Wednesday, April 4, 2018

About Eating Kosher With Kosher Meals

By Douglas Richardson


Eating is an all time favourite whichever way one looks at it and this is no different among the Jewish people. Kosher meals are to be had in many different forms and varieties. This is especially so during this time when Passover is celebrated the world over including of course in the land of Israel.

Passover falls in the month of Nisan in the Jewish Calendar. Just by searching the World Wide Web, one can get an idea of what is eaten during this time. These custom foods go back centuries and have recipes have been passed down from mother to daughter and so on. Passover is celebrated to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt many years ago and falls in the month of Spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere.

It commemorates the time that the Children of Israel left Egypt where they were in bondage as slaves. The story of the Exodus from Egypt is read from a book called the Haggadah which alludes to the story of the Jews who left Egypt under the guidance of a prophet known as Moses. From there they were lead into the desert where they reached a mountain called Har Sinai.

This is the time when the Israelites came out of slavery having served the Egyptians for almost four hundred years. They were lead out by Moses and shown a new set of laws that is believed was handed down from G-d to Moses on Mount Sinai. Food is always king and at this time there is no exception to the many dishes that are served at this time.

This commemorates the bread the Israelites ate during this time and it was also unleavened as they left in such a rush that the dough did not have time to rise into bread. It is like a cracker but has its distinctive taste. This must be kosher too and prepared by Jews alone in order for it to pass stringent laws surrounding its making.

Other foods that are eaten during this time and especially at the Seder meal, are among many, Haroseth. This is a mixture of crushed almonds, apple and wine that is mixed into a thickish consistency. It symbolizes the mortar and bricks that were worked with by the Israelites during this period of captivity.

Then there are other kosher delicacies that are consumed for example, gefilte fish with chrain. Chrain is essential horseradish that is coloured red with the juice of beetroot and signifies the hard times they had to endure whilst in the land of Egypt. Gefilte fish is essentially a fish ball of minced fish which is also consumed and is a favourite amongst kosher partakers.

All in all, eating is fun and just like other nations of the world, Hebrews as they are also called, have many variety of dishes that they consume during the year and especially on festivals. These are all symbolic of difficult times as well as celebratory ones throughout the year. It is best to ensure that they are kosher before consuming them and this can be determined by a label on the product labeled that they are one hundred percent the real deal.




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