pig grease....drool.
Although the Muslims have something against it, my religion is all about pig eatin!
Most religious and cultural prohibitions on food stem from there not being effective ways to cure or store certain meats. Since veggies and fruits and grains don't go bad per se, I think there few religions with restrictions on these.
Other religious food restrictions were imposed by invading religions on the native folks. For instance, the Frankish tribes ate horse ritually (to honor Sleipnir, Odin's 8-legged steed), and the Christians forbade the eating of horse because of this heathen practice. As you know, France has never been the same, but horse is sometimes still eaten there.
Oh, and there were some khuks in a movie in India, i bet (He sez, Trying to bring the thread back into line).
Keith