Next Tuesday we’re hosting a Masters of Social Gastronomy on taboo foods. We’ll be talking about everything from cannibalism to, well, things like what you’re about to read. It’s free, and full of beer, so you might as well RSVP now.

Y’know how you meet vegetarians who eat fish, and you throw a little tantrum about how Fish Are People Too and That’s Not Vegetarianism and everyone just shrugs? And then some people won’t eat honey because we’re taking the fruits of bee labor? There’re a billion vegetarian rules out there that vary from culture to culture.

One of my favorites doesn’t allow the use of onions or garlic. Jain vegetarianism rocks this rule along with a few other groups, namely some flavors of Buddhism.