Why eating pork is taboo

There are many cultural and religious taboos. Eating with your left hand, belching and farting to name just a few. Only one is somewhat universal; eating pork.

Why are pigs so unloved despite a historically favourable view.

The answers are a mixture of cultural, religious and economical reasons. The religious reasons are largely covered by Judaic texts. Culture is from anthropology. Economy by archaeology.

That is not to say these different reasons do not have overlap. Religion tends to have a very long history. Because it is old it also overlaps with the archaeological and anthropology findings.

On top of these reasons there some others that are evidenced but not as well substantiated. This covers diseases and parasites associated with pork.

Relevant links:

Judaism vs. Islam: The Real Reasons Behind the Prohibition of Pork
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/harmonizingbodyandmind/2023/03/judaism-vs-islam-the-real-reasons-behind-the-prohibition-of-pork/

People Ate Pork in the Middle East Until 1,000 B.C.—What Changed?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/people-ate-pork-middle-east-until-1000-bcwhat-changed-180954614/