Pork
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Pork is the most commonly eaten meat in the world.[Citation Needed] Though it comes from a pig, it is known as the other white meat because it is not poultry.
It is considered an unclean animal in Judaism based on the Bible:
- Leviticus 11.4: And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven-footed, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Government Budgets
In government, the term "pork", or "pork spending", is used to refer to often unnecessary spending on a particular Congressman's pet project(s) in his home district. Though the practice is roundly criticized by many politicians and nearly all ordinary citizens, pork spending has steadily increased over the years.[Citation Needed]