| Alcohol | many religious groups, including Baptists, Muslims, Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons, Christian Scientists, and Jehovah's Witnesses |
| Beef | Buddhists, Hindus, Chinese |
| Cheese | many Koreans, Japanese, Chinese |
| Deep Fried Foods | British and North American
Upper Class |
| Lobster | Muslims |
| Lamb | Chinese |
| Meat | Vegetarians |
| Pork | Jews, Muslims |
| Seafood | Jews |
But, Northern Americans have their own food prohibitions
which strike others as strange, including restrictions on consuming cattle
organ meats (brains, eyes, intestines, kidneys), most insects, rodents,
horses, etc. In fact, you may be witnessing the evolution of a "food
taboo" as fats, sugars, and salt, once valued staples of diets in the United
States, become less popular with increasing interest in diet and health!