Eating Out With Kosher Emergency Meals

By Dennis Ward


If one is thinking about taking a trip into the wild and one is accustomed to eat kosher food that is prepared under the strictest of rules put out by a Rabbinical court of law, then it is best to go prepared with the right product. Kosher emergency meals are delicious and are known to have a long shelf life. These packages can be meat, parev or dairy.

There are rules that are adhered to when preparing foodstuffs for those that eat only this type of food especially when it comes to deciding what to eat. Meat dishes are not allowed to be made with milk products. This is a definite no no and one that is strictly practiced by observant Jews.

As mentioned above, parev dishes can be consumed with both dairy and meat foodstuffs. An example of this would be vegetables such as beans or broccoli that have been prepared in a parev pot. To render an ingredient Parev, it must have been cooked in a pot or pan solely used for creating parev dishes.

All in all as a consumer one does not have to worry about these processes as the meals are stamped by an authority prior to purchase. All one has to know is that a Rabbinical authority has approved the food as being fully kosher. Stamps can be found on the packaging stating which court of Law oversaw its preparation.

Examples of milk ingredients would be items such as dairy milk, cheeses and yogurt. Parev items are many such as noodles or pasta, fish prepared in olive oil not butter and all vegetables that have been prepared in parev utensils. It is also important to know that when foods are fried or baked in butter, this renders the finished product dairy.

There is nothing better than taking a few days off to get closer to nature and many do this by booking themselves on an extended hiking trip in the wild. This is the time to be totally prepared when it comes to food as this becomes the treat after a long day hike. Knowing where one has stored their meals in their pack is crucial especially when having rest stops along the way by giving oneself the minimum amount of time to find what one wants.

In this way the pack is organized according to which meal will be consumed when. It is best to write what is to be eaten on paper and then pack accordingly so as to optimize space in a backpack. There is a certain taste of satisfaction when well organized and ready for any eventuality whilst taking in the scenes and surrounds knowing full well where one has stored and prepared for each and every stop.

The practices of the laws of kashrut may seem burdensome but in reality keeping them is quite simple. An observant Jew must wait periods of time between each meal especially if one has eaten meat and then wants to consume milk products. There is much to learn and a great way to start is on the Internet where all these laws are laid down quite simply and in an organized fashion for mental consumption.




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