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Another explanation is that the Israelites were nomads - they were always moving from place to place. People have to stay in one place to raise pigs. The Israelites did not want to stay in one place because they did not want to change their culture. As a result, they did not eat pigs.
Anthropologists believe that most food likes and dislikes are a result of the ways of life of different people. Some people live in areas where there are both large animals and many insects. It is difficult for these people to kill large animals, and it requires a lot of energy. It is easier for them to use insects for food because it is not difficult to catch insects and it does not require a lot of energy. Nomadic people who move around will not want to keep pigs for food. People will not eat pets such as dogs. Americans eat a lot of beef because there is plenty of land for raising cattle and their meat can be shipped cheaply for long distances by railroads.
另一種解釋是以色列人原屬游牧民族——他們總是居無定所。要養(yǎng)豬,人們就得在某地定居下來。從前以色列人不愿在一個地方定居,因為他們不想改變自己的文化。正因如此,他們便不食豬肉。
人類學家相信,對食物的好惡大多是不同人不同生活方式的結果。有些人生活在既有大型動物又有許多昆蟲的地區(qū)。他們殺死大型動物有困難,需要花很大的力氣。對他們來說,以昆蟲為食要容易些,因為捕捉昆蟲既不困難又不需花太大的力氣。四處流動、過游牧生活的人不愿意為吃肉而養(yǎng)豬。人們也不吃像狗那樣的寵物。美國人牛肉吃得很多,因為有大量的土地可用來養(yǎng)牛,而且牛肉可以通過鐵路以低廉的價格進行長途運輸。