jeudi 31 décembre 2015

Guidelines For Making Kosher Meals

By Virginia Brooks


Different cultures have different set of rules that govern food preparation and consumption. A particular type of food may be prepared seamlessly the same but they are still unique. One particular example is the Jewish culture. This culture has made tremendous efforts towards ensuring that it traditions are carried forward to the next generation. They have set laws normally revolve around meat and dairy products. It is vital to arm oneself with such laws prior to preparing and serving kosher meals.

According to the Jewish laws, animals which usually chew on their own cud are considered kosher. Therefore, choosing the right type of food is the stepping stone towards preparing a kosher meal. Majority of people normally go for the front part of such animals. The back part contains more blood vessels which are not allowed. Even though they may be removed, it usually takes a lot of time to do so.

It is a requirement that before any product is consumed, the blood must first be drained. Various techniques are recommended for this purpose. Boiling is a lot easier and effective for meat as compared to other methods such as salting. Salting is works best on fish. Even though this activity may be done by the butchers, one is required to repeat it so as to be sure.

Eating meat together with dairy product is highly prohibited. Therefore, the meat needs to be separately prepared from the dairy products. There has been a widespread method of cooking dairy products utensils and meat product. The red colored utensil is meant for meat whereas the blue one is for dairy products. Nevertheless, choosing a suitable color scheme that can easily be understood by anyone working in the kitchen is the best thing to do.

Immediately food preparation is complete, serving normally takes place. The grains or vegetables prepared usually accompany the meat. They should be served together. As for dairy, it is against the laws to serve it at the same time with beef. Dairy can only be consumed after five hours when consumption of meat has already taken place.

After the meals, the next activity moves to cleaning the utensils. In modern homes, there exist two separate sinks for this activity. The two sinks are convenient since they ease up the separation of utensils stained with meat from those stained with dairy. For people with only one sink, it is imperative that the sink needs to be washed thoroughly before cleaning the next set of utensils.

Refrigeration is the most common food preservation method. Luckily, the refrigerators are fitted with various shelves. The shelves act as placement centers for various foodstuffs. When dairy products are placed on a higher shelf, they have to be covered with an aluminum foil. The foil prevents leakage of the product to foodstuff below it.

With such Jewish traditions and customs, people continue to uphold their culture even in the darkest times. Majority of intellectuals have so far regarded keeping kosher as a fundamental incentive for connecting the Jewish people to their identity. By so doing, they are able to know what defines them as a people.




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