Im aware that pigs/boars eat whatever, does this affect the meat we eat in any way?
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This is why two of the three religions Abrahamic religions, Islam and Judaism, codified prohibitions against eating pork. These religious prohibitions still stand today for faithful people of either religion, but they no longer have any basis in science for the rest of us: pork is perfectly safe to eat, so long as it’s either correctly cooked or correctly dried (think Iberian ham from Spain or Prosciutto ham from Italy, for instance).
This is why two of the three religions Abrahamic religions, Islam and Judaism, codified prohibitions against eating pork. These religious prohibitions still stand today for faithful people of either religion, but they no longer have any basis in science for the rest of us: pork is perfectly safe to eat, so long as it’s either correctly cooked or correctly dried (think Iberian ham from Spain or Prosciutto ham from Italy, for instance.
Incidentally, religious prohibitions, notably in Judaism, against eating lobster or shrimp stem from the same reasons: 1/ seafood quickly turns bad and dangerous to eat when unrefrigerated and 2/ lobsters and shrimp are omnivores that anything they find at the bottom of the ocean, and notably dead stuff.
a lot of people’s customs today came from that imaginary friend, still it depends on which imaginary friend you were introduced to
Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
Mark 5:9-13
The whole of the story is 1-20 iirc
1) Pork used to have parasites because of the way they used to raise the pigs, but now days it’s alot cleaner.
#2) the jews were forbidden to eat pork, probably because of the same reason, but I’m not 100% on that.
#3) pigs like mud and people simply associate that with being unclean.
yes, it does!! some pig farms have 3 “levels” of pig feeding areas. the floors are made from grates (aka stuff can pass through) and they will often only “feed” the top floor. (from a pal who worked at several farms when she was younger)
anecdotally, i had clinicals on a kidney/liver/GI floor at a hospital in NC and several of the older nurses noted that they had a LOT of folks come in from eastern NC with lots of GI issues and they saw a notable correlation with folks who consumed a ton of pig products (usually bc they worked in some part of the pork production process.
and, you can taste the difference. spain has a fancy meat called Iberico ham and its from pigs that mostly eat hazelnuts and it will ruin american pork for you. even when an american company uses the same recipe, the taste and quality of the meat is so different. (i acknowledge that this last one is “i sPeNt a sEmEsTeR in BaRcElOnA” and i accept it!)
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