What is the difference between kosher and reg. meat?

Question

I'm a vegetarian but no one else in my familey is one.. it was a self-made choice. But I want my parents to at least become kosher. From what I hear kosher means that the animals are not as harshly abused as the normal slaughter houses. But my dad says that kosher means that the meat is blessed by rabbi.. ?!?! are we both wrong? is one of us right? please help.. thank youuuuuouououou

Answer 1

Kosher means it's okay for people of jewish religion to eat I think since they cannot eat certain meat.

Answer 2

Kosher foods are those that conform to the Jewish dietary laws. Reasons for food being considered non-kosher include the presence of ingredients derived from non-kosher animals or from kosher animals that were not properly slaughtered, a mixture of meat and milk, wine or grape juice (and their derivatives) produced by gentiles, the use of produce from Israel that has not been tithed properly, or even the use of cooking utensils and machinery which had previously been used for non-kosher food.

if you read this websight it explains, how and why meats are specifically kosher and your both wrong

Answer 3

Kosher meat is humanily killed beef or lamb

Answer 4

Wikipedia -

Kosher refers to Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha (Jewish law) is termed kosher in English, from the Hebrew term kashér, meaning "fit" (in this context, fit for consumption by Jews according to traditional Jewish law). Jews who keep kosher may not consume non-kosher food, but there are no restrictions on non-dietary use of non-kosher products, for example, injection of insulin of porcine origin.

Answer 5

i believe the main difference is that way an animal is killed and prepared. in a kosher fashion, the animal's throat is cut (cutting the carotid arteries and the jugular vein) and all of the blood is drained from the animal.  

Answer 6

kosher has nothing to do with how a animal is killed it means they have a rabbi at company to bless the meat as they slaughter  

Answer 7

In order to be Kosher it has to meet certain processing steps that conform to Jewish customs and religious guidelines. Even cookware and dishes are subject to guidelines.

Answer 8

You are both right, partially.

Kosher meat has to be prepared to a high standard, which includes humane treatment and clean preparations.

A rabbi will inspect the processing plant, and after it passes muster, he will bless it.

Kosher meat also has to be from the front of the cow, and from a cut that doesn't touch the central nerve running down the spine. The rest is sold as a lesser cut and is not technically kosher.