"Some religions consider root vegetables like onions not okay to eat, because harvesting an onion involves killing the whole plant." That is only one explanati

"Some religions consider root vegetables like onions not okay to eat, because harvesting an onion involves killing the whole plant." That is only one explanation for the taboo. In certain Indian and Nepalese religious strains, it is said that the devout cannot eat onions (or garlic) because of a folk belief that these vegetables encourage lasciviousness.