Satisfying my Curiosity

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I have a question I'd like to ask. Before I get to the question I'd like to clarify a few things. Earlier today I was part of a conversation regarding morality and religion. At a separate point in the day I was talking with somebody else about cannibalism. As I was reviewing my day, some stray thoughts crossed and gave rise to my question.
The question I'm asking is purely for my curiosity. I'm not trying to imply anything or offend.

Does Christian Scripture ever mention cannibalism (presumably forbidding it)? Or since they share some common roots, what about Islamic Scripture? Jewish? I'm talking about the specific "word of god" writing here, not what religious leaders have put forth.

I honestly can't recall it coming up in "holy writings" but I'm wondering if it's simply my memory at fault.

My guess: human flesh is probably not considered "kosher" in the strict world of Jewish dietary law. But I could be wrong.

New Testament?

Christ INVITES you to commit cannibalism in the Eucharist by saying "the bread is my flesh, and the wine is my blood".

But Christ is the only human that Christians are explicitly allowed to chow down on.

Thou shall not kill comes to mind.

It's not ok to be a cannibal if your Muslim because of their Halal laws.
It's not ok to be a cannibal if your Jewish because of their Kosher Laws.
Logically I don't think it would be ok in Christianity either, I think the old testament says what one can and cannot eat, but I may be wrong. I do recall somewhere in the old testament forbidding pork.

Leviticus 11 is the most obvious one:
11 The Lord spoke again to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth. 3 Whatever divides a hoof, thus making split hoofs, and chews the cud, among the animals, that you may eat. 4 Nevertheless, you are not to eat of these, among those which chew the cud, or among those which divide the hoof: the camel, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you. 5 Likewise, the [a]shaphan, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; 6 the [b]rabbit also, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; 7 and the pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew cud, it is unclean to you. 8 You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

basically if it doesn't a: chew cud(like a cow) and b) have a split hoof it's unclean and thus not ok