mercredi 3 octobre 2018

Guidelines For Kosher Prepared Meals

By Steven Campbell


Members of the Jewish community are bound to take specific meals that are referred to as Kosher. Most of the regulations are focused on the kind of animals that are supposed to be slaughtered, but it also includes restrictions in the utensils to be used, the manner to take the foods and time as well. The following are a few guidelines for kosher prepared meals that one should take into consideration.

Do not take meat from restricted animals. Mammals with cloven feet and those who chew their cud are the only ones which are supposed to be taken. Therefore, animals such as horses, pigs, hares, and rabbits are off the list. Some of the animals that fall in this list include the bison, goats, sheep, and cattle. Pigs are disregarded due to the speculation that they are unclean since they used to have frequent infections in the early Jewish period.

Disregard fish that have scales. There are a couple of fish types that are regarded as unsuitable for consumption. This includes crabs, lobster, swordfish and oyster. These regulations are adopted from the Book of Deuteronomy which instructs Jews from taking fish without scales or fins. Speculations state that these animals are unclean since they live deep in the ocean which is regarded as unclean.

Avoid reptiles, rodents, insects, and bird of prey. There is a wide variety of animals that are in this category of restricted foods. This includes dolphins, turtle, salamander, snakes, vultures, and crows. Some community within the Jewish allows certain insects but are restricted to specific people and themselves as well.

Avoid eating part of an illegitimate animal. You are not just restricted to taking slaughtered meats of an animal that is not kosher but its products as well. This includes their milk, eggs, fat and their organs. You can easily avoid this but in some cases can be quite tricky. This is common in cheese that has been hardened with rennet an enzyme that is extracted from an unauthorized animal. Read the ingredients used to make such products even though they have been marked as koshers.

Check whether they have been prepared according to the required regulations. There are specific rituals that should be undertaken while preparing these meals. To start with, the animals should be killed humanely and their blood should be drained. A specially appointed person is expected to conduct the slaughtering ritual. This person is referred to as the shochet.

Vital aspects to consider while eating. You need to consider a couple of eating habits to maintain the Jewish regulations. To start with, one should not take dairy and meat products at the same time. Some communities agree that one should maintain a minimum of three hours interval before taking these meal groups. You should as well take grape products that have been prepared by Jews, check whether worms and blood stains in eggs infest fruits.

Check for unique labels before you buy any product. You need to check for seals that shows that particular products have been authorized for consumption. These products have labels such as u and k which indicates the orthodox union and Kosher respectively.




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