Jewish cuisine is global cuisine. Every continent has Jewish communities, and each community has its own distinctive regional cuisine. The universal observance of a set of Jewish dietary guidelines is the common thread that connects all of these various flavors. These Torah-based rules for keeping kosher are referred to as "kashrut" (kahsh-root). You've probably heard of the most well-known kashrut law, which forbids eating pork. However, keeping a meal kosher necessitates adhering to a number of other regulations, including the type of meat served (no pork or shellfish), the manner in which animals are killed (kosher methods are regarded as more "humane"), the manner in which food is prepared (as much blood as possible should be removed from meat prior to cooking), and the accompaniments (you cannot serve dairy with meat).