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Wednesday 4 September 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.

First is its meat and derivatives. It must comply with specific rules. According to the law, the types that can only be eaten are those of cattle or any animals that have hooves and chew the cud. These rules must all be followed. If an animal only has hooves but does not chew the cud then it is not acceptable.

Some of these are the goats, cows, bulls and the rest on the lists. Based on the tradition, for these to be consumed, they must be killed in a proper way. They do not practice a painful death towards the animals. They kill them instantly so they cannot feel any pain.

The Jews are also practicing the tradition of removing the blood and removing the veins and the skin. After the animal is killed, they removed the fats and the veins which are considered forbidden. After, the meat is soaked in a bath with a room temperature for half an hour. To get rid of the blood, it is then placed on salting tables where it is salted for an hour.

The Jews are concerned about the poultry and other derivatives too. They will not consume any birds for good. They also created a list of those that can be eaten and those that should be avoided. The eagle, owl, swan and pelican are marked check. Those that must not be consumed are ducks, geese, chicken and turkey. These lists are not complete however.

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 strict observance comes the daily habit of these laws. After eating a particular meat, one must wait for at least an hour before he or she can eat dairy. After consuming a dairy product, there is not interval needed before a meat is eaten. In terms of fish, only those that have fins and scales may be eaten.

Any products that come from the plants or grow in the soil or any trees and bushes are well considered as part of good and correct kosher meals. Animals and insects which have a lot of legs or those that have short legs are not good for their diet based on them. They are likely to avoid those animals with such characteristic.




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