Vedic offerings primarily consisted of plant and dairy products, such as ghee, honey, soma (an intoxicating plant juice), milk, yogurt and grain.According to Vedacharya Vamadeva Shastri in his book, Eating of Meat and Beef in the Hindu Tradition: Animal sacrifice (pashu bandhu) is outlined in several Vedic texts as one of many different possible offerings, not as the main offering.