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  2. Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork - Wikipedia

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    However, Seventh-day Adventists consider pork unclean according to biblical law, along with other foods forbidden by Jewish law. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the Eritrean Orthodox Church [6] do not prohibit pork consumption on a religious basis but generally avoid it on basis of tradition. [7] Hebrew Roots Movement adherents do not consume ...

  3. Unclean animal - Wikipedia

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    However, the precise identity of the unclean birds is a matter of contention in traditional Jewish texts. It is therefore common to eat only birds with a clear masorah (tradition) of being kosher in at least one Jewish community, such as domestic fowl. Leviticus 11 lists the non-kosher flying creatures. [14]

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

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    In a medieval British text, a woman explains that she won't serve pork because pigs "eat human shit in the streets." Pigs also dined on human flesh, which was available because executed prisoners ...

  5. Ethics of eating meat - Wikipedia

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    [73] [74] Jay Bost, an agroecologist and winner of The New York Times ' essay contest on the ethics of eating meat, supports meat consumption, arguing that "eating meat raised in specific circumstances is ethical; eating meat raised in other circumstances is unethical" in regard to environmental usage. He proposes that if "ethical is defined as ...

  6. New Year's traditions and superstitions: What to do, eat for ...

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    Noodles, pork, whole fish and pomegranate seeds can also bring you luck in the new year. Grapes and lentils aren't the only things you can eat to bring good fortune to 2025.

  7. It's Considered Extremely Unlucky To Eat These Foods ... - AOL

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    Alternatively, eating pork is supposed to inspire progress throughout the year to come, both because of a pig's girthy size (mmm, prosperity) and the fact that they root forward. Pork is often ...

  8. Boar taint - Wikipedia

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    Boar taint is caused by the accumulation of two compounds – androstenone and skatole – in the fat of male pigs. Androstenone (a male pheromone) is produced in the testes as male pigs reach puberty and gives the meat a urine or sweat flavour, while skatole (a byproduct of intestinal bacteria, or bacterial metabolite of the amino acid tryptophan) is produced in both male and female pigs and ...

  9. Blood as food - Wikipedia

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    Blood as food is the usage of blood in food, religiously and culturally.Many cultures consume blood, often in combination with meat.The blood may be in the form of blood sausage, as a thickener for sauces, a cured salted form for times of food scarcity, or in a blood soup. [1]