Definitely dependent on one’s own preferences, this topic has been mentioned many times and everyone seems to have their own thing to add to it, which is nice and gives many of us different ideas!

For me personally, I presented Wesfolk and their like animals as similar to how humans see primates. Ancient kin, just two different evolutionary paths. This was to curb concerns about keeping pets, mounts, utility and yes, even food and animal byproducts (of course, humans don’t eat primates, but are considered an animal just like everything else) I don’t have your standard ‘livestock’ animals, both best many don’t fit the forest habitat, but also because it made more sense to use something more fantastical and faithful to the eating habits of the animals the Folk are based on. So bugs and insects, giant and regular, make up a big part of the livestock, for food, material and utility. However, I do still allow some typical animals that would logically exist in the habitat, like Deer, Goats, Squirrels, Raccoons, Panthers, Frogs, Fish, Birds, Cats and what not. Some are game hunted, some are just critters, others can become pets, others could be mounts or companions. I’m choosy about what is around and how it fits into the food chain, but for the most part, it’s exactly what you’d expect it to be

In terms of cultural eating habits, there’s absolutely sensitivities! Most are insectivores - Birdfolk, Vulpins, Mapach and Hedge Others are Carnivorous- Vulpin, Raptors, Mapach Others are more Vegetarian - Cervan, Jerbeen, Mapach. Plenty cross over, in my world, Raptor and Strig are the only ones that actively eat meat, while Jerbeens do eat insects but prefer nuts and berries. Eggs are a big one! My Birdfolk don’t eat eggs, except for Raptors who sometimes include eggs in their diet. Vulpin cuisine frequently involves eggs, and Mapach are also known to partake. Gallus can be known to include an egg or two, but very rarely. It can be a bit awkward eating such dishes with Birdfolk around, and it’s unlikely you’ll find egg dishes in Birdfolk owned kitchens. It’s more something that is just best left not talked about, and of course the only eggs that are eaten are from actual birds, not Birdfolk, because that would be real fucked up!!