Giraffe meat and milk has been ruled acceptable for observant Jews
Posted on 06/07/2008 7:36:51 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
A chance encounter in Israel between vets and a giraffe has led to a rabbinical ruling that the African animal is kosher.
According to a report in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, vets were asked to treat an adult, female giraffe at Israel's largest zoo, the Safari Park in Ramat Gan.
Giraffe meat and milk has been ruled acceptable for observant Jews
The team, led by Professor Zohar Amar, took a routine sample of milk and found that it clotted in the way required by Jewish law for kosher certification.
They submitted more milk for verification by the rabbinical authorities and the paper reported that a ruling was made that giraffe meat and milk are acceptable for observant Jews.
The giraffe belongs to the family of grazing animals that have cloven hooves and chew the cud, thereby making them consistent with kosher rules, but the milk test was the final confirmation.
"Indeed, the giraffe is kosher for eating," Rabbi Shlomo Mahfoud, who accompanied the researchers in their work, said.
"The giraffe has all the signs of a ritually pure animal, and the milk that forms curds strengthened that."
But Dr Yigal Horowitz, the zoo's chief vet, said this did not mean there would suddenly be a surge in demand of giraffe food products in Israel.
"This does not mean that tomorrow we are going to drink giraffe milk or eat soup made from giraffe necks," he said.
"After all, this is an animal in danger of extinction."
Yeah, they taste like Acacia trees.
Kinda like Abo's don't eat Koala Bears because they taste like eucalyptus.
yitbos
Keep this in mind.
You just might pull a hat trick in Trivial Pursuit.
Remember a Giraffe has a black tongue. It is this pointless facts that make people not want to play trivia games with me.
We have always known giraffe is kosher, because it’s in our of our children’s books. I remember people turning in horror at the local zoo when one of my kids piped up, “Giraffes are kosher, Mommy! We can eat them.”
Now we know the reason for the ruling. A Kosher Deli owner inquired.
yitbos
“If I get my Junior Genetic Engineer kit out and create a cud chewing pig, will it be kosher?”
You will probably have to buy the more expensive “Handi-Dandee Genetic Engineering Kit” because the milk curdling genetic material does not come with the Junior kit.
Thats funny, I don’t know of a milk test in the Bible. Do you have a reference to it?
Oink?! ROFL
Probably not....You know those perfidious Joooos....Changed the Torah and corrupted it! /sarcasm
The rabbi must be sticking his neck out on that one!
"Who you talkin' 'bout?"
OLD FASHIONED JEWISH GIRAFFE NECKBONES
100 lb. fresh pork neckbones
40 beef or chicken bouillon cubes
4 pounds salt
300 qt. water
40 c. coarsely chopped onions
2 pounds black pepper
12 ounces crushed red pepper
120 fresh carrots, peeled and halved
12 ounces thyme leaves
Wash Giraffe neckbones thoroughly in cold water and place in large pot. Pour in water; add bouillon cubes, onions, salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper and thyme. Cover pot and bring to rapid boil; lower flame and simmer until meat is tender and pulls away from bones easily, about 3 hours. Add carrots during the last 1/2 hour of cooking.
Serve with stewed Beets and Horseradish Dressing
Serves 100 to 120
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OLD FASHIONED JEWISH GIRAFFE NECKBONES
100 lb. fresh Giraffe neckbones
40 beef or chicken bouillon cubes
4 pounds salt
300 qt. water
40 c. coarsely chopped onions
2 pounds black pepper
12 ounces crushed red pepper
120 fresh carrots, peeled and halved
12 ounces thyme leaves
Wash Giraffe neckbones thoroughly in cold water and place in large pot. Pour in water; add bouillon cubes, onions, salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper and thyme. Cover pot and bring to rapid boil; lower flame and simmer until meat is tender and pulls away from bones easily, about 3 hours. Add carrots during the last 1/2 hour of cooking.
Serve with stewed Beets and Horseradish Dressing
Serves 100 to 120
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Love those neck bones!!
Of course.
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