Kosher food question?

Question

what is the difference between kosher food and regular food? also, i heard that kosher food can't be cooked together with regular food. is that true?

Answer 1

kosher is supposed to be prepared better. i don't know the exact step but it's supposed to be better. and if you're sticking to a kosher diet, you should not cook it with non-kosher food. if you're not going for all kosher, it doesn't matter if it's cooked together.  

Answer 2

Kosher food can only be purchased wholesale.  

Answer 3

Kosher food is when certain food products allowed in the jewish faith are killed and prepared in a certain way. Food prepared in the kosher fashion cannot be prepared and cooked along with other food as it mar's the whole process of having kosher food in the first place. Eg cows can be added to be prepared for kosher as cows according to the torah is a clean animal as it has cloved hooves and chews it's cud, but pigs cannot be used as they have split hooves but do not chew their cud.

here's a link explaining what is Kosher food and how it is prepared -

http://www.koshercertification.org.uk/wh...

All the best.

Answer 4

there are too many descriptions to type for just 2....Read..

http://www.jewfaq.org/kashrut.htm

and a graph of a steer (Beef)

http://www.hebrewnational.com/index.jsp

Answer 5

As with all Kosher foods, to make them kosher, the production of the food has been been overseen by a rabbinical authority. They check to make sure that all of the ingredients are Kosher and that the machinery being used has not been used for non - kosher products without being properly cleaned.

General Kosher Information: The way the animal was dispatched plays a large part in the Kosher caertification. It must be dispatched "humanely", which in the case of beef means that the animal had it's throat slit to kill it as quickly and painlessly as possible. Also, the cow must be hung to "exsanguinate" (drain the blood) for a period of several days while being heavily salted to remove impurities. It must be produced in a plant where a Mashgiach (a specially-trained Rabbi) oversees every step of the production. He does not need to "bless" it. Think of him more as a health inspector than a religous official. And, with apologies to the previous contributor, chicken can be kosher. Again, getting kashrut certification depends on how it was kept, what it was fed, what sort of supplements it was given, etc. It is a very detail-oriented process, which accounts for the higher price of kosher foods

Answer 6

Kosher is to food, as Ray Charles is to driving

Answer 7

Kosher foods have been blessed by a Rabbi.

You can cook them together with regular foods - but it is not within Judaic law to do so...it is physically possible, but not socially acceptable within the Jewish social community.

Answer 8

True Kosher Food can't be cooked in the same skillet or bbq grill or other materials used in cooking

Kosher food is food that is in it's natural state ~ no additives

Here are some basics to Kosher Foods...

There are three categories of Kosher food - Meat, Dairy and Parve (or Pareve).

1. Meat - For an animal to be Kosher, it must have split hooves and chew its cud. (Examples: cow, goat, lamb.) Non-Kosher animals include pig, horse, camel and rabbit. Kosher fowl include chicken, turkey, goose, and certain duck. Animals and fowl must be slaughtered by a specialist, called a shochet, and then soaked and salted in accordance with Jewish law. All carnivorous (meat-eating) animals and fowl, and the blood of all animals and fowl, and any derivatives or products thereof, are not Kosher.

2. Dairy - Milk and milk products (cheese, cream, butter, etc.) of a Kosher animal are Kosher-Dairy. These may not be eaten in combination with meat or fowl.

3. Parve - Foods which contain neither meat nor dairy ingredients are called "Parve." All fruits, grains and vegetables in their natural state are Kosher and Parve. Fish which have fins and scales are Kosher and Parve. Some examples are salmon, halibut and carp. Not Kosher fish species include sturgeon, catfish and swordfish. All shellfish, eel, sharks, underwater mammals, and reptiles are not Kosher. A Parve item can become either dairy or meat when it is cooked together with food in either category. (Example: fish fried in butter is considered dairy, not Parve.)