specific foods and beverages in conformity with various religious, cultural, legal or other societal prohibitions. Many of these prohibitions constitute...

sawm, when worshippers have to abstain from food, drink, sexual activity, and immoral behavior between dawn and dusk. After dusk, Muslims break their fast...

consumption of certain foods is prohibited, in the belief that it could cause major diseases, particularly leprosy. These prohibitions can vary individually...

live cattle; in the markets there are no butchers' shops and no dealers in intoxicating drink. — Faxian, Chinese pilgrim to India (4th/5th century CE)...

Food Act 1981 Food Labelling and Advertising Law Food and drink prohibitions Food safety Food security "Certifying organization information". Retrieved...

and for gathering food. The abdomen includes pleopods (also known as swimmerets), used for swimming, as well as the tail fan, composed of uropods and...

Poaching is a cooking technique that involves heating food submerged in a liquid, such as water, milk, stock or wine. Poaching is differentiated from the...

(Jamaica), Haitian cuisine, Dominican cuisine and Ecuadorian. Cabrito, which is baby goat, is a very typical food of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico; in Italy...

between halal and kosher dietary laws Food and drink prohibitions – Prohibitions related to foods and drinks Halal – Islamic term for "permissible" things Hechsher –...

meat was eaten when other food was rationed during the Second World War and remains associated with wartime shortages and poverty. This was parodied...

flesh of mackerel spoils quickly, especially in the tropics, and can cause scombroid food poisoning. Accordingly, it should be eaten on the day of capture...

liver of mammals, fowl, and fish is commonly eaten as food by humans (see offal). Pork, lamb, veal, beef, chicken, goose, and cod livers are widely available...

converting food into energy. Also, sardines are high in the major minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, potassium, and some trace minerals such as iron and selenium...

braiser) is a combination-cooking method that uses both wet and dry heats: typically, the food is first browned at a high temperature, then simmered in a...

consumer purchase in specialty food stores, some grocery stores, and can also be mail ordered. Some U.S. companies process and market alligator meat derived...

traditional food throughout Western Mexico and describes it as good to eat when properly prepared. Iguana meat is legal in the United States of America and several...

Food and Drink. Oxford University Press. pp. 351–2. ISBN 978-0-19-964024-9. "Chinese peasants had already mastered the richly varied environment and knew...

and smarter than the doctors." Religion portal Food portal Food and drink prohibitions Islamic dietary laws Jewish dietary laws Kosher Kosher foods Pigbel...

is a popular food fish in Australia, usually caught and sold as a byproduct by tuna and swordfish commercial fishing operators. Japan and Hawaii are significant...

below the professed standard under which it is sold B.-In the case of food or drink: * If any substance or substances has or have been mixed with it as...

popularity and low prices, in recent years the production of venison has surpassed demand, and is therefore often used in production of animal food. New Zealand...

annual festival held to drink the fresh blood of yak in the belief that it cures varieties of diseases such as gastritis, jaundice and body strain. The fresh...

Curing is any of various food preservation and flavoring processes of foods such as meat, fish and vegetables, by the addition of salt, with the aim of...

reports and are still widely reported in the popular literature. Found in warm seas, the tuna is commercially fished extensively as a food fish, and is popular...

Oller, David. "Incense Making". Retrieved 2013-08-02. Incense in India Panchagavya Panchamrita Prasada Sacred food as offering Food and drink prohibitions...

Engraulidae that are used as human food and fish bait. There are 144 species in 17 genera found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovies are...

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rodents. It is a food that, while taboo in some cultures, is a dietary staple in others. Taboos include fears of disease or religious prohibition, but in many...

of meat animals Taboo food and drink David Taylor; Daphne Negus; Dave King; Jane Burton (1989). The Ultimate Cat Book. Simon and Schuster. pp. 9–. ISBN 978-0-671-68649-9...

for its soft, delicate and sweet flavor. Crab meat is low in fat and provides approximately 340 kilojoules (82 kcal) of food energy per 85-gram (3 oz)...