Re: OFF: Red Meat Stinkiness

On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Jonathan Chang wrote:

>     Concultures: what are some eating habits/ideologies in various
> concultures?
In my take on the Praxians (improved pages on Praxian language pending),
they eat meat, milk, and dairy products.  They tolerate root vegetables
in stews and braises.  They use spices.  Predators are never to be
eaten.  Horse is to be burnt, uneaten.  Fruits, non-root vegetables,
grains, etc. are for /eIr@k&nTo/ (a herd-beast), /eIr@n&nTo/ (a herd-man),
and /gjum@n&nth@/ (a slave/farmer/city-dweller).  Praxians can survive on
such a diet in perfect health due to the Great Pact.  It should also be
noted that, due to the Great Pact, Praxians do not consider the eating of
/eIr@n&nTo/ to be cannibalism.  However, /gjum@n&anTr/ are still
considered to technically be "people", even if they aren't /mor@n&nTo/.