What Is Kosher Food

Kosher foods mean foods that are able to be eaten or allowed to be consumed by the Jewish people. This is foods that have to meet the regulations in the Jewish Halakhic law. There are also rules that they have to go by before eating certain foods. There are specific reasons that things are not considered to be kosher such as if there is ingredients in foods that do not come from kosher animals or if the animal is kosher but was slaughtered in the wrong way then it will not be considered kosher. This even means that if the utensils you are using to make these foods are not kosher then the food itself would still be considered un-kosher as well. In order for food to be totally kosher it has to meet the requirements and laws from kashrut. If they do not then under no circumstances are they to be called kosher and are deemed inedible by the Jewish religion. Below is a list of foods that are 100% kosher and able to be consumed by the Jewish community.

List Of Kosher Foods

1. Deer, sheep,and goat are kosher meats. Where pig and rabbit are not kosher.
2. Only some birds in the USA are kosher. Such as chicken, duck, goose and turkey.
3. Fish and meats can never be served together.
4. You can not drink milk and eat meat together. This is in accordance to Rabbinic law. This also goes for poultry but fish is excused.
5. Anything that has been processed has to be made right in front of a Rabi.
6. If you are going to slaughter meat or poultry they have to be done under a strict guide line. The animals are not to be put in any kind of pain. If you are not trained or qualified you may not slaughter an animal that is kosher. Then once the animal is no longer living another person has to inspect the meat or poultry to make sure it does not have any diseases or abnormalities.
7. If you are to cook in a kosher kitchen there is to be different utensils used for meat and milk. When dishes and utensils have to be washed they must be done in two separate sinks, buckets or basins. Same goes for drying dishes and utensils they have to be done with two separate rags. If they are not then everything that was mixed will be thrown away and never used again.
8. Even if an animal is said to be kosher there are still parts that may not ever be eaten.All of the animals blood must be well drained from the meat for it to become and stay kosher.
9. Grape products that were not made by a Jewish person may not be consumed at all.
10. If it has fins and scales it may be eaten. Fish such as clams, lobster, oyster and crab may not be consumed.
11. Any product that has come from the animals listed uneatable such as eggs, milk, fat or organs are not allowed to be used or eaten.

This was just a short list of the rules for things to meet the requirements as to what is kosher. The Jewish religion has a lot of high standards to meet before they will consume anything. So if you plan to convert to the Jewish religion expect to go through a lot of different rules, regulations and new diet change.