In Digambara muni (monk) tradition, the list of prohibited food and drink is quite strict. A monk follows ahiṃsā, aparigraha, and complete restraint in eating. So the prohibition is not only about “type of food,” but also about how, when, and from whom it is received.

Prohibited for Digambara monks

1) Freshly cooked food in the ordinary household sense

A Digambara monk does not accept food prepared specially for him or cooked on demand.

2) Food that involves injury to living beings

Any food that is produced with clear or avoidable violence is prohibited, such as:

• meat
• fish
• eggs
• any animal-derived food involving killing or harm

3) Root vegetables

Root and underground vegetables are prohibited because uprooting destroys many living beings and the plant body itself. Common examples:

• potato
• onion
• garlic
• carrot
• radish
• beetroot
• turnip
• sweet potato
• yam
• ginger
• turmeric
• all other tubers and bulbs

4) Fermented or intoxifying substances

These are prohibited because they disturb restraint and involve unclean or harmful processes:

• alcohol
• liquor
• wine
• vinegar
• toddy
• fermented drinks
• any intoxicating substance

5) Honey

Honey is prohibited because its collection involves violence to bees and destruction of their living environment.

6) Dairy and milk products that involve harm, craving, or laxity in conduct

In strict Digambara monastic discipline, a monk does not take food as indulgence or for taste, and all items that violate renunciation are rejected. In practical terms, monks do not take rich or indulgent foods as part of normal monastic restraint.

7) Food accepted with violence, possessiveness, or improper intention

Even if the item itself seems harmless, it is prohibited if:

• it is made specially with attachment for the monk
• it causes injury in preparation
• it is acquired through request, insistence, or selection
• it is taken with craving, taste, or greed

8) Food after sunset

Digambara monks generally do not eat after sunset.

9) Food prepared, stored, or handled in a way that causes harm or contamination

Prohibited when it involves:

• storage for long periods with attached life harm
• stale or spoiled food
• food touched in an impure or violent way
• food connected with commercial cooking meant for pleasure

10) Any food not received according to monastic discipline

A monk only accepts alms in the prescribed manner. Prohibited includes food that is:

• not offered properly
• not received with alms-rules
• not suitable for a monk’s vows
• given in violation of Jain discipline

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Important clarification

For Digambara monks, the prohibition is not only a simple “food list.” It is governed by a wider discipline of:

• ahimsa
• non-attachment
• controlled acceptance
• pure alms-taking
• no cooking, no storing, no selecting for taste

So the strictest and clearest prohibited items are:

• meat, fish, eggs
• root vegetables
• honey
• alcohol and fermented drinks
• any food causing violence
• food after sunset
• food accepted improperly

If you want, I can also give you a traditional categorized list in table form: “prohibited absolutely / prohibited by method / prohibited by time / prohibited by intention.”