The proscription against pork probably isn’t because of trichinosis – lots of other animals like chickens are dirty and disease-ridden – so it’s probably more of a function of culture (north vs. south Israel) and what environment pigs do well in (hint: not hot deserts) than anything else. ## References [[2020-11-10 Pigs#Northern Beasts]] although they _are_ [[2020-11-10 Pigs#Disease Carriers]], [[pigs and dogs had similar domestication paths as increasingly unwary scavengers]] except pigs are also useful as fat/lard sources (useful for fuel and lots of other things).