jeudi 5 septembre 2013

Things You Need To Know About Kosher Meals

By Kate McMahon


People might be familiar with the term kosher. While some may know and master it, others do not and cannot simply because they are not a part of it. This word signifies a tradition that must be practiced among Jews. They are very concerned with the food they are eating that is why they come up with the kosher meals as part of their culture.

The first thing that they are considering is the meat and their derivatives. It must fulfill some rules. They will only consume a meat if it is allowed to be eaten based on their culture. Those which chew the cuds and possess hooves are checked. Those that do not belong must not be touched and eaten.

Examples of these animals are the bulls, cows, goats and others. According to the law, for the animals to be eaten, they must be slaughtered by a ritual slaughterer. The Jewish law prohibits causing any pain to an animal so they do the killing instantaneously. Death must occur instantaneously.

These people are also particular with the blood of the animals that is why they prefer to remove any blood along with the skin and the veins which are considered as dirty. Fats and veins are mostly forbidden. It will be soaked for thirty minutes in the bath. To avoid of any blood, the it will then be placed on a salting table.

These people have a tradition for poultry and their derivatives as well. They do not eat some kinds of birds. Some of these include the eagle, swan, owl, pelican and others. Only those that are considered as koshers traditionally. These include the goose, duck, turkey and chicken. These can be eaten by these people without problem.

Next in line are the dairy products and other derivatives. Milk products come from kosher animals. The milk of impure cattle is prohibited however. Any dairy products may not have kosher ingredients. According their law, an additive cannot be declared during packaging but still it is taken as non kosher meal. One must be aware therefore of what he is eating to avoid any disobedience of the law.

Any milk product and any meat must not be cooked or mixed together. This practice is extremely wrong for them. Based on the rule, these two should not be taken together. This is greatly practiced among Jews. They also carefully separate those utensils for cooking the meat and those used for cooking any milk products. The utensils are carefully separated from one another.

With good observance comes the living with these habits. A meat must not be immediately followed by any dairy products. The person must wait for more than one hour or exactly an hour. However, after consuming the dairy, he or she is not required anymore to wait for hours to eat meat.

All products that grow on plants or in the soil and bushes or trees are considered as part of kosher meals. However, all animals including insects that have many legs or too short legs are not part of the tradition. Fruits and vegetables that are infested with the forbidden insects must be checked properly. They must be removed away from the food.




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