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  2. Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork - Wikipedia

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    The pig tended to be regarded as a dangerously liminal animal. With the feet of a cud-eater, the diet of a scavenger, the habits of a dirt-dweller and the cunning of a human, it exhibited an unsettling combination of characteristics, rendering it culturally inedible for some (but not all) southern Levantine peoples, for whom pigs were often associated with the underworld or malevolent ...

  3. Food and drink prohibitions - Wikipedia

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    While pork alternatives (for example, by Impossible Foods) do not contain actual pork meat, some conservative religious groups, such as in Islam or Judaism regard it as forbidden, similar to its meat-based counterpart as it is the said haram or non-kosher product the pork alternative is trying to mimic and present. In addition, stricter rabbi ...

  4. Why some cultures think pork is gross and others think it's ...

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    In some cultures, it's a mealtime staple; in others, it's considered so unclean that there are entire dietary laws and rituals governing what to do if a plate comes into contact with a piece of bacon.

  5. Unclean animal - Wikipedia

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    Adventists are known for presenting a "health message" that advocates vegetarianism and expects adherence to the kosher laws, [27] particularly the consumption of kosher foods described in Leviticus 11, meaning abstinence from pork, shellfish, and other animals proscribed as "unclean".

  6. Pork - Wikipedia

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    Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the pig (Sus domesticus). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, [1] with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE. [2] Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; curing extends the shelf life of pork products. Ham, gammon, bacon, and pork sausage are examples of preserved pork.

  7. Cuchifritos - Wikipedia

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    Cuchifritos (Spanish pronunciation: [kutʃiˈfɾitos]) or cochifritos refers to various fried foods prepared principally of pork [1] in Spanish and Puerto Rican cuisine. In Spain, cuchifritos are a typical dish from Segovia in Castile. The dish consists of pork meat fried in olive oil and garlic and served hot.

  8. Botifarra - Wikipedia

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    Botifarra (Spanish: butifarra; French: boutifarre) is a type of sausage and one of the most important dishes of the Catalan cuisine. Botifarra is based on ancient recipes, either the Roman sausage botulu or the lucanica, made of raw pork and spices, with variants today in Italy and in the Portuguese and Brazilian linguiça. [citation needed]

  9. Spanish autos, pork in Beijing's sights with PM Sanchez ... - AOL

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    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, with the EU and China on the verge of a trade war and Beijing preparing to hit back at Spanish ...