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throughouthistoryhavefoundthisamorally
unacceptablepriceforourownnourishment
andpleasure.Theethicalargumentagainst
eatingmeatsuggeststhatthesamefoodthat
fueledthebiologicalevolutionofmodern
humansnowholdsusbackfromfull
humaneness.Butthebiologicalandhistorical
influencesonoureatinghabitshavetheirown
force.Howeverculturallysophisticatedwe
maybe,humansarestillomnivorousanimals,
andmeatisasatisfyingandnourishingfood,
anintegralpartofmostfoodtraditions.
MeatFitandUnfitforMenandGods
OutsideTroy,Greekpriestssacrificecattle
toApollo:firsttheyliftedbacktheheads
ofthevictims,slittheirthroats,skinned
themandcarvedawaythemeatfromthe
thighbonesandwrappedtheminfat,a
doublefoldslicedcleanandtoppedwith
stripsofflesh.Andtheoldmanburned
theseoverdriedsplitwoodandoverthe
quarterspouredoutglisteningwinewhile
youngmenathissideheldfive-pronged
forks.Oncetheyhadburnedthebonesand
tastedtheorganstheycuttherestinto
pieces,piercedthemwithspits,roasted
themtoaturnandpulledthemoffthefire.
—Homer,Iliad,ca.700BCE
Forneitherisitproperthatthealtarsofthe
godsshouldbedefiledwithmurder,nor
thatfoodofthiskindshouldbetouchedby
men,asneitherisitfitthatmenshouldeat
oneanother.
—Porphyry,OnAbstinence,ca.300CE
The structure of muscle tissue and meat. A
pieceofmeatiscomposedofmanyindividual
muscle cells, or fibers. The fibers are in turn
