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Boar taint. Boar taint is the offensive odor or taste that can be evident during the cooking or eating of pork or pork products derived from non-castrated male pigs once they reach puberty. Boar taint is found in around 20% of entire male finishing pigs. Skatole may also be detected in gilts, but this is linked with fecal contamination of the skin.
Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork. The pig is considered an unclean animal as food in Judaism and Islam, and parts of Christianity. Pork is a food taboo among Jews, Muslims, and some Christian denominations. Swine were prohibited in ancient Syria [1] and Phoenicia, [2] and the pig and its flesh represented a taboo observed ...
The spoilage of meat occurs, if the meat is untreated, in a matter of hours or days and results in the meat becoming unappetizing, poisonous, or infectious. Spoilage is caused by the practically unavoidable infection and subsequent decomposition of meat by bacteria and fungi, which are borne by the animal itself, by the people handling the meat ...
Trichinosis, also known as trichinellosis, is a parasitic disease caused by roundworms of the Trichinella type. [1] During the initial infection, invasion of the intestines can result in diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. [1] Migration of larvae to muscle, which occurs about a week after being infected, can cause swelling of the face ...
Gorditas. These thick corn tortillas can be stuffed with just about anything, but we particularly love the flavor of pulled pork mixed with the salsa verde. Then, top it off with queso fresco ...
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]
Cunda Kammāraputta was a smith who gave Gautama Buddha his last meal as an offering while he visited his mango grove in Pāvā on his way to Kuśīnagara. Shortly after having Cunda's meal, the Buddha suffered from fatal dysentery. [1] [2] [non-primary source needed] [note 1] The condition could have been Clostridial necrotizing enteritis due ...
The general dietary restrictions specified for Christians in the New Testament are to "abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from meat of strangled animals". [1] [2] Some Christian denominations forbid certain foods during periods of fasting, which in some cases may cover half the year and may exclude meat, fish, dairy products ...