffalo meat is but somehow, when the craving gets intense, that's the only thing we can run to now. Anyway, my point being, was it justified to ban it? Hell no. Everyone should be given an option to choose. I am a frequent red meat eater. However, there are people who would've eaten beef only once in a lifetime, loved it and yet never touched it since, who still mourn about this ban. There are people who even criticise this category of people. To the critics I say, they aren't mourning about it just because everyone is. They might not have eaten beef the way you and I used to. But they always knew that if they wanted, they could at any time because it was always there. Now, that security has been taken away from all of us and the thirst for medium rare bloody goodness grows. A handful of us now know the places which serve the real stuff off the menu and will die to keep it a secret. I suggest you start looking around too. For people who don't crave it as much, places like Salt Water Cafe, Smoke House Deli, Indigo, and the like are the ideal places you could visit to satisfy your meat appetite.You know how, whenever a new drug enters the city, word spreads fast, like the recent entry of meow meow. I'm waiting for the day it happens with beef and I shall be forced into walking down a creepy, dark alleyway or venture into a small village ( what we call jhopadpati) in the city, whisper the words 'beef. 2 steaks' , drop the money, pick up the stash and leave as quickly and quietly as I got in. I would go home and cook it medium rare, have one steak with creamy, buttery mashed potatoes and the other in a brioche bun with a fried egg on it and two slices of sharp cheddar, and yes, I would finish that entire meal by myself. Oh but that's all a dream for the future. The real question is how we will survive till that dream comes true.