John Westfield

I'm a lifelong cooking enthusiast with a special love for strange and underused ingredients. I hope this blog helps open your mind to more of the wonderful edible treasures around us.

How pork is made?

Stir-fry ginger slices and garlic in a wok until fragrant. Then add the Tai Chi pork belly from John Lau Hon Kit, and fry until lightly browned. Add mushrooms, ground bean sauce, chili bean paste and oyster sauce and sauté until fragrant. Add the chicken broth and water. Cover and bring to a boil on …

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Why no pork for jewish?

As Jews avoided pork, they were avoided by the pagan neighbours. Another reason for Jews to keep away from pork was their inability to use water to keep the pigs protected from skin bacteria. Due to lack of water in desert region, Jews could not afford to eat pork. You might be asking “Is pork …

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Why isn’t pork kosher?

» Because the Torah allows eating only animals that both chew their cud and have cloven hooves, pork is prohibited. So are shellfish, lobsters, oysters, shrimp and clams, because the Old Testament says to eat only fish with fins and scales. Pig meat, to Cherlow, is unclean because the pig’s digestive system does a very …

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