The Sacred Cow and the Abominable Pig: Riddles of Food and CultureSimon & Schuster, 1987 - 289 páginas |
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... plows in the arid northwestern regions of India . But the specifications for the ideal Indian plow animal call for a creature that also thrives during wet weather . Camels quickly become a sodden mass during the monsoon rains that fall ...
... plows in the arid northwestern regions of India . But the specifications for the ideal Indian plow animal call for a creature that also thrives during wet weather . Camels quickly become a sodden mass during the monsoon rains that fall ...
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... plow horse . All across northern Europe , wealthy farmers were learning how to exploit the heavier , more powerful breeds which had been developed to carry armor - plated knights into battle . Hitched to new , heavy , iron - wheeled plows ...
... plow horse . All across northern Europe , wealthy farmers were learning how to exploit the heavier , more powerful breeds which had been developed to carry armor - plated knights into battle . Hitched to new , heavy , iron - wheeled plows ...
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... plows fields . It is a noble creature . A pig not eaten is useless - it neither plows fields , gives milk , nor wins wars . Therefore it is abominated . Insects not eaten are worse than pigs not eaten . They not only devour crops in the ...
... plows fields . It is a noble creature . A pig not eaten is useless - it neither plows fields , gives milk , nor wins wars . Therefore it is abominated . Insects not eaten are worse than pigs not eaten . They not only devour crops in the ...
Contenido
ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
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