Monday, February 5, 2018

Tips For Preparing Quality Kosher Meals

By Carolyn Rogers


If you are in the restaurant business, you must be wondering if there is a way you could grow the revenue. You are a confirmed heavy feeder and love watching others enjoy the delicious meals you have cooked. Passion matters, but profits are critical. Introduce multicultural dishes and even kosher meals, as long as the surrounding community would appreciate it and be willing to pay you.

These meals are like any other meal you have ever prepared in the sense that you need to cook them and serve them. However, there are certain aspects relating to sourcing of food items you will need to understand. The word Kosher has its origin in one of the traditions in the Middle East. It means pure. It also means fit for consumption.

If you are serving a community that wants these kinds of meals, you will have to earn their trust. You want them to know you understand what kosher means and all the rules and regulations involved. You need to assure them that the food you are serving has been obtained under strict observance of all the religious rules applicable. You must have a thorough understanding of what is permitted and forbidden foods.

If you plan to be including meat as part of your product offerings, ensure to comply with the laid down regulations. Fundamentally, you must understand what the requirements of the Torah are regarding what stands as permitted or forbidden. The Torah directs that permitted meat is that which has been obtained from animals with split hooves and those that chew the cud. You are allowed to serve beef and mutton, for example.

Any animal that meets one condition and fails to meet the other is not pure. An animal that chews the cud and has hooves that are not split should not be eaten. A camel is a good example. Also, a creature with cloven hooves but does not belong to the class of creatures that chew the cud, such as a pig, should not be slaughtered.

Another important factor taken into consideration is who did the slaughtering and how they performed the act. According to these regulations, not every person is permitted to slaughter animals. The right animals must be slaughtered by the right person to qualify as licensed food. The beast needs to be slaughtered in a way that does not cause pain to them, too.

After slaughtering the animal, the specialist together with his assistants must handle the carcass. This involves the removal of parts that are not permitted such as certain veins and fats. After this, the meat needs to be put in water and must remain soaked for half an hour. A salting process follows where the meat is salted for sixty minutes.

When it comes to birds, not all of them can be eaten. Among birds you cannot prepare a meal from are the swan, eagle, owl, pelican, stork, and the vulture. The eggs from these animals are not permitted as well, nor are their young ones. You can only get your supplies from permitted bird species such as goose, chicken, turkey, and the duck.




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