 Outside of the Indian subcontinent, "curry" may also be used to describe the various unrelated native dishes of Island Southeast Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia, and Oceania which use coconut milk or spice pastes and are commonly eaten over rice (like the Filipino "ginataan" and Thai "gaeng" class of dishes).Dishes called 'curry' may contain fish, meat, poultry, or shellfish, either alone or in combination with vegetables.Additionally, many instead are entirely vegetarian, eaten especially among those who hold ethical or religious proscriptions against eating meat or seafood.