The Meaning Of 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.

The most considered are the bulls, goats, cows and many others. Based on them, for these animals to be eaten, they should be slaughtered by a traditional slaughterer. Their law avoids any way that will cause pain to the animals. So, these must be killed instantaneously.

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 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 food that grows in the soil or on plans and trees or bushes is taken as part of the kosher meals. Nevertheless, those animals which include the insects that have legs or very short legs are not part of their daily meal. Vegetable and fruits with these insects must be checked and cleaned properly. Insects must be removed.




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