Ancient Religions
Hinduism & Buddhism
Abrahamic Religions
Food as Symbols
Celebrations & Rituals
100

The Greek Goddess of harvest and fertility 

Demeter

100

Most Hindus and Buddhists partake in this diet

Vegetarian 

100

Pork is not off limits in this religion

Christianity 

100

Dates are considered divine in this religion

Islam

100
One of these 5 tastes should be the first taste a Muslim baby experiences 

Sweet

200

Every 3000 years, this fruit grows in the garden of Xiwangmu, offering the eater immortality 

Peach

200

This animal is considered divine in the Hindu religion

Cow (or Cattle)

200

A lamb that is killed with a quick cut through the throat and has a blessing recited in the name of Allah would be considered... 

Halal
200

Athena's gift to humanity 

Olive Tree

200

This substance must be drained out of a corpse before meat can be kosher 

Blood 

300

Only Greek Gods and Goddesses are allowed to consume this divine dish

Ambrosia 

300

A diet based on eating no meat but consuming lots of dairy products is called...

Lacto-vegetarian

300

This land animal is widely consumed in all the religions we discussed today

Chicken 

300

This Queen of the Gods whose symbolic fruit is the pomegranate 

Hera

300

The meal that is eaten after to sunset to break a daily fast during Ramadan

Iftar

400

The Japanese God/Goddess of rice 

Inari

400

The social class in Hindu society that is allowed to work with cattle products

Dalit or Untouchables

400

This religious group would not be able to consume a pepperoni pizza for two reasons 

Judaism 

400

In Haudenosaunee spirituality, the Three Sisters represent these three crops

Beans, Corn, Squash 

(any order)

400

These desserts are consumed during the Mid-Autumn Festival to celebrate a Chinese Goddess

Mooncakes

500

The Aztec God of hunting and war

Mixcoatl

500

The principle of non-violence 

Ahimsa

500

The name of the tree with the fruit that Adam and Eve weren't supposed to eat 

Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil

500

For the body of Christ, you could use bread or...

Eucharist (wafer) 

500

The metaphorical consumption of the body and blood of Christ in Catholicism is known as... 

Communion