Talia’s prides itself as being a part of the
Glatt Kosher restaurant
community of New York City. However, not many people outside of the
Jewish community understand what “kosher” implies. Many mistakenly
believe the food is simply blessed by a Rabbi and is *poof* kosher!
However, this is nonsense, or, as some might like to call it,
“bubbameisahs.”
By Torah law, a kosher animal has to have certain defining physical
features. It needs to have cloven hooves and be able to chew its cud in
order to be considered a kosher animal. A pig has split hooves, but
doesn’t chew its cud, and is therefore a non-kosher animal. Fish need to
have fins and removable scales
The word “kosher” means “pure.” The animal is slaughtered as humanely
as possible, as it must be an instant death without any suffering.
Then, the animal is thoroughly checked to make sure it is pure and
without any blemish. The meat is then salted to remove the blood.
Among one of the major Jewish dietary laws is the prohibition of
eating meat and dairy together. Not only that, but it is also required
to wait a certain amount of time between meat and dairy meals. There are
several reasons for this, including practical health reasons. This is
why at Talia’s we have an option of non-dairy cheese for our kosher
cheeseburgers. It may not be the real thing, but people who have had
actual cheeseburgers can rarely tell the difference.
We at Talia’s are proud of our Jewish heritage. We offer Friday night
Shabbat meals every week in support of our Jewish community. In
addition, we love serving kosher food to people who may not be familiar
with the concept. At the end of the day,
Talia’s is simply a restaurant
that wants to serve anyone looking for delicious food.
