GEO 509 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lodoicea, Avocado, Mahatma Gandhi
17 Apr 2016
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Judiasim-kosher (refers to way animals are slaughtered) (cant combine meat and milk) (cant eat pork) Islam- can"t eat pork, diet is central to muslim way of life, eat halal (halal translates to lawful ), cant have gelain. Central to eaing pracice is purity of food. Need to keep food away from anything that might pollute it. Food can be polluted by excessive contact by non romani, by pregnancy, by women on their period, have to wash hands (not in same sink where u wash vessels) In order to prevent women from deiling food, beter to let men prepare it. Minimize contact with non romani, therefore usually buy in bulk (ex. During romani feast, encourage paper and plasic plate. Connecion between food and sexuality because of how food appears. Took 150 years for banana to be accepted as part o diet in britain (wouldn"t be allowed to eat banana in public)
