WHAT IS KOSHER?
Kosher is a Biblical directive specifying laws permitting certain food items and ways of preparing them.
WHAT FOODS ARE PERMITTED?
Meat – only animals that have split hooves and chew its cud.
Fish – only species that have both fins and scales.
Fruit and Vegetables – all types, except those prone to infestation.
WHY ARE ALL FRUITS & VEGETABLES THOROUGHLY WASHED & CHECKED BY A RABBI?
Jewish Law (Bible) forbids the consumption of insects or anything that crawls on the ground; thus vegetables that are prone to infestation must be checked by a Rabbi to ensure that there are no insects embedded in any of its leaves.
WHY MAY WE NOT SERVE OR COOK MEAT & DAIRY PRODUCTS TOGETHER?
Jewish Law states that “You shall not cook a young goat in the milk of its mother”. This means that meat & dairy foods may not be combined.
WHY IS KOSHER MEAT SALTED & SOAKED?
Jewish Law forbids a Jewish person to eat blood therefore all meat has to be processed and porged to ensure that all blood is extracted.
WHY ARE KOSHER MEALS DOUBLE SEALED?
This ensures that when a kosher meal is heated alongside a non-kosher meal in an ordinary oven, the non-kosher vapors and odors do not penetrate kosher meals during the heating process.
WHAT IS THE COMPANY HYGIENE POLICY?
Gold Kosher Catering is committed to ensuring that good hygiene standards and temperature control are maintained at all times during processing and delivery of its products.
Operating staff undergo a basic Food Hygiene training and many have received certification. Supervisors & chefs are qualified at intermediate level in Food Hygiene and at diploma level in Management.
Our Hygiene Officer audits the unit and its operation on a daily basis alongside his team, which supervises each and every stage of our production.
We have a team of in-house cleaners and supervisors to ensure that the cleaning and maintenance requirements for both the interior and exterior of the building are maintained at all times to the highest possible level.
Gold Kosher Catering is continually striving to improve and update its operation with the latest technology to ensure that its customers, large or small, receive high quality kosher meals with a guarantee that the food received is safe and hygienic.