Many religions have restrictions on how or what people can eat some examples are:

ISLAM

• no Pork

• Gelatine which is not halal

• Meat not slaughtered in the certin Islamic way

• Meat coming from a lawful animal which died before slaughter

• Blood

• Any food or drink with alcohol

 

SHINTO

• no meat 

• most dishes use mochi and soba

• very natural food 

 

BUDDHISM

• non meat

• lactoste is aloud

• no solids after noon (12am)

 

Halal

Meat that has been slaughterd a specific way based on islamic law .The word halal means in arabic  permissible. The animal has to be alive and well , a Muslim has to be the one performing the slaughter.The animal's throat must be cut by a sharp knife severing the jugular vein and windpipe in a single swipe. Blood must be then drained out of the carcass.

 

Kosher

The animal has been killed by slitting the jugular vein and killing it almost instantly.The food has no contact with pork, shellfish and other scavengers (foods that people of Judaism cannot eat).It has been blessed by a Rabbi. It has been made by a jew for example making of sausage.

 

Religous importance

The religous importance of eating halal meat is so it keeps the body pure (halal meaning pure in arabic) and to help keep toxins out of the body

kosher is also important for the same reason as rabbis belive that following kosher is just the same as eating and drinking healthily 

 

Eating and drinking ettiquettes

Many different cultures around the world have different ways of eating and drinking for example in spain they have tea for there main meal at 10pm and in japan they have 5 set meal 4 of which traditonally have a fish as its core item