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However, food likes and dislikes do not always seem related to nutrition. For example, broccoli is first on a list of the most nutritious common vegetables, but it is 21st on a list of vegetables that Americans like most to eat. Tomatoes are 16th on the list of most nutritious vegetables, but they are first on the list of vegetables that Americans like most to eat. But dislike is not the only reason why some cultures will not eat a certain food. In some cultures, certain foods are taboo. Taboo is a word from the language of the Fiji Islands that is used to describe something that is forbidden. Some foods are taboo in certain religions, but there are also other food taboos that are not connected to a religion. We do not usually think about why certain things are taboo in our culture. We may not even know why they are taboo. Anthropologists try to discover the hidden reasons for taboos.
不过，对食物的好恶似乎并不一定与营养有关。例如，花椰菜在营养最丰富的常见蔬菜中排名第一，但它在美国人最喜欢的蔬菜中仅名列第二十一位。西红柿在营养最丰富的蔬菜中排名十六，但它在美国人最喜欢的蔬菜中却名列榜首。 但不喜欢并不是某些文化（中人们）不吃某种食物的唯一原因。在有些文化中，有些食物是禁忌。“禁忌”一词来源于斐济群岛的语言, 用来表示禁止做的事。有些食物在某些宗教中被列为禁忌，但也有一些饮食禁忌与宗教无关。通常我们不去考虑为什么在我们的文化中有些东西是禁忌。我们也许甚至不知道它们为什么是禁忌。人类学家试图发现禁忌背后隐藏的原因。