dietary law

noun

, Judaism.

1. law dealing with foods permitted to be eaten, food preparation and combinations, and the utensils and dishes coming into contact with food.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dietary law¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Kosher certification confirms that a food product has been properly vetted and monitored for rigorous compliance with traditional Jewish dietary law.

From Washington Post

Kosher salt consists of larger, flakier crystals, named because of its ability to help extract blood and moisture out of meat during the koshering process of Jewish dietary law.

From Seattle Times

Schwartz told me he’d been served a kosher RPG at a wedding in the Hasidic Lubavitch community, its preparation approved by a mashgiach, a supervisor of Jewish dietary law.

From New York Times

Michael Zilbershlag used to loathe to eat out: as a follower of kosher lemehadrin, one of the strictest forms of Jewish dietary law, the professional caterer found there often wasn’t anything she wanted to order.

From The Guardian

Despite what the name suggests, it has nothing to do with kosher dietary law — it’s traditionally used in the process of koshering, or drawing the blood out of meat, which coarse grains do efficiently.

From Seattle Times