Virid taboo
Virid taboo is a social prohibition against foodstuffs or any kind of products derived from virid plants and animals.
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Historically this was a natural survival strategy, since virid material is often toxic, and contains insufficient nutrients to sustain human life and health.
Many cultures throughout history have espoused virid taboo, but it is most persistent in Anrel and other islands, less so on the mainland of Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias
Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable HartheraOrorr.
Cultures of Munatan long ago developed fermentation and processing techniques which allow humans to safely eat and thrive on certain virid foods. Virid taboo is often used as an excuse to despise and denigrate Munatani peoples.