Some religious traditions instruct their followers to adhere to certain dietary rules. In particular, this applies to Orthodox Jews, who must consume exclusively kosher food.
Ancient dietetics
Kosher is a food that fully complies with the Jewish food law. This code of laws is called kashrut. Translated from Hebrew, "kashrut" means "fit."
The kosher rules are ancient, protected treasures of folk wisdom. Kashrut is a rational, well-thought-out system of healthy eating. You can eat only ecologically healthy products that are in harmony with the human body.
According to kashrut, it is allowed to eat the meat of those animals that are ruminants (that is, strictly herbivores) and artiodactyls. These are well-known cows, goats, sheep, gazelles, mountain goats. In no case should you eat the meat of a pig, camel, hare and hyrax. These animals have only one of the kosher signs.
The Torah does not mention kosher birds, but there are mentions of tref birds. Creep food is the opposite of kosher and should not be eaten under any circumstances. The Torah speaks of an eagle, an owl and a pelican as birds of clubs. Since there is no way to identify all the unsuitable birds that are listed in the Torah, traditionally Jews only eat domestic birds - chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons and turkeys.
According to kashrut, edible fish have two characteristics - they have both fins and scales. Correct kosher scales do not firmly attach to the body of the fish and are easily detached from it.
rules
Kashrut contains a number of rules that determine how to cut animals, with what knives and in what places. There is also a guide to storing and handling meat in kosher. Therefore, the flesh of improperly slaughtered and processed animals (even if it is a cow or sheep) is considered non-kosher.
The Torah strictly forbids eating blood. After cutting, the meat is soaked in water, after which it is placed on a special pickling board, where it is sprinkled with coarse salt. Salt draws out and absorbs blood. Then the meat is washed very thoroughly again.
Kashrut divides all food of animal origin into dairy and meat. It is strictly forbidden to consume both types of food at the same time. After a meat meal, a certain amount of time (usually several hours) must pass before eating a dairy meal. And meat food can be eaten after dairy after an interval of half an hour to two hours. The time frame is determined by the laws and regulations of the particular community.
Food that cannot be classified as dairy or meat (vegetables, fish, fruits) can be consumed at any time, with any type of food. Jews believe that non-kosher, tref food has a bad effect on a person's spirituality and reduces his sensitivity.
