4 Things You Believed About Food That Religion Instilled In You

A story told in the traditional Indian text Mahabarata, says that the Hindu god Daksha drank a large amount of primeval milk. He let out a large burp, which birthed the sacred cow goddess Kamadhenu-Surabhi.

Luma-luma is a figure in traditional Australian aboriginal stories. He was a supernatural figure who appeared in the form of a man, but was actually a whale. He made the people's food at feasts taboo so that only he could eat it. He was eventually sent back to the ocean.

Chinese mythology states that deities kept slim figures by eating peaches that were grown in the goddess Xi Wang-mu's garden.

In Greek mythology, ambrosia (which they weren't sure was a good or drink), was brought to the gods by birds. It promised them longevity and immortality.