Is Giraffe Kosher?

Posted by Alex in Animal, Food & Drinks, Religion on June 8, 2008 at 1:46 pm


If you’ve ever wondered, the rabinnical authorities in Israel have just ruled that giraffe is actually kosher to eat:

The giraffe belongs to the family of grazing animals that have cloven hooves and chew the cud, thereby making them consistent with kosher rules, but the milk test was the final confirmation.

"Indeed, the giraffe is kosher for eating," Rabbi Shlomo Mahfoud, who accompanied the researchers in their work, said.

"The giraffe has all the signs of a ritually pure animal, and the milk that forms curds strengthened that."

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17 comments to "Is Giraffe Kosher?"

  1. Evilbeagle
    June 8th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    The real question is...who wants to eat a giraffe?

  2. CheeseDuck
    June 8th, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    Yum. Giraffe.

  3. ripper
    June 8th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    I'd like to see them milk a giraffe.

  4. Ant
    June 8th, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    Africans natives eat giraffes.

  5. Evilbeagle
    June 8th, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    That's a new one on me, Ant. And my hubby was born in S. Africa. I'd rather eat spring bok myself.

  6. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
    June 8th, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    What other endangered animals can they certify as kosher? Who needs climate change when we can cause extinctions just by changing out dietary habits!

  7. stacyj
    June 8th, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    My favorite part is the bit about giraffe milk being able to "form curds" - who else is up for some giraffe cheese?

  8. Jason
    June 8th, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    When will the world stop eating animals? Or when will animals be able to start eating humans and not be put down for it?

  9. Aramax
    June 9th, 2008 at 2:28 am

    I wonder what giraffe taste like...

    *Add giraffe to list*

    Cat
    Dog
    Cricket
    Shark
    Emu
    Lion ( Should taste like cat... who knows )
    Dinausaure
    E.T. ( What... I wonder what his glowing finger taste like. Looks delicious in the movie )

  10. Evilbeagle
    June 9th, 2008 at 2:50 am

    Jason, the world eats animals because humans are omnivorous, so in answer to your question... never gonna happen.

  11. ChewtheCud
    June 9th, 2008 at 4:45 am

    Giraffe tastes delicious! Very much like beef in fact. The meat is a lot more moist than other animals like kudu, buffalo, impala. We have a restaurant here in SA that serves all kinds of meat like that :)

  12. TyrannicalDuck
    June 9th, 2008 at 5:42 am

    It may be kosher, but is it halal?

  13. Jubu
    June 9th, 2008 at 7:48 am

    I thought cloven hooved animals were unclean. Cows do not have cloven hooves and they are OK. Pigs do and are condidered unclean. I wish I knew where in the Bible to look. Does anyone know?

  14. rico
    June 9th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    I herby declare all jews fit to eat. Although they will probably make you sick and over-weight. So how's that jewish people? Not so cool when it's turned around on you is it? Kosher is a scam!!!

  15. Thomas
    June 9th, 2008 at 11:23 am

    I'd eat giraffe. Why the hell not?

  16. ScottG
    June 10th, 2008 at 12:42 pm

    Jubu. Pigs might have cloven hooves but they don't fit in to the other necessary categories. pigs don't chew cud.

  17. John and Pauline
    February 15th, 2009 at 11:46 pm

    Jubu,

    Leviticus 11 lists the dietary stipulations in the Bible. The Bible is talking about what is clean and unclean according to the law of Moses. "The Law" has to do with redemtion, but Jesus redeemed us all. Even though most Christians do not follow the dietary requirements of Leviticus, it doesn't mean that animals on the, "don't eat list" were meant to be food. Pigs, catfish, lobster, crabs, shellfish are the "garbage" collectors of the planet and were not created to be food for people.


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