{"id":6922,"date":"2021-07-09T14:59:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T14:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/?p=6922"},"modified":"2022-11-29T20:43:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T20:43:41","slug":"the-kosher-conversation-episode-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/podcasts-and-audio\/6922\/the-kosher-conversation-episode-13\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kosher Conversation Episode 13: Nikkur and Melicha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/kosher-conversation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/11533749-1616521283101-398b079d460dc.jpg\" alt=\"Visit the Kosher Conversation at anchor.fm\" title=\"Visit the Kosher Conversation at Anchor.fm\" class=\"wp-image-6845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/11533749-1616521283101-398b079d460dc.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/11533749-1616521283101-398b079d460dc-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/11533749-1616521283101-398b079d460dc-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nikkur and Melicha With Rabbi Mayer Kurcfeld<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode we go in depth about the steps taken to prepare kosher meat for consumption &#8211; nikkur and melicha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rabbi Kurcfeld, drawing on his experience in this field, and describes the various parts of the animal, and how they are prepared by removing cheilev, the forbidden fats, and how the blood is removed through salting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonus Question! Is pate de foie gras kosher?<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=446611785530020&amp;href=https:\/\/anchor.fm\/kosher-conversation\/episodes\/Nikkur-and-Melicha-With-Rabbi-Mayer-Kurcfeld-e13ctaa&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/anchor.fm\/kosher-conversation\/episodes\/Nikkur-and-Melicha-With-Rabbi-Mayer-Kurcfeld-e13ctaa\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Listen%20to%20%22Nikkur%20and%20Melicha%20With%20Rabbi%20Mayer%20Kurcfeld%22%20by%20The%20Kosher%20Conversation%3A%20A%20STAR-K%20Media%20Production.%20%E2%9A%93%20https:\/\/anchor.fm\/kosher-conversation\/episodes\/Nikkur-and-Melicha-With-Rabbi-Mayer-Kurcfeld-e13ctaa\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/kosher-conversation\/embed\/episodes\/Nikkur-and-Melicha-With-Rabbi-Mayer-Kurcfeld-e13ctaa\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/kosher-conversation\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nikkur and Melicha With Rabbi Mayer Kurcfeld<\/p>\n<p>In this episode we go in depth about the steps taken to prepare kosher meat for consumption &#8211; nikkur and melicha.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Kurcfeld, drawing on his experience in this field, and describes the various parts of the animal, and how they are prepared by removing cheilev, the forbidden fats, and how the blood is removed through salting.<\/p>\n<p>Bonus Question! Is pate de foie gras kosher?<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=446611785530020&amp;href=https:\/\/anchor.fm\/kosher-conversation\/episodes\/Nikkur-and-Melicha-With-Rabbi-Mayer-Kurcfeld-e13ctaa&amp;redirect_uri=https:\/\/anchor.fm\/kosher-conversation\/episodes\/Nikkur-and-Melicha-With-Rabbi-Mayer-Kurcfeld-e13ctaa\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Listen%20to%20%22Nikkur%20and%20Melicha%20With%20Rabbi%20Mayer%20Kurcfeld%22%20by%20The%20Kosher%20Conversation%3A%20A%20STAR-K%20Media%20Production.%20%E2%9A%93%20https:\/\/anchor.fm\/kosher-conversation\/episodes\/Nikkur-and-Melicha-With-Rabbi-Mayer-Kurcfeld-e13ctaa\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[188],"tags":[201,204,189,202],"class_list":["post-6922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcasts-and-audio","tag-meat","tag-nikkur","tag-podcast","tag-shechita"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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