Why billions of people won't eat pork (or why we don't know)

Adam Ragusea • October 26, 2020

Adam Ragusea

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My name is Adam Ragusea. I cook in my house, and I show you how you can too (in your house, not mine). I like to use my head when I cook, but I have no time for being fussy or fancy. I post a recipe video every Thursday, and some other kind of video about food every Monday (usually with science). I also... am married to Lauren Morrill: https://laurenmorrill.com/ write music: https://soundcloud.com/aragusea make silly podcasts about music with my friend Meg: https://megandadamlistento.wixsite.com/website am a dad: [They're not old enough to have links yet.]

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Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring this video! Go to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to http://squarespace.com/ragusea and add code “RAGUSEA" at checkout to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. "The Sacred Cow and the Abominable Pig, "1987 book by Marvin Harris about meat taboos: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Sacred_Cow_and_the_Abominable_Pig/_iUdAQAAIAAJ?hl=en 2015 paper about how chicken may have supplanted pork in ancient Middle Eastern diets (not free): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10814-015-9083-2 2015 paper showing that pig-eating persisted among ancient Israelites, particularly those in the Northern Kingdom: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275026551_Iron_Age_Pigs_New_Evidence_on_Their_Origin_and_Role_in_Forming_Identity_Boundaries