Almost everyone knows about the concept of kosher food. What is this term? What does he mean? The concept of kosher products came to us from Israel. It is there that there is a strict set of certain laws and rules for Jewish believers - Halacha. This list of norms covers the foundations of both family and religious, as well as public life. In halakhah there is the concept of "kashrut." It means the suitability and permissibility of something for the life of believers.
Jews strictly adhere to the laws of kashrut when choosing products for preparing a variety of dishes. They dictate religious rules and ways of storing food. In other words, control over the quality of kosher food is pretty tough. It is carried out by one hundred and seventy organizations of Israel, each of which has its own seal. In the event that the food meets the requirements of kosher, everyone who wants to try it will know about it. The product will be marked with one of these stamps.
Kosher food - what does this concept include? Food that religious Jews must consume under the laws of Halacha includes:
- “basar” (meat products);
- "freebie" (dairy products);
- “parve” (neutral products).
What does kosher food mean? This is animal meat. Moreover, for the term "basar" only ruminant herbivores with cloven hooves, the habitat of which is land, are suitable. Thus, cows and sheep, gazelles and goats, giraffes and moose can be attributed to kosher animals. Pigs, rabbits and camels are not included in this list. In order to become kosher, meat must not have blood. Religious laws are very strict in this regard. It is believed that eating food with blood (even if it is contained in the egg in the form of a clot) evokes cruelty in humans.
From poultry, only turkeys and ducks, hens and geese, as well as pigeons, were included in the list of kosher. Eggs allowed by religious laws for eating must have one pointed and another rounded end. Fish, considered kosher, has two characteristics. She must have fins and scales. Eating insects, worms and snakes by halacha is prohibited.
Dairy products that fit the concept of kosher food, what is it? The list of "freebies" includes only that food that is considered clean. In other words, dairy products should only be obtained from kosher animals.
Neutral products suitable for the term kosher food, what is it? Parve is non-grubby fruits and vegetables. In addition, neutral foods are allowed to be eaten by religious laws only when there was no contact with non-kosher food. For example, it is forbidden to feast on a tomato greased with pork fat.
Kosher products are very common in the Israeli market. However, this trend has begun to change steadily in recent years. Kosher food has already appeared in Moscow. And the point here is not to increase the number of Jews living in the capital. Just more and more people attach importance to a healthy and healthy diet.
Dishes, which are prepared from products corresponding to kashrut, are offered by a dozen restaurants in Moscow. Moreover, every year the number of such institutions is growing steadily. In Izmailovo, you can taste food prepared in compliance with Jewish religious canons in the institution "Eshel". On Tsvetnoy Boulevard you can visit the Tel Aviv restaurant, and on the Sadovo-Triumfalnaya Shokoladnitsa coffee shop, you will find a wide selection of kosher dairy products.