Archive for January, 2010

PICKLED BEEF TONGUE

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Ingredients (needed for cooking 1kg or pickled tongue):

Kosher beef tongue

1 big spoon of oil

2 table spoons of saltpeter

1 teaspoon of sugar

Lots of garlic

Sweet pepper

Bay leaves

Parsley root

Cooking a kosher pickled tongue:

Chop garlic cloves finely.
Prepare a mixture of salt, saltpeter, garlic and sugar. Rub it in the tongue thoroughly and put the kosher tongue in a bowl.

Cover the beef tongue with a heavy press and leave it there for two weeks. Flip the kosher tongue over every day.

Kosher recipe with deer meat

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

 

Deer meat is meat of a mammal of different deer species. Deer meat can be used for preparing kosher recipes with deer meat, such as steaks, stroganoffs, roasts, stews, minced meat, salads, jerky, sausages and a lot more. It is richer than beef, although has a similar taste. It is much better than beef in terms of texture of meat and is much leaner. Venison meat is much healthier than other meats, such as beef or lamb, as it contains less calories and fat, and has lower cholesterol level. For these reasons the meat has been growing in popularity over the past decade. And although deer meat was previously considered a very urban food for poor country citizens, it is now an exotic meal that is served in most sophisticated restaurants. Even some airlines now serve deer meat on board!

Kosher Catering

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
 
Many Jewish food companies all over the world offer high-class kosher catering services. It is especially popular in the United States, where one can find kosher catering companies in almost every state and in every big city, like New York, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Boston, that are famous for having a big Jewish population.

Kosher catering services can be used not only for celebrations or parties. You can use catering services for every-day home or office meals, or in any other location you could think of. Top-class kosher catering services will usually offer you a huge number of locations that you can choose from. The Kosher catering menus are usually modern and innovative at the same time, offering top-class prepared food and service. When choosing your kosher caterer, make sure that he uses only the best and fresh ingredients for the meals and that all food is made according to kosher rules and traditions under strict supervision. The best kosher catering services usually offer delicious food cooked according to the most modern trends, but at the same time having an exquisite traditional Jewish flavor (usually called kosher fusion food).

Kosher catering is very often used for such events as Jewish weddings, traditional dinners, bar or bat mitzvah, corporate parties and other social events. When catering services are used for such big and important occasions in your life, it is necessary to find a reliable and professional kosher catering company. Make sure that the company employs event architects, as they are essential when it comes to organizing a significant event, which requires all details such as cars, flowers, tablecloths and cutlery, to be organized properly. A kosher catering company should understand your needs and desires perfectly to organize a memorable celebration that you would not be able to forget for many years. Such company will be able to organize an event completely, from start to finish, fit into your budget and make everything just like you wanted!

No matter how complicated or simple a kosher catering event is, a good company will be able to offer the right menu, the right venue and the right staff to make the function . Many people prefer choosing old companies that have been on the market for a long time and have proved the consistently high quality of their food and services. Check the recommendations on the website of a kosher catering company, find out if any of your friends know about it and try to learn, with what clients and in what venues the company has worked with before. High-quality kosher catering companies usually have experience in working not only with private parties, but also in organizing events in synagogues, big hotels, banquet halls and country clubs, and should have worked at least several big corporate clients. Make sure the company pays attention to every detail to meet your needs.

Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews food eating tradition

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Before we start talking about Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews difference food eating tradition, let’s differentiate and understand what the difference between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews is.

Sephardic Jews are from Mediterranean countries, like Spain and Portugal (“Sephard” is translated “Iberian Peninsula” from Hebrew). Sephardi are also subdivided into Sephardim (Jews from Spain and Portugal) and Mizrachim (Jews from Middle East and Northern Africa). The first Jewish settlers in America where Sephardic and organized their congregations in New York and Philadelphia. Most of the Jews in Israel are now Sephardic, particularly Mizrachim.

Jewish Food

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Jewish traditions come from many years in history and Jewish food, therefore, is very diverse. Over many centuries of the development of Jewish nation, Jewish food traditions have evolved and formed the traditional Jewish food and dietary traditions and laws, known in the world as Kashrut (or eating kosher).

Kashrut is a Jewish way of making eating not just a physical pleasure, but more a spiritual thing. It is a way that Jews use to follow Torah and live a Jewish life, as well as to show that you are a Jew. Jewish people believe that eating a very significant effect psychologically, physiologically and spiritually. Following kashrut and keeping the Jewish dietary laws causes you to think and make a choice every time you put something in your mouth. Jewish food traditions are passed from one generation to another.