| rdfs:comment | - A full set of rules is not covered here, but some of the basics are. Kosher food cannot come from some sources. For instance, bat or pig meat is never kosher. Shellfish, insects and reptiles are also forbidden. Animals killed for their meat must be slaughtered in a certain way. Then, meat and dairy products cannot be eaten together. Vegetables and fruits are kosher, but any insects are not and must be cleaned off. The utensils used to prepare and eat food must also be kosher. Approximately 20% of the Jews in the U.S. keep kosher at home.
- Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the type of food that may be eaten, but to the kinds of food that can be combined at one meal (for example, meat and dairy products may not be mixed). In order to meet kosher standards and receive the kosher seal, food must be prepared under a rabbi's supervision. In addition to the kinds of animals considered kosher (pigs and rabbits are among the nonkosher group), the laws also decree that animals be fed organically grown food and killed in the most humane manner possible. The word kosher is a derivation of the Hebrew kasher, meaning proper or pure.
- This is a diet for Jews. Food that's acceptable to Muslims is called Halal. Neither Jews not Muslims can eat pork without believing that they have sinned. Kosher meat must come from animals that have been ritually slaughtered. There are complaints about Jewish ritual slaughter but animals slaughtered that way have a less stressful journey to the slaughterhouse. They are packed less densely to prevent injuries that would stop them being acceptable as Kosher. Kosher meat can only come from animals that divide the hoof and chew cud. Fish must have scales and fins. A few species of birds are acceptable. Milk and meat may not be eaten at the same meal. There are very many other complicated rules. Even observant Jews sometimes have to ask a Rabbi in difficult cases. A few Kosher restaurants empl
- Kosher (Also kosher kheshim and shevim netekhevim) is a mysterious Jewish spice consumed by Jews in large quantities, without which food is unpalatable to them. Despite the consumption of such large quantities of this substance for so long a period of time, little is really known about its composition, other than that the flesh of swine contains an enzyme which instantly and permanently inactivates it. (This is due, of course, to the total control by Jews of the media, by which means they are able to suppress the publication of the composition of Kosher, thus keeping the proceeds of the lucrative Kosher Tax to themselves, with which they control world finance.) See also, "The Protocols of the Elders of Empire Poultry".
- Kosher is the Anglicized form of the Hebrew term kasher, which literally means "good" or "proper," but came to indicate an item "fit for ritual use." Kashrut thus means "fitness" for ritual use. The Hebrew word for non-kosher is trayf, derived from the word terayfa, "torn", stemming from the commandment not to eat meat that has been "torn" by other animals. Any style of food may be kosher or non-kosher, from Chinese to Mexican to Jewish food. Similarly, traditional Ashkenazic Jewish foods like knishes, bagels, blintzes, and matzah ball soup can all be non-kosher if not prepared in accordance with Jewish law.
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| abstract | - A full set of rules is not covered here, but some of the basics are. Kosher food cannot come from some sources. For instance, bat or pig meat is never kosher. Shellfish, insects and reptiles are also forbidden. Animals killed for their meat must be slaughtered in a certain way. Then, meat and dairy products cannot be eaten together. Vegetables and fruits are kosher, but any insects are not and must be cleaned off. The utensils used to prepare and eat food must also be kosher. Approximately 20% of the Jews in the U.S. keep kosher at home.
- Food that conforms to strict Jewish biblical laws pertaining not only to the type of food that may be eaten, but to the kinds of food that can be combined at one meal (for example, meat and dairy products may not be mixed). In order to meet kosher standards and receive the kosher seal, food must be prepared under a rabbi's supervision. In addition to the kinds of animals considered kosher (pigs and rabbits are among the nonkosher group), the laws also decree that animals be fed organically grown food and killed in the most humane manner possible. The word kosher is a derivation of the Hebrew kasher, meaning proper or pure.
- Kosher (Also kosher kheshim and shevim netekhevim) is a mysterious Jewish spice consumed by Jews in large quantities, without which food is unpalatable to them. Despite the consumption of such large quantities of this substance for so long a period of time, little is really known about its composition, other than that the flesh of swine contains an enzyme which instantly and permanently inactivates it. (This is due, of course, to the total control by Jews of the media, by which means they are able to suppress the publication of the composition of Kosher, thus keeping the proceeds of the lucrative Kosher Tax to themselves, with which they control world finance.) See also, "The Protocols of the Elders of Empire Poultry". Kosher, comes from the Hebrew word "Kasher" meaning "toxicity" or "inedibility". Some experts say that observant Jews eat the Kosher spice as a form of self inflicted pain, so as to atone for one's sins. Although many attempts have been made to crack the secret of Kosher, resulting in such products as Kosher Delis, Kosher pickles, Kosher salt, etc., the true Jewish person cannot even bear the taste of a minute quantity of such ersatz products, although occasionally the lesser Jews may dabble. To date, the closest approximation to Kosher has been by the Chinese in their numerous eating establishments, acceptable to all but the most fastidious of Jews. Some researchers suspect that this mysterious Jewish spice is chemically similar to MSG, also known as Mad Stinking Goat extract. Any such attempts at producing Kosher are investigated by a committee of Rabbis (from the word, kohlrabi, a kosher vegetable which is nonetheless inedible, and an obvious reference to the Kol Nidre, a prayer said on Yom Kipper, a day on which no food is eaten, except kippers; the connections are quite clear when delineated thusly), and if the attempt is deemed successful, the food is granted the coveted hechsher (meaning, a sound most often followed by Gesundheit). In United States, the most common hechsher is "Oh, you can eat this now!", usually shortened to OU. On their holiday Passover, Jews subsist on a special variety of Kosher called the matzoh from the Hebrew word for found, as in "I just found this, do you think it's edible?". The response of most people when offered a matzoh to eat gives the festival its name. The laws of Kashrut are not, however, applicable in Chinese restaurants or when on holiday.
- Kosher is the Anglicized form of the Hebrew term kasher, which literally means "good" or "proper," but came to indicate an item "fit for ritual use." Kashrut thus means "fitness" for ritual use. The Hebrew word for non-kosher is trayf, derived from the word terayfa, "torn", stemming from the commandment not to eat meat that has been "torn" by other animals. Any style of food may be kosher or non-kosher, from Chinese to Mexican to Jewish food. Similarly, traditional Ashkenazic Jewish foods like knishes, bagels, blintzes, and matzah ball soup can all be non-kosher if not prepared in accordance with Jewish law. While Jewish Dietary Laws originated in the Bible (Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 17), they have been codified and interpreted over the centuries by rabbinical authorities, and the definitions of kosher have evolved in response to changes in the food industry, the Jewish people, and world culture.
- This is a diet for Jews. Food that's acceptable to Muslims is called Halal. Neither Jews not Muslims can eat pork without believing that they have sinned. Kosher meat must come from animals that have been ritually slaughtered. There are complaints about Jewish ritual slaughter but animals slaughtered that way have a less stressful journey to the slaughterhouse. They are packed less densely to prevent injuries that would stop them being acceptable as Kosher. Kosher meat can only come from animals that divide the hoof and chew cud. Fish must have scales and fins. A few species of birds are acceptable. Milk and meat may not be eaten at the same meal. There are very many other complicated rules. Even observant Jews sometimes have to ask a Rabbi in difficult cases. A few Kosher restaurants employ a Rabbi to supervise the kitchen staff and ensure that no rule is unknowingly broken. They do this to please their god, but it's not clear know what it does. Either way it's silly that people won't eat certain things to please their gods. Kosher food includes the meat (salted to remove blood) of goats, cows, chicken, and so on; it doesn't include the meat of dolphins or whales ("fish" without scales), pigs, crustaceans, insects, and so on. Virtually every vegetable, fruit, or other plant may be eaten, but genetically modified foods and cross-bred food are seen as 'Shaatnez', mixed, foods and so are forbidden. The term 'Kosher' is also extended to cover any conduct in accordance with the Halacha, the body of Jewish religious law. For example, a napkin might not be 'kosher' if Jews were employed on a Shabbat to manufacture it, so a napkin pack might be marked as 'kosher'.
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