TABOO FOOD

                                   TABOO FOOD

       In the predominantly-Muslim nation of Indonesia,  bat meat is known to be a prized delicacy, especially within the Batak and Minahasa minority communities, but also in Java.

       Some restaurants in the Hai Phong and Hạ Long Bay area in north Vietnam advertise cat meat hot pot as "little tiger", and cats in cages can be seen inside.

       Dog meat is used as food in parts of China (e.g. Guangxi) and Korea. Chinese authorities sought to prohibit restaurants from serving dog meat in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics in order not to offend the large number of tourists that would be dining at Beijing eateries.

      In Western societies, elephants have often been associated with circuses and used for entertaining purposes. However, in Central and West Africa, elephants are hunted for their meat. Some people in Thailand also believe that eating elephant meat improves their sex lives and elephants are sometimes hunted specifically for this.
      Judaism prohibits consumption of elephant meat as an unfit-for-consumption land animal

       Horse meat is part of the cuisine of countries as widespread as Italy with 900 g per person per year, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, where horse meat is common in supermarkets, Germany with only 50 g per person per year, it is still sold in some specialized butcher shops in eastern Austria, and also eaten in Polynesia,  Serbia , Slovenia  and Kazakhstan,  but is taboo in some religions and many countries. It is forbidden by Jewish law, because the horse is not a ruminant, nor does it have cloven hooves.

      In Indonesia, live baby mice are sometimes eaten by sailors for physical strength.

                                           TEXT COMPREHENSION

01-In ________________,  elephant meat is eaten.

a)Indonesia     b)China      c)Belgium     d)Serbia       e)Thailand

02-Java lies in ______________.

a)Slovenia      b)China       c)France        d)Indonesia           e)Italy

03-Check the correct sentence according to the text:

a)Chinese authorities prohibit restaurants from serving dog meat

b)Bat meat is eaten in Thailand

c)Horse meat is eaten in Italy

d)Horse meat is permitted by Jewish law

e)Cow meat is eaten in India

04-Dog meat is consumed in ______________________.

a)Indonesia     b)China     c)Slovenia    d)Germany      e)Austria

05-_________________is a predominantly- Muslim nation

a)Indonesia         b)Austria        c)Thailand     d)Switzerland    e)China