Jain Food in Train

With unique vegetarianism, Jain followers have been facing a major problem ordering Jain food in train . The Jain cuisine is completely vegan and excludes  consumption of food items which are produced buried under the earth such as  onion, brinjal, garlic etc. Such food is very much sattvic. As per Jain texts, a sravaska (householder) shouldn’t consume wine, flesh, honey and five  udumbara fruits (Gular, Anjeera, Banyan, Peepal & Pakar). What’s the rationale behind non-consumption of all the aforementioned items? Root vegetables are basically storage organs of the plants and are specifically  modified for storage of energy or water. Such underground areas help in the  survival of many living organisms present surrounding such roots. Here are 8 things one should care about while ordering Jain food in train : Raw Food Items : Avoid consuming anything raw from food vendors as  they might contain traces of earthed food items which are prohibited i...