Food taboo | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-13

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Food taboo


00:02:01 1 Causes
00:05:22 2 Prohibited foods
00:05:32 2.1 Amphibians
00:06:36 2.2 Bats
00:06:54 2.3 Bears
00:07:13 2.4 Birds
00:08:52 2.5 Camels
00:09:45 2.6 Cats
00:13:14 2.7 Cattle
00:15:49 2.8 Chewing gum
00:16:17 2.9 Crustaceans and other seafood
00:16:55 2.10 Dairy products
00:17:22 2.11 Dogs
00:20:00 2.12 Eggs
00:20:30 2.13 Elephants
00:20:50 2.14 Fish
00:24:14 2.15 Animal Fetuses
00:24:46 2.16 Fungi and plants
00:26:17 2.17 Guinea pig and related rodents
00:27:22 2.18 Horses and other equines
00:30:38 2.19 Humans
00:32:11 2.20 Insects
00:33:21 2.21 Kangaroo
00:33:44 2.22 Lettuce
00:33:56 2.23 Living animals
00:35:11 2.24 Monkey
00:35:56 2.25 Offal
00:37:51 2.26 Pigs/pork
00:40:13 2.27 Poppy seed
00:40:34 2.28 Rabbit
00:41:09 2.29 Rats and mice
00:43:25 2.30 Reptiles
00:43:49 2.31 Snails
00:44:06 2.32 Vegetables
00:46:55 2.33 Whales
00:47:24 3 Prohibited drinks
00:47:34 3.1 Alcohol
00:48:55 3.2 Blood
00:50:33 3.3 Coffee and tea
00:51:36 3.4 Human breast milk
00:51:54 4 See also



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SUMMARY
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Some people abstain from consuming various foods and beverages in conformity with various religious, cultural, legal or other societal prohibitions. Many of these prohibitions constitute taboos. Many food taboos and other prohibitions forbid the meat of a particular animal, including mammals, rodents, reptiles, amphibians, fish, molluscs, crustaceans and insects, which may relate to a disgust response being more often associated with meats than plant-based foods. Some prohibitions are specific to a particular part or excretion of an animal, while others forgo the consumption of plants or fungi.
Food prohibitions can be defined as rules, codified by religion or otherwise, about which foods, or combinations of foods, may not be eaten and how animals are to be slaughtered or prepared. The origins of these prohibitions are varied. In some cases, they are thought to be a result of health considerations or other practical reasons; in others, they relate to human symbolic systems.Some foods may be prohibited during certain religious periods (e.g., Lent), at certain stages of life (e.g., pregnancy), or to certain classes of people (e.g., priests), even though the food is otherwise permitted. On a comparative basis food taboos seem to make no sense at all as what may be declared unfit for one group may be perfectly acceptable to another. Whether scientifically correct or not, often food taboos are meant to protect the human individual, but there are numerous other reasons for their existence. An ecological or medical background is apparent in many, including some that are seen as religious or spiritual in origin. Food taboos can help utilizing a resource more efficiently, but when applied to only a subsection of the community, a food taboo can also lead to the monopolization of a food item by those exempted. A food taboo acknowledged by a particular group or tribe as part of their ways, aids in the cohesion of the group, helps that particular group to stand out and maintain its identity in the face of others and therefore creates a feeling of "belonging".