Parve , also pareve (from Yiddish פּאַרעװע [pareve] “neither milk, nor meat; neutral” [1] ; Hebrew פרווה , English parve and pareve ) - the type of food allowed by kashrut for eating with both meat and dairy products. Typically, products designated as parve are herbal products: vegetables, fruits, honey. Fish is also a product defined as parve , but according to the existing tradition, fish is not eaten at the same time as meat.
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Etymology
The word parve comes from the word פּאַרעװע in Yiddish , which possibly dates back to Lat. parvus - "neutral" [1] .
Vegetarianism
Since Judaism has very few laws governing the intake of plant foods, there is a tendency to consider any vegetarian food as kosher. However, it is not; the definition of vegetarian food as meat or milk can follow from the use of kitchen utensils previously used to prepare meat or milk . According to the rules of kashrut , in some cases, contact with utensils, kitchen utensils, and even a sink previously used to prepare meat or dairy food and not properly cleansed, deprives vegetable food of the status of parve .
Some kosher-observing Jews will not even eat vegetarian food if they are not sure that the rules of kashrut were taken into account when preparing it. .
Many plant products undergo special certification by the rabbinate, certifying that this product is in fact prepared in accordance with all standards and is truly neutral kosher ( parve ).
List of main products that are parve
- Cereals and products made from them: bread , corn flakes , beer .
- Legumes and products made from them: hummus , tkhina , falafel , halva .
- Water and other drinks not containing or not based on milk .
- Vegetables , fruits , spices and seasonings .
- Nuts , including: cocoa , coffee , almonds , pecans , pumpkin and sunflower seeds .
- Mushrooms , including yeast .
- Sugar , salt and honey .
- Eggs allowed to eat birds (the main requirement for a bird is not to be predatory ).
- Fish , if allowed for use (the main requirement for fish is the presence of gills , fins and scales ).
- Some rabbis define as parve also the skin and bones of all animals, even those whose meat is not kosher.
- Some rabbis define parve milk made from dried milk powder . Thus, Jews who rely on the opinion of these rabbis in determining kosher foods can drink a cup of coffee with such milk immediately after a meat dinner.
It should be remembered that any contact of the product, originally identified as parve , with any object (kitchen utensils, sink and even human hands) that has previously come into contact with any meat or dairy product and is not thoroughly cleaned after this contact, transfers the parve product to the category of meat or milk.
See also
- Kashrut
Notes and References
- ↑ 1 2 According to information (in English) from the site Balashon.com (in English) .