Kosher
Kosher Meats – What is Kosher and Why?
There is a wide range of meat producing animals that are considered kosher. In the most basic interpretation an animal is kosher if it is cloven hoofed and chews its cud. That would mean that cows, deer, and goats are all candidates to produce kosher meats. It also means that some cloven hoofed animals such as pigs are not because ...
Read MoreKosher Wines – What Makes Wine Kosher or Non Kosher?
Wine has been around for thousands of years and has been a significant part of many religions for almost as long. Wine was widely used in Israel in Judaism until the Muslim took Israel and decreed it to be a Muslim state. The Jewish population worldwide has continued to use kosher wines both for religious occasions and for enjoyment. It ...
Read MoreKosher Wine – What Makes Wine Kosher?
If you are familiar with the fundamentals of kosher it may seem that all wine would be kosher wine. After all, wine is generally made up of sugars, acidity, phenols and alcohol, all of which are kosher. It would seem logical that wine would be. But, it’s not really that easy. A wine being certified kosher has much to do ...
Read MoreKosher Recipes – Kosher Recipes Made Easy
Kosher food preparation can be a little bit tricky at times, considering all of the things that must be done to keep it “kosher”. While it can be tricky, there are a lot of recipes out there to help you do it more simply than if you were trying to adapt non-kosher recipes and make kosher recipes out of them. ...
Read MoreKosher Meat – Why Eat Kosher?
People eat kosher meat for a lot of different reasons. If you are Jewish chances are you ate kosher at certain holidays or at certain family members. As a child you might not have even thought about what kosher meant, it was just a term that you heard your relatives use. In fact, the word has even become a slang ...
Read MoreKosher Market – Where Eating Kosher Gets Easier
For people that practice Orthodox Judaism eating kosher is a way of life and that is the religion that is responsible for kosher certifications. Many people are surprised that while the term kosher is Jewish, it is practiced by a surprising number of non Jews. Members of the Church of Latter Day Saints have many of the same food beliefs ...
Read MoreKosher Gifts – Perfect for Jewish and Non Jewish Friends
Giving gifts can be somewhat tricky. In this day and age of political correctness we worry that we will inadvertently offend someone when we were just trying to be nice. You might not be aware if the recipient practices kosher or not, you might not be aware of whether they are Jewish or not. Giving kosher gifts can be a ...
Read MoreKosher Gift Baskets – A Great Gift Any Time of Year
Kosher is a way of eating that involves food prepared in a cruelty free way and pure way. It is a method of food preparation that insures no contamination and only uses ingredients from plants and animals that are certified kosher. The term kosher is a term that originated in the very early days of Judaism and while it has ...
Read MoreKosher Gelatin – When Is It Kosher and When Is It Forbidden?
Gelatin has been a little tricky for people trying to eat kosher. The base of the issue is that gelatin is not always made the same way and from the same products. The bulk of the gelatin on the market and used in food production is made from the bones of cattle. Gelatin made in this way may not be ...
Read MoreKosher Foods – What Exactly Does Kosher Mean?
Kosher is a term used to describe the acceptableness of certain foods and drinks to people that are Orthodox Jews. Kosher foods can come from any of the food groups as long as the proper procedures and protocol have been followed. A food thought to be kosher may suddenly be non kosher simply because it was served on a plate ...
Read MoreKosher Food – A Healthier Way to Eat
If you have seen the little kosher “U” on packaging or you have been raised to eat kosher as a member of the Jewish faith you may have a few questions about it. As a rule kosher is a very clean, cruelty free way of eating that adheres to strict religious codes. A food that is certified must contain zero ...
Read MoreKosher Food Online – The Internet May be Your Best Grocery Store
For thousands of years people have been eating and preparing kosher food. For the first several thousand years it remained the same and even twenty years ago to eat kosher you had two choices. You either needed to live in a large metropolitan area with a large Jewish population or take on full responsibility for all your food needs. That ...
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