KOSHER. Describing food that is permitted to be eaten according to Jewish dietary laws (the word is Hebrew meaning permitted, ‘ritually correct’.) Fruit and vegetables can be eaten without further preparation, but there are strict rules governing the eating of meat. The Old Testament distinguishes between tabor (authorized meat) and tame (prohibited meat). Rabbinical proscriptions forbid the eating of pork, game, horsemeat, shellfish, fish without scales (eels and snakes, as well as camel, hippopotamus and bear. Fermented drinks are alsoforbiden except for wine, which is subject to certain ruels. If a kosher food comes into contact with ne Indian cookery, there are excellent versions made with cooked pulses or with vegetables, such as cooked peas.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:38:34 +0000