11-16-2011, 10:42 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-16-2011, 10:46 AM by Director Michael.)
(11-09-2011, 05:53 AM)Mattityahu ben Noach Wrote: ... Essentially they are bull testicles....
1) Are they kosher for Jews if the animal was dead before they were removed?
In order to be made kosher for Jews, the bull must first be killed by kosher Jewish slaughter, and the carcass must be inspected for any signs of disease or injury that would make the animal "treifeh" and hence forbidden for a Jew to consume. If the carcass is deemed acceptable for kosher processing, the testicle meat would have to be "kashered" by soaking, salting and rinsing to remove the blood, which is forbidden for Jews to consume. For this part of the animal, that process is not so simple, because the testicle has a thick outer membrane that requires a special procedure before the kashering process.
(11-09-2011, 05:53 AM)Mattityahu ben Noach Wrote: 2) Are they okay for Gentiles if it can be ascertained with certainty the animal was dead before they were removed?
Yes.
(11-09-2011, 05:53 AM)Mattityahu ben Noach Wrote: 3) If they are not kosher for Jews but are okay for Gentiles if removed after the animal is dead, would/could a Jewish butcher (I think the word is "shochet") set the body apart for Gentiles to eat?
Yes, that could be done. In most slaughterhouses where kosher slaughter is done, the lower-back section with the hindquarters of the kosher-slaughtered animal is transferred into the non-kosher section of the slaughterhouse, because it is too much trouble to painstakingly remove the sciatic nerve (the "gid ha'nasheh") from the back legs, since Jews are forbidden to eat that. Usually when the back end of the carcass is "dressed" for transfer to the non-kosher meat line, the area of the carcass around the testicles is simply removed and thrown away.