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Kosher Food Overview 1
2025-05-15
Why Choose Kosher Food?
Wherever Jews have lived, from the ancient Middle East to modern America, they have consumed the foods of the region. So, what exactly is kosher food? It's foods permitted by Jewish law, in some cases developed or adapted to meet Jewish needs. Kosher cuisine isn't just Eastern European food. Every Jewish community—Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Yemenite, Italian, and others—meets kosher requirements in their own ways and cuisine.
In addition to kosher dietary laws, kosher dishes include:
1、Sabbath: There are two Sabbath rules that have particularly influenced the development of kosher food. One prohibits removing unwanted parts of a mixture, such as fish bones. This led to the development of fish balls, which (at least in theory) are boneless.
More commonly known is the rule prohibiting cooking on the Sabbath. Because stews and other long cooking events might precede the Sabbath, a variety of such dishes developed. The most famous of these is the "cholent” (called “that's it”）。
2、Holidays: Passover's impact on kosher food may fundamentally have its own common issues, but other holidays have their own impacts as well.
Rosh Hashanah, with its emphasis on sweet things, prompts honey cakes and "taigelech"The development of carrot. There is a special pun in Jewish language, which can also mean "increase", resulting in carrottzimmes。Shavuot, featuring dairy products, leading to the popularity of baked icing and cheesecake.
What does Kosher food consist of?
When deciding whether a recipe you want to publish is kosher, remember:The basic concept of Kosher food: no mixed dairy products and meat, no pork or pork products, and no aquatic shellfish.
This also applies to products containing such ingredients. For example, food colorings derived from shellfish would be considered non-kosher and could contaminate the food it is used in. Similarly, using ingredients such as animal fats and dairy products would contaminate the product and even the production equipment.
If a recipe doesn't meet these basic requirements, consider whether you can make it "kosher" by substituting some ingredients (for example, replacing butter with margarine in a meat recipe). If you're unsure how to make such substitutions, post the recipe and ask for advice on how to make the substitutions. Please clearly indicate that the recipe is not inherently kosher.
For a more detailed overview of Kosher food, please refer to the document "Kosher Food Overview 2”, or contact Jacob Star to learn more about Kosher K certification.