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Every culture drew a line on the plate: this, you do not eat.

Seven food taboos — the rules differ, but the instinct to draw a line is universal.

Cover — every culture drew a line on the plate: this, you do not eat.
Kashrut — Jewish dietary law, separating meat and milk
Halal — Islamic dietary law
The sacred cow — reverence for cattle in Hinduism
The Jain diet — no root vegetables
The Buddhist diet
Ancient Nile food taboos
Ital — the Rastafari diet of natural, living food
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Kosher separates meat and milk. Jain monks won't eat a root — pulling it kills the plant. Hindus revere the cow. Rastafari eat only what is natural and alive — Ital. The rules differ. The instinct is universal.