I've heard lot's of people ask if a food product is 'kosher', but I don't understand what that really means. Can someone please explain?
2006-10-24 14:42:58 · 7 answers · asked by Peach Tree 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Kosher is a Jewish Dietary law that governs how certain foods are gathered, pachaged and prepared and most importantly killed.
It is widely thought of by non-jews and even some jewish folks that a Rabbi simply supervisies and "blesses the food"
It's a lot more than that.
His job is to ensure the following things occur-
1. The animal experiences a little pain as possible during slaughtering process. No nicks on blades, quick strokes etc.
2. Blood is drained thoroughly
3. Prep is completed with tools that have never touched an animal that was not kosher.
4. Safety and Sanitart guidlines are observed.,
In Kosher, Meat and Dairy are always separate and never eaten together or prepared together (eg. no consumption of animal in potentiall "his mother's" milk).
In Kosher certain animals are forbidded for sanitary reasons. Animals with cloven hoof or cud chewing animals. Pig is not allowed. Shellfish is not a alowed because of the impurities accumulated as they are typically bottom ocean feeders..
There are different Kosher Marks on food products which indicate which organization authoorized a particular product being given Kosher status. U (inside an O), K, K (with Triangle) are just a few popular examples.
People don't realize why certain products aren't considered Kosher. Take an innocent Hostess Twinkee. Instead of vegetable shortening they sometimes use beef fat or pig fat (lard) as shortening. This is immediately not Kosher. Thats why Jewish folks would eat Drakes Devil Dogs intsead because they don't do that
There are more rules but these were some of the basics. Good Luck, hope this helped.
2006-10-24 14:59:21 · answer #1 · answered by stymie1970 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-12 22:15:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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It's not a food, it's a type of food. It has to be prepared a certain way. Foods are kosher when they meet all criteria that Jewish law applies to food. Invalidating characteristics may range from the presence of a mixture of meat and milk, to the use of produce from Israel that has not been tithed properly, or even the use of cooking utensils which had previously been used for non-kosher food.
2016-04-06 23:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-09 00:23:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-26 04:22:18 · answer #5 · answered by cosco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a term that the Jewish use to describe foods which are free from ingredients prohibited by their religion, such as pork. Example: Kosher hot dogs are 100% beef, unlike some that use a combination of beef and pork for filler.
2006-10-24 14:53:13 · answer #6 · answered by texasfilmsnob 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kosher is a Jewish term. It means food that is killed and/or prepared according to Jewish dietary laws. For instance, no diary products are served in the same meal (or within 8 hours of) meat products.
2006-10-24 14:52:33 · answer #7 · answered by phaig93 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, look up the web sites, but it is a bit complex. Look on processed food and each will be labeled with a special mark on the label that tells if it is parve, meat or dairy. It's fun to look for it when you are used to the symbols. Even tin foil is marked.
2006-10-24 14:52:15 · answer #8 · answered by sally b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are Kosher Dill Pickles ok?
2014-06-15 10:03:44 · answer #9 · answered by #26 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Type "what is kosher" (no quotes) into your search engine and you'll see a bunch of sites pop up that can explain it for you...
2006-10-24 14:46:55 · answer #10 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋